Ravens Edge a ‘Name to Keep an Eye’ on as Pre-Draft Trade Asset
An already strong roster bolstered by some select but shrewd spending in free agency, means the Baltimore Ravens don’t need to trade for extra picks ahead of the 2025 NFL draft, but that could change if teams come calling about an “above average” edge-rusher.
General manager Eric DeCosta isn’t above stockpiling extra draft capital, and he could view Odafe Oweh as a viable trade asset before Thursday, April 24. That’s the view from Bradley Locker of Pro Football Focus, who believes Oweh’s “a name to keep an eye on in that group for trade purposes.”
Locker’s reasoning is based upon a belief that “while Oweh has been above average as both a pass rusher and a run defender, his play might not warrant a lucrative extension. The Ravens could face a crossroads with the 26-year-old heading into the draft.”
Dealing Oweh before the draft would represent something of an about turn from the Ravens. They picked up his fifth-year option last season and watched Oweh log double-digit sacks in a season for the first time in his career.
There may be a temptation to cash in on a player on the rise, but it would be a risk for the Ravens with Oweh. The risk concerns the age of the team’s primary edge-rusher, along with a lack of plausible other options bookending the front seven.
