Ravens normal supervisor Eric DeCosta mentioned after final season that his group can by no means have sufficient good cornerbacks, a stance he reiterated all through the offseason.
Adding one earlier than subsequent season was a precedence, and Baltimore did Wednesday by signing veteran free agent Rock Ya-Sin. The deal is for one yr and price as much as $6 million, based on a number of stories.
“It’s an important position,” DeCosta mentioned Saturday in the course of the NFL draft. “What we’ve seen is you can never have enough good corners to start the season and throughout the season. That’s a fast way to get beat, is to not have enough corners on the field.”
Indeed.
The Ravens have All-Pro Marlon Humphrey on one aspect however there was uncertainty on the different beginning spot after they didn’t re-sign veteran Marcus Peters. Now they’ve bolstered the place with the addition of Ya-Sin, a second-round draft decide of the Indianapolis Colts in 2019 who spent final season with the Raiders after being dealt to Las Vegas for defensive finish Yannick Ngakoue in March 2022.
Ya-Sin had 45 tackles with seven passes defended in 11 video games final season, 9 of them begins.
He’s proved to be a reliable presence when wholesome. Ya-Sin, who will flip 27 on May 23, acquired at the least a 65.3 general grade and 62.2 protection grade from Pro Football Focus in three of his 4 seasons, together with a 72.2 protection mark in 2021. Over the previous three seasons, his passer score allowed when focused in protection has additionally dropped, from 98.7 in 2020 to 88.8 in 2021 to 82.6 final yr.
Though the 6-foot, 190-pound Ya-Sin has performed totally on the skin throughout his profession and is predicted to begin reverse Humphrey, he has additionally been suffering from accidents. Over the previous three years, he has missed 13 video games, together with six final season when he went on injured reserve with a knee damage.
His signing was not a shock, given the obtrusive want on the place.
The Ravens hosted Ya-Sin on a free agent go to in March and didn’t take a cornerback within the draft till the fifth spherical after they chosen Kyu Blu Kelly out of Stanford. By ready till after Monday to make the addition, the Ravens additionally averted having Ya-Sin rely in opposition to the NFL’s compensatory draft decide method.
In a division that features Cincinnati Bengals huge receivers Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins (each coming off 1,000-yard seasons) and Tyler Boyd, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Diontae Johnson, George Pickens and Allen Robinson and the Cleveland Browns’ Amari Cooper, Donovan Peoples-Jones and Elijah Moore, cornerback was a serious place of want. Damarion “Pepe” Williams and Jalyn Armour-Davis, who have been each drafted final yr, and defensive again Brandon Stephens are additionally anticipated to compete for snaps.
Ya-Sin has appeared in 52 video games in his profession, together with 38 begins. He has two interceptions, 27 passes defended, two pressured fumbles, two fumble recoveries, 183 tackles and two tackles for loss.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com