Ravens Sign 19-Man UDFA Class
As the Ravens spent the early days of free agency under the impression that Maxx Crosby and Trey Hendrickson were both coming to take up a significant portion of the team’s salary cap, they watched unrestricted free agents parade out of Baltimore without being able to add much more. As a result, the Ravens have plenty of room to bring in bodies, and they’ve announced the signing of these 19 undrafted free agents to go along with their 11 draft picks and make up a 30-man rookie class:
- Cortez Braham, WR (Memphis)
- Ethan Burke, OLB (Texas)
- Nick Dawkins, C (Penn State)
- Dominic DeLuca, LB (Penn State)
- Joe Fagnano, QB (UConn)
- Aaron Graves, DT (Iowa)
- Matthew McDoom, CB (Cincinnati)
- Dontae McMillian, RB (Eastern Michigan)
- Diego Pavia, QB (Vanderbilt) (story)
- Ty Pezza, TE (Brown)
- Diego Pounds, T (Mississippi)
- Jahquez Robinson, S (Auburn)
- Octavian Smith, WR (Maryland)
- Trevonte Sylvester, T (Louisville)
- Elijah Tau-Tolliver, RB (Michigan State)
- Silas Walters, S (Miami [OH])
- Lardarius Webb Jr., CB (Wake Forest)
- Reid Williford, LB (Charlotte)
- Dion Wilson Jr., DT (Syracuse)
Fagnano wasn’t expected to do much at UConn after transferring from Maine, but the 25-year-old ended up leading a strong Huskies offense by the end of his seven-year collegiate career. He made few mistakes, boasting a touchdown:interception ratio over his career of 93:18 and only throwing one pick compared to 28 touchdowns in his final year of school. Fagnano’s processing, decision-making, and accuracy all score high marks, but his arm strength and mobility leave a lot to be desired.
It was a bit surprising to see Day 3 of the 2026 NFL Draft come and go without Pounds coming off the board. The starting left tackle for most of the past two years at Ole Miss, Pounds was projected by some as a potential fourth-rounder. The North Carolina-transfer has all the makings of a strong blindside blocker of the future with reliable pass pro habits, but his run grading has room for improvement. He’s got a great frame for an NFL tackle but will need to make sure he’s putting good weight on that frame.
Burke is a Baltimore-native who ended up in Austin for high school and stayed there for college. With only 10.5 sacks in 17 starts over four years, he may not project as a future starter in his hometown, but with three blocked field goals in his last two years, he shows the potential to find a roster spot on special teams. He’s joined in his virtual homecoming by Webb, whose father played all nine years of his career with the Ravens. The senior Webb led the team in interceptions (5) and passes defensed (20) in 2011 and led the league in passes defensed (22) in 2013.
While the Ravens drafted the top interior offensive lineman of this year’s class in Penn State’s Vega Ioane, they failed to draft a new starting center. Taking a chance on Dawkins, who spent the past two years starting next to Ioane in Happy Valley, could be a strong bet. Dawkins will certainly have chemistry with his former line-mate, and a thin depth chart at the position could give him a strong chance to earn a roster spot.
