Ravens Week 17 Rookie Report: Wiggins and Rosengarten proceed to look good; others file profession highs

The Baltimore Ravens accomplished the third and last leg of a grueling stretch of three video games in 11 days by decimating the playoff-bound and AFC South champion Houston Texans in a 31-2 shellacking on Christmas. They did so with significant contributions from a number of members of their 2024 rookie class. Their first two alternatives continued to face out whereas a number of of their Day 3 picks and lone undrafted free agent set some new profession highs.

Of the group’s rookies, solely two—outdoors linebacker Adisa Isaac and middle Nick Samac—have been inactive. On the identical time, security Sanoussi Kane and cornerback T.J. Tampa have been energetic for the second sport in a row after lacking time with accidents. Right here is how the remainder of Baltimore’s first-year gamers fared of their newest style of regular-season NFL motion.

CB Nate Wiggins

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For the seventh sport in a row, Wiggins performed over 60% of the group’s whole defensive snaps with 82% for the second straight, tying the third-highest of his profession. After giving up a 13-yard reception to Texans’ star receiver Nico Collins on an inbreaking route for Houston’s first solely 4 profitable third-down conversion on 15 makes an attempt, Wiggins solely allowed two extra receptions for a mixed 13 receiving yards and didn’t permit a primary down on both. The primary-round stud completed with three solo tackles, all of which got here on the catches he gave up for no further yardage and recorded his twelfth cross breakup of the season on nice protection rep the place he drove on an outbreaking route towards the boundary.

On particular groups, Wiggins made a pleasant play and had one made in opposition to him. His optimistic play occurred whereas on punt protection the place he faceguarded the gunner who willingly ran himself out of bounds which drew a flag. Two performs later after a re-kick that resulted within the Ravens’ offense getting pinned again additional and giving up a security, Wiggins acquired trucked by Texans working again Dameon Pierce on the following kickoff as he gave Houston some juice in what was nonetheless an in depth sport at that time. The collision appeared to have shaken him up a bit however after a brief stint within the blue medical tent, he returned to the sport within the first half and was high-quality the remainder of the way in which.

OT Roger Rosengarten

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The second-rounder confronted his second daunting problem simply 4 days after going up in opposition to TJ Watt and greater than held his personal in opposition to Professional Bowl defensive finish Will Anderson who was the 2023 Defensive Rookie of the Yr and primarily lined up throughout from him. Rosengarten gave up simply his third strain within the Ravens’ final 4 video games on a play that didn’t finish in catastrophe however noticed quarterback Lamar Jackson overthrow a wide-open goal as a result of his arm was hit because it was coming ahead. Apart from that lapse early within the sport, he was lights out the remainder of the way in which each as a cross protector and run blocker. Rosengarten sealed the sting for and climbed to the second stage to burry defenders into floor on a number of of the Ravens’ profitable runs to the precise and helped the offensive line pave the way in which for a second straight 200-plus-yard dashing efficiency and sixth of the season—tying the Philadelphia Eagles for many within the NFL.

WR Devontez Walker

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Walker was energetic for the eighth time this season and noticed his highest quantity of snaps on offense whereas nonetheless contributing on particular groups. The fourth-rounder’s 16 offensive snaps have been 5 man than his earlier profession excessive that he set two weeks in the past in opposition to the New York Giants. Walker noticed twice as many targets as he did in that sport on Christmas together with his second and third of the season however didn’t file a catch on both. His first goal got here within the first half and sailed over his head errantly after Jackson’s arm was hit on the lone strain Rosengarten allowed. Walker needed to wait till the fourth quarter to get his second and it got here on a gorgeous deep ball from veteran backup quarterback Josh Johnson on a 3rd alongside that he let slip by his outstretched arms. His 17 snaps on particular groups tied three completely different gamers for the second-most on the group.

CB T.J. Tampa

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Due to the sport getting out of hand in favor of the Ravens on the scoreboard, the fourth-round cornerback was capable of file profession highs in defensive snaps (six) and proportion of defensive snaps (11%) performed and recorded. Tampa tied three completely different gamers for the group lead in particular groups snaps with 19 and recorded his second profession sort out and first since Week 4 on the identical kick return Wiggins acquired trucked when he teamed up with vast receiver Tylan Wallace to takedown Pierce after a 45-yard return.

RB Rasheen Ali

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The fifth-rounder was energetic for the fourth straight sport and recorded a keep on offense for the third sport in a row earlier than leaving the sport early with a hip harm. With veteran Justice Hill out with a concussion, Ali was the primary man up at working again to come back into the sport on offense when Derrick Henry wanted a breather. Throughout his short-lived taking part in time, he touched the ball twice, dropping three yards on his lone dashing try and selecting up 23 yards his lone kickoff alternative which might’ve been extra had he not slipped. The vast majority of his snaps got here on offense with 5 and a season-low two on particular groups.

DB Sanoussi Kane

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In his second sport again in motion from coping with an harm, Kane performed his second-most defensive snaps (six) and the very best proportion of defensive snaps (11%). The seventh-round security recorded his fourth solo sort out, the eighth of his profession and first since Week 10 on the ultimate drive of the sport when he restricted Pierce to a three-yard achieve with a solo takedown. Kane performed the majority of his snaps on particular groups with 19 which tied Tampa for probably the most amongst rookies and all gamers on the group.

DB Beau Brade

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For the tenth time within the final 11 video games, the undrafted rookie security out of Maryland was energetic on sport day and never only for particular groups duties for the primary time since Week 9. He recorded profession highs in defensive snaps with six on the ultimate drive of the sport and logged a career-high two whole tackles together with his first-ever solo on the final play of the sport to restrict Pierce for a one-yard achieve. Brade additionally recorded 17 snaps on particular groups which tied him with Kane and linebackers Trenton Simpson and Malik Harrison for the second-most on the group on Wednesday.