NFL free agency grades: How did each team do?

Baltimore Ravens

After a quiet, if not underwhelming, free agency in 2019, the Baltimore Ravens have gotten serious about building a legitimate Super Bowl winner around MVP Lamar Jackson. The former Louisville star took the league by storm and put together a special 2019 campaign, but his mediocre supporting cast predictably wilted in the postseason.

Baltimore have made swift upgrades. They acquired one of the best defensive players of this generation in Calais Campbell for pennies on the dollar, franchised edge rusher Matt Judon, and kept Justin Ellias and Jihad Ward as quality pieces for the defensive line,

The Ravens added yet another strong piece to the line, too, signing Michael Brockers from the Los Angeles Rams to a three-year, $30 million deal. That’s a steal, as Brockers is an excellent run defender who can work perfectly with Brandon Williams and Campbell up front.

It would be nice if the Ravens did more to assemble pass-catching talent around Jackson, who only has Mark Andrews and Marquise Brown to work with. However, they traded backup tight end Hayden Hurst for a second-round pick which can become another pass-catching asset for their superstar quarterback.

As a whole, the Ravens had a solid first wave of free agency and have set themselves up nicely for a big draft.

Grade: A-