Welcome to the thirtieth part of a thirty-two-part series: Reading the NFL Offseason Tea Leaves. Fantasy football tasseography is deeply rooted in predicting future fantasy fortunes. Some of the team tea cups we'll be looking into may be larger than others. The smallest of cups may have the most alluring blends of offensive weaponry, or be set to bloom after a long steep. This series will aid in your approach to Redraft and Dynasty leagues by bringing you up to date on:

• Free Agency
  • Re-signings, additions, who signed elsewhere, and what it means for fantasy.
• NFL Draft
  • What can we decipher about the direction a team is headed in based on their draft selections?
• Coaching Changes
  • Who's in, who's out, and how do the coaching philosophies translate to fantasy production?
• Fantasy Fortunes
  • What does this all mean for your fantasy football drafts?

Like tasseography, the arrangement of these four sections will vary as we digest each team's offseasons and see how the offensive pieces settle. Each article will interpret what this NFL team has told us about their future plans based on what they've done since their 2025 season ended. 

Reading the Baltimore Ravens' 2026 Offseason

Free Agency and Draft: A Reshuffled Pass-Catching Corps

The Ravens lost their TE2 Isaiah Likely, blocking TE Charlie Kolar, and veteran WR DeAndre Hopkins in free agency. Filling their seats is a combination of rookie prospects. The Ravens drafted WRs Ja'Kobi Lane and Elijah Sarratt, as well as TEs Matt Hibner and Josh Cuevas.

They also drafted a Derrick Henry doppelganger in Clemson RB Adam Randall. Sarratt, Lane, and Hibner have the highest year-one upside of this group. Early reports from camp say Lane is playing ahead of Sarratt.

Randall is still learning how to be an RB after converting from WR. The former receiver is a good route runner for an RB, but struggles to catch passes with proper hand placement.

The WR and TE Rooms

The Ravens restocked their offensive cupboard with a bunch of "things".

After Zay Flowers, there isn't a clear No. 2 target in the offense. It's probably Mark Andrews, who is severely underrated. WR Rashod Bateman hasn't quite lived up to the first-round draft capital the Ravens spent on him, partially due to a multitude of injuries he suffered at the start of his career.

Hibner impressed at the Senior Bowl and is my bet for TE2 in the offense. Lane and Sarratt will compete with Bateman for the WR2 role, with Bateman likely winning the job. Once WR2 is settled, whoever remains will compete with Tez Walker for WR3 duties.

Derrick Henry and the Backfield

Henry will undoubtedly lead this backfield in snaps and rush attempts. Justice Hill may lead the backfield in receptions. Henry is being drafted in the middle of the second round, which is strange for a RB who's gone for double-digit TDs and 1,100+ yards for four straight years.

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Lamar Jackson's Outlook

Despite a 2025 season that was marred by injuries, Lamar Jackson isn't coming at a discount in 2026. In week four of 2025, he pulled his hamstring, forcing him to miss three games. In week 16, he suffered a deep tissue injury in his back after being kneed in his lower back that forced him to miss week 17.

We didn't get to see prime Jackson for the majority of the season, but fantasy managers don't seem to hold that against him heading into 2026. He absolutely erupted in 2024, and that goodwill has carried forward into next season. 

Coaching Changes: Minter and Doyle 

The Ravens hired the Chargers Defensive Coordinator, Jesse Minter, to be their Head Coach. Minter brought in Declan Doyle, who was the Offensive Coordinator for the 2025 Chicago Bears under Ben Johnson. Doyle was a former offensive assistant on the New Orleans Saints and was the TE coach for the Denver Broncos before spending last year with Chicago.

Doyle will be calling plays for the first time this year, but there are rave reports out of Baltimore with WR Flowers referring to his coach as "a genius."

Fantasy Fortunes 

With a healthy Jackson, this offense will likely get back on track in 2026. Not much has changed from a weapons standpoint for the Ravens. The talent is similar to what was on the roster in 2025. Expect a QB1, RB1, WR2, a few WR4s and a TE1 from this offense. Henry doesn't appear to be slowing down despite Father Time's best efforts.

Flowers will lead the team in targets. The No. 2 target in this offense is anyone's race, but my money is on TE Andrews to end 2026 as their second-leading receiver. Sarratt and Lane will battle it out over camp for WR3 duties. Neither is a weekly fantasy contributor in 2026.

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