The Ravens are set to make another addition to their quarterback room.
Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that they are expected to sign Skylar Thompson to their 90-man roster.
Head coach Jesse Minter said during the team’s rookie minicamp that “there’s a place for anywhere from three to five” quarterbacks on the team’s offseason roster and Thompson would make five in Baltimore. Lamar Jackson and Snoop Huntley return from last season while the team signed Joe Fagnano and Diego Pavia as undrafted free agents last week.
Thompson spent most of last season on the Steelers’ injured reserve list. The 2022 seventh-round pick spent his first three seasons with the Dolphins and made four starts over that time. He was 99-of-183 for 941 yards, two touchdowns and five interceptions in 11 total appearances for Miami.
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Ravens first-round pick Vega Ioane isn’t overly concerned about a possible position change to kick off his NFL career.
Ioane started at left guard at Penn State and that’s the same position that his new teammate John Simpson has played throughout his NFL career. Ioane said during the team’s rookie minicamp that his college coaches “made sure every day that we were rotating” between spots to be comfortable in the event they had to play there and he thinks he’ll be able to handle a change in sides for Baltimore.
“It’s definitely a little bit of work to get used to again, but there isn’t much to it,” Ioane said, via a transcript from the team.
Ioane has the rest of the offseason and all of training camp to settle into any spot the Ravens have in mind for him and it’s a good bet he’ll be starting at one guard spot come Week 1.
The Ravens have given Diego Pavia a chance. Now it’s up to the former Vanderbilt quarterback to make the most of it, coach Jesse Minter said.
“So now he’s in the door, and it’s like, ‘Show us what you can do,’” Minter said Saturday, via Jamison Hensley of ESPN. “And just like all the undrafted rookies, that’s what I would say.”
Pavia became the first Heisman Trophy finalist to go undrafted in 12 years. He signed with Baltimore as a rookie free agent and is competing with Connecticut’s Joe Fagnano for the No. 3 quarterback job for now.
“For us, we see it as an opportunity to bring a player in that could potentially be something, and that’s really what this is for us,” Minter said of Pavia.
The Ravens still could bring in more quarterbacks this offseason, Minter said.
Pavia was not available for interviews despite the NFL’s media access policy stating that the team “must make rookies available to the media for interviews.” And the media would have had plenty of questions for Pavia, whose age, height and decision-making off the field were the big questions the NFL had for him.
Minter was the defensive coordinator at Vanderbilt in 2021, and head coach Clark Lea is one of his closest friends.
"[Pavia has] had some experiences that are learning experiences that he could learn from and be better from. I don’t think anybody would dispute that,” Minter said. “But when you talk to the people inside that building [at Vanderbilt] and what he’s about as a player, he is showing up early every day and working really hard.”
After going undrafted and not immediately signed as an undrafted free agent last weekend, former Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia has gotten an opportunity.
And that’s exactly what it is. An opportunity.
After initially being invited to participate in Baltimore’s rookie minicamp on a tryout basis, the Ravens signed Pavia to the 90-man offseason roster. It was hyped by some as a “three-year deal.” But that’s the standard deal, required by the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for undrafted players.
The key is the guarantees. Pavia, per multiple sources, received none. No signing bonus. No guaranteed salaries.
It’s not a low-risk proposition for Baltimore. It’s no risk. It’s a tryout with only the sliver of financial security that comes from the possibility of a serious injury during the rookie minicamp that would land Pavia on injured reserve.
If the Ravens like what they see from Pavia during the rookie minicamp, they’ll keep him. If they don’t, he’ll be gone.
Regardless, Pavia has gotten an opportunity. It’s now up to him to make the most of it.
Quarterbacks Diego Pavia and Joe Fagnano are officially on the roster in Baltimore.
Reports surfaced this week that both players would be signing with the Ravens after going undrafted and the deals were formalized on Friday. Pavia was the Heisman runner-up at Vanderbilt last season and Fagnano started 45 games at UConn.
They join Lamar Jackson and Snoop Huntley on the 90-man roster and will get a chance to show their on-field skills at this weekend’s rookie minicamp.
