The Baltimore Ravens had an incredibly busy offseason. It culminated in Sunday’s roster cutdown day. They trimmed a talented 90-man group to 53 players, revealing how things will look in the first year under head coach Jesse Minter.
Through the chaos, countless former Ravens met their end with new teams. That included a 2026 free agency loss: outside linebacker David Ojabo.
Ojabo signed a one-year, $1.4 million contract with the Miami Dolphins back in March. Luckily for the Dolphins, though, there was no guaranteed money involved. After Ojabo failed to blow coaches away in preseason action, his time in Miami came to an abrupt end.
Now, the former Baltimore draft pick is searching for a new home…again.
Baltimore Ravens draft bust David Ojabo fails to stick on Miami Dolphins 53-man roster
Unfortunately, this isn’t too much of a surprise. A non-guaranteed contract was an indicator that David Ojabo was in a tight situation from the jump. He was falling off the tracks since his NFL career began, and looking at it now, he’s been completely derailed.
If you can’t make the Dolphins active roster, that’s a bad sign. An extremely bad sign. They’re expected to have one of the worst teams in the NFL this year, and their pass-rush room isn’t really star-studded or deep.
Chop Robinson, Josh Uche, Clelin Ferrell, Robert Beal Jr., and Max Llewellyn were the five outside linebackers to make it over Ojabo. Most notably, Llewellyn is a seventh-round rookie who supplanted Ojabo, a 2022 second-round selection, for a roster spot. It really couldn’t get worse for Ojabo.
It sucks because Ojabo was once a highly-touted prospect. He was thought to be a first-round lock before an Achilles tear at his pro day wrecked his draft stock.
In Baltimore, that horrendous injury luck didn’t stop. He suffered a partially torn ACL in 2023, which limited him to three games. Coming off a rookie campaign that saw him play just two games, that’s one way to stunt a young player’s development.
Safe to say, Ojabo was never the same player. He disappointed in 32 career games with the Ravens, only mustering 4.5 sacks and 2 forced fumbles. That’s a far cry from his time at Michigan, where he notched 11 sacks and 5 forced fumbles in his junior season.
Ojabo may find his way back to Miami on the practice squad. His time there may not be up yet. If not, though, he’ll have to reroute again and quickly find a spot to get the ball rolling again.
Regardless, it’s become crystal clear that even at 26 years old, his football career is running on fumes.
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