Baltimore is 1-5, and depending on how the next three weeks go, the team could be looking to make wholesale changes at several key positions and at the head coaching spot. With 11 games remaining, most prognosticators believe the Ravens need to win at least nine to secure the likely double-digit wins required to earn one of the final AFC wild-card spots.
At 4-1, Pittsburgh is currently three wins ahead of Baltimore in the AFC North, but the Ravens have the fifth-lowest strength of schedule in the NFL remaining (.442), with their most challenging matchups being the Steelers (twice), Packers, and Patriots. Baltimore is on a bye week, and will face the Bears (Oct. 26) and Dolphins (Oct. 30) before the November 4 trade deadline.
With the bye week nearly complete, here’s a look at the highest and lowest graded from the Ravens’ offense and defense after the first six games via Pro Football Focus.
Best offense grades
- WR DeAndre Hopkins: 92.1 (97 snaps)
- WR Devontez Walker: 92.0 (24 snaps)
- WR Zay Flowers: 73.3 (294 snaps)
- OL Tyler Linderbaum: 73.0 (336 snaps)
- Ronnie Stanley: 70.0 (200 snaps)
- RB Justice Hill:64.6 (154 snaps)
The most efficient part of the Ravens offense has been its passing game, with the touchdown scorers DeAndre Hopkins and DeVontez Walker leading the charge despite playing the fewest snaps. Flowers leads the Ravens with 34 catches, for 423 yards and one touchdown on 46 targets. Linderbaum has an 85.6 run-blocking grade. Hopkins and Walker are among the team leaders with two touchdowns apiece.
Best defense grades
- DB Kyle Hamilton 81.9 (341 snaps)
- LB Trenton Simpson 75.6 (194 snaps)
- DT Nnamdi Madubuike 73.5 (102 snaps)
- CB Chidobe Awuzie 71.8 (251 snaps)
- OLB Odafe Oweh 69.2 (166 snaps) traded to the Chargers
- CB Nate Wiggins 68.8 (379 snaps)
- DT John Jenkins 67.0 (193 snaps)
Hamilton is the NFL’s highest graded safety according to PFF (81.9), and he has an 89.1 grade in coverage, with 35 tackles, one tackle for loss, and one pass defended. Simpson is fifth on the team with 30 tackles, while also logging 1.5 sacks and two tackles for loss. Awuzie is the 20th highest graded cornerback in the NFL, and has 18 tackles and one pass defended.
Worst offense grades
- TE Zaire Mitchell-Paden: 39.2 (74 snaps)
- TE Isaiah Likely 41.9 (111 snaps)
- WR Tylan Wallace 52.9 (109 snaps)
- OL Joe Noteboom 53.0 (140 snaps)
- WR Rashod Bateman 56.0 (227 snaps)
- TE Charlie Kolar 56.3 (155 snaps)
- OL Daniel Faalele 57.3 ( 339 snaps)
Worst defense grades
- DE Broderick Washington 30.4 (102 snaps)
- CB Jaire Alexander 36.9 (61 snaps)
- CB Marlon Humphrey 38.6 (270 snaps)
- CB Keyon Martin 44.6 (115 snaps)
- Edge Mike Green 44.8 (251 snaps)
- LB Teddye Buchanan 49.4 (329 snaps)
- OLB David Ojabo 49.9 (59 snaps)
- DB Malaki Starks 52.3 (416 snaps)
Rookie linebacker Teddye Buchanan leads the Ravens with 49 tackles, one half a sack, and three tackles for loss. Starks is second on the team in tackles with 39, has one pass defended, and one tackle for loss.
This article originally appeared on Ravens Wire: Ravens PFF grades: Best and worst performers at the bye week

