The NFL held its annual league meeting this past week, and for the Baltimore Ravens, we got a little insight into the mind of new head coach Jesse Minter entering the 2026 season. To be honest, it wasn’t much, but fans did learn about which players could have big things ahead of them.
One of the players that Minter gave a vote of confidence in was Tyler Loop. Loop has been facing a ton of heat ever since his missed game-winning field goal in Week 18, which sent Baltimore packing their bags to head home rather than to the playoffs.
Still, Minter has his back. He emphasized that the team currently has a great deal of faith in Loop.
“I got a lot of confidence in Loop,” Minter said. “He's having a great offseason. He's spending a lot of time trying to improve.”
However, Minter left the door open for signing or drafting competition for him this offseason.
“Truthfully, we'll see how it goes,” he added. “You could certainly add another guy there to have another guy in training camp. But again, have a lot of confidence in him going forward.”
Baltimore Ravens’ kicker job remains Tyler Loop’s to lose
It’d be somewhat of a shock if the Ravens didn’t have Loop kicking for them in Week 1 of the 2026 regular season. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, and despite a new coaching staff being brought in, it’d be rather early to give up on the young kicker. And he did flash at times throughout the 2025 campaign.
Loop converted on 30 of his 34 kicks in his rookie year. He was consistent within 50 yards, missing just one from that range out of 30 attempts. The issue is that one kick was the missed field goal in Week 18. His issues from 50-plus were also extremely worrisome.
The Arizona product made just one of four attempts from outside 50 yards. That make came from 52 yards, the misses, though, came from 55 and twice from 56. More than anything, his troubles on kickoffs were the worst. He led the league in kickoff penalties.
Those issues are likely what will keep the door for the kicking job at least slightly cracked. The Ravens brought in undrafted rookie John Hoyland to compete with Loop last year, and while he was cut rather quickly, an inconsistent rookie year won’t give Loop a ton of comfort heading into year two.
Regardless, it’s Loop’s job to lose, but he’ll have to earn the coaching staff’s trust with a strong lead-up to the regular season.