7 most explosive Ravens heading into the 2025 season include two dynamic rookies

The Baltimore Ravens are less than three days away from having rookies and select veterans report to the Under Armour Performance Center for the start of training camp 2025. John Harbaugh’s team is loaded on offense with arguably the best quarterback, running back, and potentially the top center in the NFL.

Baltimore had the NFL’s most explosive offense in 2024, and last season, the Ravens became the first team in NFL history to have 40 passing and 20 rushing touchdowns. It’s also the first to post 4,000 passing yards and 3,000 rushing yards. Most of that explosive potential returns on both sides of the football, with two rookie defenders adding to the potential.

With the rookie set to report to the Under Armour Performance Center on Tuesday, we’re looking at the seven most explosive players on the Ravens roster.

Dec 15, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) shakes hands with wide receiver Zay Flowers (4) before the game against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

QB Lamar Jackson

 Last season, Jackson led the NFL in passer rating (119.6) while becoming the first quarterback in league history with at least 4,000 passing yards and 800 rushing yards after he posted 4,172 yards through the air and 915 yards on the ground.

RB Derrick Henry

In his first season with the Ravens, Henry rushed for 1,921 yards in 17 regular-season games and scored 16 touchdowns. He also added two scores through the air. Baltimore’s success percentage last season, according to Next Gen Stats, was even better when eight or more defenders were near the line of scrimmage (50.9%), compared to a neutral defensive approach (43.4%). Of Henry’s 16 rushing touchdowns last season, 14 came against a stacked box.

WR Zay Flowers

Flowers is an explosive threat and a Pro Bowl receiver who led the Ravens in catches (74) and receiving yards (1,059) last season. His 19 big plays (20+ yards) were tied for the fifth-most in the league, just as many as the Bengals‘ Ja’Marr Chase.

DB Kyle Hamilton

Hamilton plays with poise and maturity while allowing new Ravens DC Zach Orr to implement a dynamic and versatile scheme with three safeties on the field. Last season, Hamilton had the second-highest Pro Football Focus (PFF) grade of any safety in the league, trailing only Kerby Joseph and his league-leading nine interceptions. Hamilton is the NFL’s only defensive back to post at least 100 tackles, an interception, two sacks, and two forced fumbles.

DB Malaki Starks (Rookie)

A Swiss army knife that’ll pair perfectly with Kyle Hamilton, Starks played three seasons for the Bulldogs, recording 197 total tackles, 17 pass deflections, and six interceptions in his collegiate career. In the 2024 season, he had 77 total tackles, four for loss, and one interception. He was an All-American in 2023. Starks’s ability to line up deep, in the slot, and in the box will give defensive coordinator Zach Orr the flexibility to move his playmakers around the formation.

OLB Mike Green (Rookie)

Last season, as a redshirt sophomore at Marshall, Green led the FBS in sacks (17.0), tackles for loss (22.5), sack yardage (144), and tackles by a defensive lineman (84).

His 17 sacks established a new Sun Belt Conference record. Green was the most productive edge rusher by sacks in college football in 2024, and the Ravens acquired a player who should contribute immediately off the edge with his burst and violence.

DT Nnamdi Madubuike

After a breakout performance in 2023, Madubuike recorded only 6.5 sacks last season, but drew double teams at a far higher rate, while posting 11 tackles for loss.

This article originally appeared on Ravens Wire: Ravens’ two first-round picks are among the 7 most explosive players

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