Baltimore Ravens
Best-fit schemes, a unit-by-unit rundown and hidden gems — computed from current Madden ratings.
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Best-fit offensive scheme
Air Raid — Spread it out, tempo, spacing.
Team fit 84.0 A− · Read the full guide →
- 2. Wide Zone — fit 83.1 B+ · Read the full guide →
- 3. Power Run (Gap) — fit 82.6 B+ · Read the full guide →
Best-fit defensive scheme
Tampa 2 — Rush four, rally and tackle.
Team fit 89.3 A
- 2. 4-3 Attack — fit 88.9 A
- 3. Single High — fit 86.5 A− · Read the full guide →
Top 5 players by overall
| Player | Pos | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Lamar Jackson | QB | 95 |
| Derrick Henry | HB | 94 |
| Kyle Hamilton | SS | 94 |
| Roquan Smith | MLB | 93 |
| Nnamdi Madubuike | DT | 90 |
What this team is
A genuinely balanced roster — both units rate in the league's top ten. The face of it is Lamar Jackson (QB, 95).
Offense
Lamar Jackson (QB, 95) is the headliner. 95 throw on the run — throws on the move like the play was drawn that way; 95 throw under pressure — does not flinch when the pocket gets loud; 95 speed — home-run speed that changes how a defense lines up. Everything this offense does is built to get him the ball in the situations those numbers describe.
Derrick Henry (94) would headline most offenses himself — having two of them is how this unit breaks coverage math.
Defense
Kyle Hamilton (SS, 94) sets the terms. 89 hit power — arrives with bad intentions — ball carriers remember him; 88 speed — real speed that has to be accounted for. Offenses spend the week accounting for him, and the rest of this defense eats in the space that creates.
And he has company at the top: Nnamdi Madubuike (90), Roquan Smith (93) also rate 90+, giving this roster 3 defenders at that level — something only 5 teams in the league can say. Fine print — Nnamdi Madubuike: a neck injury two weeks into 2025 required surgery and cost him a full year — he only returned this September.
Special teams
Tyler Loop (79) kicks — 97 leg, 87 accuracy. Ryan Eckley (73) punts — 92 leg, 80 accuracy. Top return man is Justice Hill (83 return).
Hidden gems
Offense: Devontez Walker (WR, 71 OVR) — a 94 speed buried at 71 overall. Speed is the one trait that plays at any overall — it travels to any package, any formation, any Sunday.
Defense: Chandler Rivers (CB, 71 OVR). Read the ratings page twice: the overall says 71, the speed says 92. Overall is about the whole job; that speed is about one job, and he can already do that one as well as most starters.
Built from EA's Week 7 roster update: the headliners are each side's highest-rated players, trait callouts are their actual top ratings, and league ranks compare all 32 starting units in the same file. A gem is a non-starter (85 OVR or under) carrying at least one elite trait of 92+.
Scheme fits are computed from player ratings with the same engine as the SchemeFit tool — build the full lineup there.