A lot of noise followed the Baltimore Ravens throughout the offseason. Whether for good or bad, they’ve been at the center of attention, and a number of moves have given them a polarizing standing around the NFL and their fanbase.
For Ravens fans, one of the most troubling decisions is what the team did with its tight ends. They retained Mark Andrews, extending him in December on a three-year, $39.3 million contract. Unfortunately, the fallout led to the departure of potential rising stars Isaiah Likely and Charlie Kolar in free agency.
While the tight end room went through that dramatic overhaul, it seems people still have a lot of faith in Andrews. Despite his apparent regression, Andrews still placed ninth in a recent ESPN survey of NFL personnel, ranking the league’s top-10 tight ends.
As it turns out, Baltimore might know what they’re doing after all.
Mark Andrews could be poised to return as bright spot in Baltimore Ravens offense
A Mark Andrews re-emergence is exactly what the Ravens’ offense needs in 2026. Their depth took a hit after Likely and Kolar left, but if Andrews can return to being a 700 to 800-yard weapon, then most fans would forget about Baltimore’s turbulent offseason.
And in his piece, Jeremy Fowler highlighted a key statistic that could signal that Andrews is still a force that opposing defenses will have to respect. Fowler wrote:
“His 422 receiving yards marked a career low. Quarterback Lamar Jackson missed four games, and the passing game had trouble finding a rhythm last season. Andrews still posted 1.3 receptions over expectation as tracked by NFL Next Gen Stats.”
Andrews actually ranked ahead of Likely in the ESPN survey, too. The 30-year-old’s highest ranking was fourth, and his lowest was unranked, whereas Likely didn’t even get an honorable mention. He was all the way down in the “also receiving votes” section.
Given that respect from NFL staffers, maybe there’s a realm of possibilities where Andrews bounces back. With a healthy Lamar Jackson, too, we could see his favorite target get back to dominance. There’s plenty of reason to be optimistic about that.
When Jackson was healthy, it was clear that Andrews continued to be a threat in the red zone. Throughout his 2025 campaign, he caught five touchdowns and added another TD on an unthinkable 35-yard scamper against the Cleveland Browns in Week 11. In a down year, those six total touchdowns were tied for the best on the team with Zay Flowers.
Possibly the most important aspect will be Declan Doyle's arrival. In his lone season as offensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears, Doyle played a role in game-planning for one of the league's best tight-end attacks. Between Colston Loveland and Cole Kmet, the Bears tallied 1,060 yards and eight touchdowns when targeting that duo.
Although Andrews isn’t a rising star like Loveland and may be inching toward the backend of his career, the talent is still there. He might be poised to thrive in Doyle’s offense, and even if he isn’t the top beneficiary of that, his relationship with Jackson should help him reintroduce himself as a formidable presence through the air.
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