For the past several years, the Baltimore Ravens’ secondary has been a strength, and that does not look to change this season. Marcus Williams and Kyle Hamilton form possibly the best tandem in the NFL at the safety position, with Hamilton becoming one of the best overall defensive players in the league after just two seasons.
Marlon Humphrey and Brandon Stephens return as the starting cornerbacks, with first-round pick Nate Wiggins joining the fray.
When ranking all 32 secondaries across the NFL, PFF’s John Kosko pegged the Ravens as the fourth-best in the league.
“A unit that relies on the strength of its safeties also rosters Marlon Humphrey, one of the most talented cornerbacks in the NFL,” Kosko wrote. “Humphrey has battled injuries the past few years but is dominant when he is on the field. Kyle Hamilton has also emerged as one of the best safeties in the NFL, while Marcus Williams has been one of the league’s best deep free safeties for several years. The team also added Nate Wiggins in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft.”
If Humphrey can bounce back to his usual high level of play this season, then he and Stephens — fresh off a breakout season and entering a contract year — could form one of the better cornerback duos in the NFL. The health of those two could determine how much playing time the speedy rookie Wiggins gets in his first NFL season.
