Baltimore Ravens Fantasy Football Team Preview For 2026

Expectations for the 2025 Ravens were understandably sky-high after coming up just short in Buffalo when things mattered the most. Unfortunately, Lamar Jackson and company (again) couldn't quite slay their January demons, this time eating a season-ending L in Pittsburgh thanks to a missed 44-yard field goal.

2026 Fantasy Football Team Preview For The Baltimore Ravens

Another soul-crushing loss finally resulted in some big-time changes, as longtime head ball coach John Harbaugh was replaced with former Michigan/Ravens/Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter. He's joined by Ben Johnson disciple Declan Doyle, who will look to get this offense grooving again following their relative down 2025.

In addition to the new sets of X's and O's, there are also plenty of new Jimmy's and Joe's around to hopefully help this squad take the next step:

The Ravens lost stud C Tyler Linderbaum to the Raiders in free agency, but they did take steps to refortify the interior offensive line by throwing a bag at former Jets G John Simpson and drafting Penn State G Olaivavega Ioane with the 14th overall pick.
The defensive line also got a bit of a makeover, as Maxx Crosby–err, Trey Hendrickson was brought in to provide a much-needed gamebreaker off the edge. Missouri DE Zion Young was also added with the 45th overall pick.
Finally, there is some turnover with Lamar's pass catchers: Overqualified No. 2 TE Isaiah Likely followed Harbaugh to the Giants, and the front office got younger at wide receiver by drafting USC WR Ja'Kobi Lane and Indiana WR Elijah Sarratt in the third and fourth rounds of the draft, respectively.

What follows is a fantasy-focused team preview of the Baltimore Ravens ahead of the 2026 season. Make sure to check out Fantasy Life's rankings hub for updated player ranks all year long.

As always: It's a great day to be great.

Can Lamar Jackson get back to partying like it's 2019 or 2024 again?

QB1: Lamar Jackson (QB2)
QB2: Tyler Huntley
QB3: Skylar Thompson
QB4: Diego Pavia

It'd be pretty cool if he did, as those are literally two of the highest-scoring fantasy seasons by a quarterback … ever!

Most fantasy points per game in a season by a QB (min. 8 starts):

2019 Lamar Jackson (27.7)
2011 Aaron Rodgers (26.5)
2018 Patrick Mahomes (26.1)
2010 Michael Vick (25.9)
2013 Peyton Manning (25.6)
2024 Lamar Jackson (25.3)
2022 Jalen Hurts (25.2)

Of course, 2025 was a rough one for Jackson: His average of 16.5 fantasy points per game was easily a career-low mark and ranked just 16th at the position. It was the first time he finished with under 19.7 fantasy points per game. Turning 30 next January, maybe we've indeed already seen the best years of Lamar's (fantasy) career?

Lamar Jackson taking aim at QB1 season

Will Father Time ever come for King Henry?

RB1: Derrick Henry (RB10)
RB2: Justice Hill (RB67)
RB3: Rasheen Ali
RB4: Adam Randall

Henry's 2025 campaign wasn't quite as cool as 2024. Don't get it twisted: 1,745 total yards and 16 touchdowns are some pretty cool counting numbers, especially with the big dog supplying 18-128-2 and 36-216-4 rushing performances in the last two rounds of the fantasy playoffs.

Still, this wasn't quite the same monster that we saw unleashed in his first year wearing purple.

Yards per carry: 2024 - 5.9 (1st), 2025 - 5.2 (3rd)
Success rate: 2024 - 58.8% (2nd), 2025 - 53.1% (10th)
Yards after contact per carry: 2024 - 3.5 (3rd), 2025 - 3.6 (3rd)
Tackles avoided per carry: 2024 - 24.3% (6th), 2025 - 14% (32nd)
Explosive rush rate: 2024 - 11.4% (2nd), 2025 - 9.8% (5th)

Is King Henry truly ageless?

Does Zay Flowers have a legit top-10 ceiling in fantasy land?

WR1: Zay Flowers (WR19 in Fantasy Life ranks)
WR2: Elijah Sarratt (WR78)
WR3: Ja'Kobi Lane (WR92)
WR4: Rashod Bateman (WR104)
WR5: Devontez Walker

Well, the man did work as the WR7 in TOTAL PPR points last season (WR13 per game), so the answer sure seems like a yes! Give Flowers credit for being one of just six receivers with north of 1,200 receiving yards—and his WR15 ADP is easily the cheapest among that cohort.

Of course, it wasn't like 2025 was all fun and games for Flowers. He posted a big-time 7-143-1 performance in Week 1 … and then didn't score another touchdown until the middle of December. The man was nothing more than a low-ceiling WR3 for nearly three months of last season.

This certainly wasn't all on Flowers. Having to play with Cooper Rush and Tyler Huntley for portions of last season didn't help matters, and Zay himself has battled recurring hand injuries throughout his career.

Flowers will bloom into a WR1 season

Is Mark Andrews poised to put up HUGE numbers without Isaiah Likely?

TE1: Mark Andrews (TE13)
TE2: Durham Smythe
TE3: Matt Hibner

Fun fact: Mark Andrews joined Brock Bowers as the only two tight ends to reach 20+ miles per hour as a ballcarrier in 2025 (Next-Gen Stats). That fake tush push touchdown was a fever dream.

Another fun fact: Andrews otherwise looked pretty, pretty, pretty washed during his eighth professional season. A career-low 422 receiving yards also featured career-low and miserable marks in yards per reception (8.8) and yards per target (6). Andrews gained 50 receiving yards in a game just once all season and didn't catch a touchdown after Week 10.

This begs the question: Is Andrews complete dust … or is a bounceback season en route with Isaiah Likely (Giants) and Charlie Kolar (Chargers) suddenly out of the picture?

Target Andrews late in fantasy drafts

Predictions for the 2026 Baltimore Ravens

Win total prediction: The Ravens have won 14, 11, 8, 10, 13, 12, and most recently 8 games since turning the franchise over to Lamar Jackson in 2019. Last season's 2-5 record in one-score games (tied for 26th) is more fuel to the idea that this team is better than what last season's record said they were. And yet, I just can't quite get behind this lofty win total: Give me under 11.5 wins for an aging offense short high-end offensive-line or pass-catching talent, even if it's very possible that the Lamar-Henry combo is more than enough to still win plenty of games with what figures to be a MUCH improved defense.

Bold fantasy call: Let's try this again: Rashod Bateman catches 8 touchdowns and gets back to working as a boom-or-bust WR4.

Last season predictions: Over 11.5 wins (whoops), and Rashod Bateman builds off last season's breakout performance with 800+ yards and double-digit scores (WHOOPS).