Ravens' Marlon Humphrey is looking at a new role if draft pick works out

Marlon Humphrey

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The Baltimore Ravens still want to get strong contributions out of Marlon Humphrey.

At this point in the cornerback's career, though, it seems there's one good way to do that and one bad way to do it.

Humphrey played a lot in the slot in 2025, and it didn't go well.

"In three-cornerback sets last season, Humphrey bumped into the slot for the Ravens, playing 264 snaps at that alignment," ESPN's Ben Solak wrote in a new article on Wednesday. "Among slot defenders with at least 30 targets, he was third worst in coverage success rate."

The Ravens appear to have drafted a potential slot replacement in the fourth round, Duke's Chandler Rivers.

"An undersized but feisty jitterbug cut from the same cloth as D'Angelo Ponds (now with the Jets), Rivers is exactly the sort of player who excels as a 10-year NFL slot corner," Solak writes. "If he hits, he bumps Humphrey back outside, where the veteran was much stronger last season (61.5% coverage success rate relative to the 46.9% he posted inside)."

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