Baltimore Ravens ceiling and floor for 2023

The Baltimore Ravens had a roller-coaster offseason, starting with Lamar Jackson's request for a trade. Jackson and the team made up, and he's now one the league's highest-paid quarterbacks.

With the conclusion of training camp and preseason, here's the Ravens' ceiling and floor heading into Week 1.

Ceiling 12-5

Jackson should benefit from several new weapons on offense after a very active offseason. The 2019 NFL MVP is no longer short of talent now that Baltimore has four former first-round wide receivers (Odell Beckham Jr., Rashod Bateman, Zay Flowers and Nelson Agholor), and of course, maybe Jackson's favorite target in All-Pro TE Mark Andrews.

The Ravens also have a favorable schedule, the 21st-most difficult in the NFL. The AFC North seems to be as competitive as ever, but the Ravens are optimistic their offense will reach a new level under new offensive coordinator Todd Monken, the former Georgia OC. 

It helps to have one of the better head coaches in the league as well. John Harbaugh could establish himself as one of the best if he can lead Baltimore on a deep run in the playoffs after being quite average thus far in his career (11-9 postseason record).

Floor 7-10

The Ravens' biggest question mark remains its defense after losing a few key veteran leaders, notably DE Calais Campbell, CB Marcus Peters and safety Chuck Clark. A surge of youth could be a good thing, but it will likely take at least some time for the new unit to gel.

Baltimore has also had a history of the injury bug and that has somewhat continued this offseason with players like Bateman, Andrews and CB Marlon Humphrey dealing with injuries throughout training camp and the preseason. Injuries can quickly derail a season, as the Ravens, who were missing Jackson when they were one and done in the playoffs, know all too well.

There is a chance also the offensive shift doesn't work. Monken is clearly bringing a more pass-heavy approach while Baltimore's strength has been its run game for the past few years. It was reported throughout training camp that the new offense "struggled and showed frustration" and one practice ended with Jackson punting the ball and throwing his helmet.