The Ravens can always be counted on to be a strongly Caste team under John Harbaugh and this year is no exception. Baltimore starts 3 Whites on the o-line, the great Mark Andrews is the tight end, and FB Patrick Ricard makes it a fifth White starter though he is not on the field much and has all of 2 rushes and 30 career receptions in his five years with the team.
End Brent Urban and MLB Kristian Welch constitute the White “contingent” on defense, both as back-ups.
OLB Kyler Fackrell seemed destined for stardom a few years ago but now languishes on the practice squad, as does FB Ben Mason. Mason and Ricard could both be power running backs in the NFL, but as the saying goes it’ll be a rainy day in hell before that happens.
Rookie WR Slade Bolden out of Alabama is currently on IR (initially waived and then re-signed with an injury designation), as is LB Vince Biegel and TE Charlie Kolar. It’s unlikely any will play an NFL down with Baltimore.
Mark Andrews is the only reason to have any interest in this team.
LT: Patrick Mekari (Armenian/Lebanese/Iranian ancestry)
LG: Ben Powers, Ben Cleveland
C: Tyler Linderbaum
RG: Kevin Zeitler Trystan Colon (G/C)
TE: Mark Andrews, Nick Boyle
FB: Patrick Ricard
DE: Brent Urban
MLB: Kristian Welch
Number of White starters: 5
Total number of White players on 53 man roster: 14
Grade: F
P: Jordan Stout
PK: Justin Tucker (best kicker in NFL history)
LS: Nick Moore
Practice squad: OLB Kyler Fackrell, FB Ben Mason
IR: LB Vince Biegel, WR Slade Bolden, TE Charlie Kolar
End Brent Urban and MLB Kristian Welch constitute the White “contingent” on defense, both as back-ups.
OLB Kyler Fackrell seemed destined for stardom a few years ago but now languishes on the practice squad, as does FB Ben Mason. Mason and Ricard could both be power running backs in the NFL, but as the saying goes it’ll be a rainy day in hell before that happens.
Rookie WR Slade Bolden out of Alabama is currently on IR (initially waived and then re-signed with an injury designation), as is LB Vince Biegel and TE Charlie Kolar. It’s unlikely any will play an NFL down with Baltimore.
Mark Andrews is the only reason to have any interest in this team.
LT: Patrick Mekari (Armenian/Lebanese/Iranian ancestry)
LG: Ben Powers, Ben Cleveland
C: Tyler Linderbaum
RG: Kevin Zeitler Trystan Colon (G/C)
TE: Mark Andrews, Nick Boyle
FB: Patrick Ricard
DE: Brent Urban
MLB: Kristian Welch
Number of White starters: 5
Total number of White players on 53 man roster: 14
Grade: F
P: Jordan Stout
PK: Justin Tucker (best kicker in NFL history)
LS: Nick Moore
Practice squad: OLB Kyler Fackrell, FB Ben Mason
IR: LB Vince Biegel, WR Slade Bolden, TE Charlie Kolar