Pavia and Fagnano are part of a 19-player group of undrafted rookie additions. The Ravens also signed Wake Forest defensive back Ladarius Webb Jr., Memphis wide receiver Cortez Braham, Iowa defensive tackle Aaron Graves, Cincinnati cornerback Matthew McDoom, Eastern Michigan running back Dontae McMillan, Browns tight end Ty Pezza, Ole Miss tackle Diego Pounds, Auburn defensive back Jahquez Robinson, Maryland wide receiver Octavian Smith, Louisville tackle Trevonte Sylvester, Michigan State running back Elijah Tau-Tolliver, Miami (Ohio) safety Silas Walters, Charlotte linebacker Reid Williford, Syracuse defensive tackle Dion Wilson, Texas linebacker Ethan Burke, Penn State center Nick Dawkins, and Penn State linebacker Dominic DeLuca.
The Ravens are nearly done with signing their 2026 draft class.
Baltimore announced on Friday that seventh-round defensive tackle Rayshaun Benny has put pen to paper on his four-year rookie deal.
Benny, selected at No. at No. 250 overall, played his college ball at Michigan.
He appeared in 54 games with 16 starts over the course of his collegiate career, registering 12.0 tackles for loss with 4.0 sacks and one forced fumble.
Second-round edge rusher Zion Young is the remaining unsigned member of Baltimore’s 2026 draft class.
The Ravens have signed almost all of their draft picks ahead of Friday’s start to their rookie minicamp.
A flurry of signings on Thursday left them with nine of their 11 picks under contract, including third-round pick Ja’Kobi Lane. The wideout had 49 catches for 745 yards and four touchdowns during his final season at USC.
The Ravens also signed fifth-round cornerback Chandler Rivers and sixth-round punter Ryan Eckley in their final wave of agreements. First-round guard Vega Ioane, fourth-round wide receiver Elijah Sarratt, fourth-round tight end Matt Hibner, fifth-round tight end Josh Cuevas, fifth-round running back Adam Randall, and seventh-round offensive lineman Evan Beerntsen are the other picks who have signed their four-year deals.
Second-round edge rusher Zion Young and seventh-round defensive tackle Rayshaun Benny are the only unsigned members of the class.
The Ravens have signed six of their 11 draft choices.
The team announced the signing of first-round pick Vega Ioane on Thursday and announced five more later in the day. That group includes their previously reported agreement with fourth-round wideout Elijah Sarratt.
Sarratt’s fellow fourth-rounder Matt Hibner has also signed his four-year rookie deal. Hibner had 31 catches for 436 yards and four touchdowns in his final season at SMU.
The Ravens also signed fifth-round tight end Josh Cuevas, fifth-round running back Adam Randall, and seventh-round guard Evan Beerntsen. Randall’s pick drew some notice because Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti was the one who chose him last weekend. It was the first time Bisciotti has selected a player since buying the team.
The Ravens have signed a second draft pick on Thursday.
Jeff Zrebiec of TheAthletic.com reports that wide receiver Elijah Sarratt has signed his four-year rookie deal. The Ravens made the Indiana product a fourth-round pick last weekend, No. 115 overall.
Sarratt followed head coach Curt Cignetti to Indiana from James Madison. He caught 65 passes for 830 yards and 15 touchdowns in 2025 for the national champion Hoosiers.
The Ravens announced the signing of offensive guard Vega Ioane earlier in the day. The team made the 14th overall pick, and he will receive a fully guaranteed $24.2 million with a signing bonus of just over $14 million.
The Ravens have their top 2026 draft pick under contract.
The team announced the signing of guard Vega Ioane to a four-year contract on Thursday afternoon. Ioane was the 14th overall pick and he will receive a fully guaranteed $24.2 million with a signing bonus of just over $14 million.
The Ravens will also hold an option for a fifth season.
Ioane started 32 games at left guard for Penn State over the last three seasons and stands a strong chance of earning a starting job right out of the gate in Baltimore.
The Ravens have 10 other picks to sign before they’ll have their entire draft class wrapped up.
