Ravens' second-year players to watch in the 2026 NFL season

Last April, the Baltimore Ravens added 11 draft picks to their roster in the NFL draft, landing Malaki Starks near the end of Round 1 to cap things off. Overall, the consensus on Eric DeCosta centered on draft value and on landing prospects who can develop into starters, regardless of the round in which they were selected. Fast forward eight months, and Starks developed into a starter and one of the best young safeties in the NFL, while second-round pick Mike Green took several weeks to find his stride.

Fourth round pick Teddye Buchanan developed into the prize of the draft, beating out Trenton Simpson to earn the starting weakside linebacker spot. Now Jesse Minter has entered as the new head coach, and there's plenty of second-year talent ready to ascend. With off-season workouts slated to begin, we're looking at seven second-year players to watch.

WR Cornelius Johnson A seventh-round pick of the Los Angeles Chargers last season, Johnson spent most of his rookie year on the Green Bay Packers practice squad but didn't make the team out of training camp last summer. He had six catches for 50 yards in the preseason and spent the year on the Ravens' practice squad. Offensive tackle Gerad Lichtenhan An undrafted free agent last April, Christian-Lichtenhan (6-8, 315) started all 12 games at left tackle for Oregon State in 2024, allowing just two sacks and being charged with one penalty on the year.

The giant of a man spent the entire season on the practice squad, and we will be watching the development. CB Marquise Robinson Signed as an undrafted free agent last April, Robinson (6-0, 192) played one season with Arkansas (2024), two with South Alabama (2022-23), and one with Southwest Mississippi Community College (2021). In his lone season with Arkansas, he tallied 36 tackles (20 solo), one interception, and eight passes defensed.