Ravens Linked to 1,000-Yard All-Pro Playmaker for Lamar Jackson

The Baltimore Ravens are seemingly always on the hunt to add more offensive weapons around two-time MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson.

The team did so again this offseason, drafting receivers Ja'Kobi Lane (Round 3) and Elijah Sarratt (Round 4) over a month ago, and one of the top NFL insiders in the industry has now linked Baltimore to a former 1,000-yard All-Pro tight end.

ESPN's Dan Graziano recently named the top players likely to be dealt around the 2026 trade deadline, and he named Atlanta Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts as one of those players.

Graziano even named the Ravens explicitly as a top potential landing spot for Pitts, the former No. 4 overall pick.

"The Falcons, particularly with a new coaching staff and front office, might want to see how he fits in their new offense before committing long term," Graziano wrote. "If they don’t get him extended by July 15, and that rankles him and/or they struggle early in the season, teams will come asking about the availability of the uber-talented former top-10 pick, who doesn’t turn 26 until October.

"Baltimore lost a pair of tight ends - Isaiah Likely and Charlie Kolar - in free agency and could be looking for the kind of offense Pitts can generate."

If the Falcons were willing to part with Pitts, Baltimore makes a lot of sense.

After losing Likely to former head coach John Harbaugh in New York, Baltimore is left with an aging 30-year-old Mark Andrews and three rookies - Josh Cuevas, Matthew Hibner, and Ty Pezza - to round out its tight end room.

Pitts debuted as a 1,000-yard rookie back in 2021, and since he's recorded here average seasons before his 88-catch, 928-yard, five-touchdown season last year. Pitts has never really reached his potential in Atlanta, and some of that may be due to the team's erratic quarterback play over the years.

Pairing Pitts with Jackson could be just what the 5-year-old TE needs to help him get to that next level in his development.

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This story was originally published June 5, 2026 at 8:39 PM.