The Ravens signed 17 undrafted rookie free agents before kicking off their 2025 rookie minicamp.
Baltimore has a rich history of finding undrafted gems. With 11 draft picks, it will be a challenge for an undrafted player to crack the 53-man roster, but not impossible.
Who could be next? Here are the players vying for spots, which doesn't include players participating on tryouts:
WR Jahmal Banks, Nebraska
Banks (6-foot-2, 218 pounds) appeared in 58 games across five collegiate seasons (2020-24), including one season at Nebraska (2024) and four at Wake Forest (2020-23), totaling 1,991 yards and 16 touchdowns on 151 receptions. He posted a team-high 587 receiving yards and three touchdowns on 44 catches at Nebraska. He played his high school football in Washington, D.C. (St. Frances Academy).
OLB Diwun Black, Temple
Black (6-3, 246) appeared in 33 games across four seasons (2021-24), including two at Temple (2023-24) and two at Florida (2021-22), after beginning his collegiate career at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. In 2024, he collected 23 tackles (19 solo), including six tackles for loss, three sacks, and two forced fumbles.
OT Gerad Christian-Lichtenhan, Oregon State
Christian-Lichtenhan (6-8, 315) appeared in 45 games (31 starts), primarily at left tackle, across five collegiate seasons (2020-24), including one year with Oregon State (2024) and four with Colorado (2020-23). He started all 12 games at left tackle for the Beavers, allowing just two sacks and being charged with one penalty on the year. He blocked for an offensive line that enabled the Beavers to rush for 189.2 yards per game and was named the top performer on the offensive line by the Pac-12 media.
WR Xavier Guillory, Arizona State
Guillory (6-1, 201) appeared in 43 games during his five-year career at Arizona State (2023-24) and Idaho State (2020- 22), where he accumulated 1,938 yards and 15 touchdowns on 134 receptions (14.5 avg.). He helped the Sun Devils to a Big 12 Conference Championship in 2024, recording 29 yards and two touchdowns to lead Arizona State to a 45-19 victory over Iowa State.
ILB Jay Higgins, Iowa
Higgins (6-0, 224) appeared in 59 games (29 starts) across five seasons (2020-24) at Iowa. He led the FBS in combined tackles (295) over his last two seasons. Higgins started all 13 games in his final season with the Hawkeyes, totaling a team high 124 tackles (53 solo), including 2.5 tackles for loss, one sack, nine passes defensed, and four interceptions, becoming the only player from a major conference with at least 100 tackles and four interceptions on the year. He was named a unanimous All-American, first-team All-Big Ten, Big Ten Linebacker of the Year, and team captain. The Athletic's Dane Brugler projected Higgins as a sixth- or seventh-round pick.
G Reid Holskey, Miami (Ohio)
Holskey (6-6, 302) started in 50 games during his five-year career at Miami (Ohio). He started all 14 games in his final season, earning first-team All-MAC honors. Holskey was named Miami's Offensive Power Player of the Year and helped the RedHawks rush for 135.3 yards per game and produce their second 1,000-yard rusher since 2006.
OT Ozzie Hutchinson, Albany
Hutchinson (6-4, 305) appeared in 41 games during his five-year career at Albany (2019-23). He played in six games in his final season and earned second-team All-CAA honors despite missing time due to injury.
S Desmond Igbinosun, Rutgers
Igbinosun (6-2, 223) appeared in 41 games over four seasons at Rutgers (2021-24) and finished with 186 tackles (95 solo), including 15 tackles for loss and seven passes defensed. He started eight games during his senior season in 2024, recording 53 tackles (24 solo), and played in the secondary at Rutgers with Ravens sixth-round pick Robert Longerbeam.
S Keondre Jackson, Illinois State
Jackson (6-2, 207) appeared in 45 games (33 starts) over four years (2021-24) at Illinois State, posting 225 tackles (116 solo), including 14 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, five INTs (two returned for TDs), and 13 passes defensed. He played in 13 games (12 starts) as a senior (2024), collecting 99 tackles (59 solo), three INTs, nine passes defensed, and two forced fumbles. Jackson was named an FCS All-American by the Associated Press and first-team All-MVFC. He was also selected to participate in the Hula Bowl and Senior Bowl.
DT Jayson Jones, Auburn
Jones (6-5, 325) appeared in 50 games (14 starts) during his five-year career at Auburn (2022-24) and Oregon (2020-21), totaling 84 tackles (37 solo), including 2.5 tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks. He saw action in 12 games in 2024, recording 17 tackles. A top-10 high school recruit in Alabama by ESPN, Jones recorded four tackles in the regular-season finale at No. 13 Alabama.
CB Reuben Lowery, Tennessee-Chattanooga
Lowery (5-9, 204) was a five-year starter at Chattanooga (2020-24) and played in 46 games with 166 tackles, including 19 tackles for loss, three interceptions (two returned for touchdowns) and 15 passes defensed. He started all 11 games he played in 2024, finishing with 62 tackles (36 solo), including 7.5 tackles for loss and two interceptions (one touchdown).
RB Marcus Major, Minnesota
Major (5-11, 213) appeared in 47 games during his six-year career at Minnesota (2024) and Oklahoma (2019-23), where he totaled 1,185 yards and 11 touchdowns on 272 rushes (4.4 avg.), while also adding 321 yards and three TDs on 43 catches. He appeared in 12 games (two starts) in his lone season at Minnesota (2024), rushing for 352 yards and three touchdowns.
ILB Chandler Martin, Memphis
Martin (5-11, 229) appeared in 44 games (36 starts) during his five-year career at Memphis (2023-24) and East Tennessee State (2020-22), finishing with 311 tackles, including 43.5 tackles for loss, and 13.5 sacks. He started all 13 games in 2024, where he totaled 111 tackles, including 16 tackles for loss, seven sacks, one interception, and a forced fumble. He was named first-team All-AAC for the second-straight season and the Frisco Bowl Defensive MVP after recording 17 tackles in the 42-37 win over West Virginia.
RB Sone Ntoh, Monmouth
Ntoh (5-11, 220) appeared in 42 games across six collegiate seasons (2019-24), including two at Monmouth (2023- 24) and four at Harvard (2019-22). During his two seasons at Monmouth, he scored a touchdown in 21 of 23 games and ranked second in program history with 39 rushing touchdowns. Ntoh appeared in 12 games in his final season, producing 487 yards and 25 touchdowns on 1,109 carries, en route to earning AP FCS All-America Honorable Mention and Phil Steele first-team All-CAA. His 25 rushing touchdowns set a program single-season record and led the FCS.
G Jared Penning, Northern Iowa
Penning (6-5, 319) appeared in 48 games over six seasons (2019-2024) at Northern Iowa across various positions on the offensive line. He started 12 games, switching to left tackle for the Panthers in his final collegiate season, but was a right tackle in 2023 and earned first-team All-MVFC honors. Penning was selected to participate in the 2025 Hula Bowl. He was college teammates on the offensive line with his older brother, Trevor, who was a first-round pick of the New Orleans Saints in 2022.
