Ravens tight end Mark Andrews signs a 3-year, $39.3 million extension to stay in Baltimore.
Rumors of a Mark Andrews demise were sorely overstated. The Ravens all time leading receiver will stay in Baltimore for 3 more years to the tune of $39.3 million.
The move comes at the surprise of those who thought Isaiah Likely would take over the TE1 role, allowing Andrews to leave in free agency. The Ravens value Andrews as does star quarterback Lamar Jackson. Andrews’ 9.2 fantasy points per game rank 19th, however the 6 seasons prior, Andrews ranked 7th or better in that metric. His dynasty value is a whole lot safer with his new 3-year deal.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
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The Ravens athletic tight end will most likely miss Week 1, leaving Mark Andrews with plenty of opportunity.
The Baltimore Ravens will be without half of their epic tight end duo with Isaiah Likely looking like he will sit out Week 1. The beneficiary is 3-time Pro Bowler Mark Andrews.
Likely had surgery on his foot this offseason and is still recovering. The news doesn’t come as much of a surprise as all reports leading up to this have indicated the timeline for Likely’s return to be in the early part of the season, leaving Week 1 murky.
Things will open up for wide receiver Zay Flowers and Mark Andrews. Lamar Jackson will certainly thrive in a game against the Buffalo Bills that has a Vegas total of 50.5. Rashod Bateman becomes a nice DFS play as well. Ironically, this sets up as a good redemption game for Mark Andrews who is ready to turn the page after a back breaking drop late in a playoff matchup last season with the aforementioned Bills.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
Isaiah is not Likely to be 100% come Week 1 of the NFL season.
Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely is expected to miss the next 6 weeks. The rising tight end is getting a broken bone in his foot repaired via surgery. Ravens head coach John Harbaugh described the time length missed as “multiple weeks.”
In the last week on Underdog, Likely has fallen 9.9 spots into the latter part of round 13. Likely is considered by many to be the best backup tight end in the NFL. ESPN recently ran a survey of NFL executives, coaches, and scouts for top tight ends in the league and Likely was ranked 8th. Mark Andrews, who is ahead of him on the depth chart, came in at 6.
Andrews has seen his ADP only climb 2.3 spots and can be drafted at the end of round 9. Andrews has presented as a bargain all offseason due to a depressed price that factors in Likely’s ascendance in 2025 and a vivid memory of Andrews struggling in the AFC Divisional matchup versus the Buffalo Bills. Andrews dropped a key 2-point conversion late in the Ravens loss to the Bills 27-25. With Likely out of the way for the foreseeable future, Andrews has a great shot at being a top-5 tight end who can be drafted in round 9.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
In a survey of NFL executives, coaches, and scouts, Brock Bowers emerges as the top ranked tight end.
The verdict is in on the NFL’s top 10 tight ends. ESPN surveyed NFL coaches, executives, and scouts to get a ranking on the best tight ends in the league. After a superb 2024 rookie campaign, Brock Bowers takes the No.1 spot.
Bowers had 112 receptions on 153 targets in 17 games played and was the TE1 in fantasy. Bowers surupasses George Kittle who is an originator of Tight End University. Travis Kelce falls from the top spot down to 5 as he enters his age 35 season.
A very interesting wrinkle to the rankings are both Ravens tight ends Mark Andrews (6th) and Isaiah Likely (8th) making the list. This respect around the league for Likely shows how strong a tight end room the Ravens have. There has been growing pressure on Andrews to be traded and fantasy gamers wishcasting Likely to the top of the Ravens depth chart.
While this survey is mere opinion, it gives incredible insight to how each player at the position is viewed. Fantasy rankings are rampant and this survey is unique in that it peels back the curtain on how the NFL’s decision makers think as far as player evaluation.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
After his return from retirement and trade to the Dolphins, tight end Darren Waller is seeing an ADP spike!
After trading away 2024’s fantasy football TE4 in Jonnu Smith to the Pittsburgh Steelers, it left a void at the position. In a surprise move, the Dolphins traded for the then retired Darren Waller.
With plenty of trade buzz surfacing for players such as Cole Kmet, Michael Mayer, Isaiah Likely, and many more it came as a sudden surprise when Waller was acquired from the New York Giants. Since 2020, Darren Waller has seen a significant dive in production. In 2020, Waller was the TE2 in fantasy points per game with 17.4. Prior to retiring after the 2023 season, Waller only recorded 9.4 fantasy points per game.
On Underdog, Waller has surged from being wholly unranked to the late 16th round for a cumulative rise of 25 spots in the last week. There is little harm in adding Waller as a 3rd tight end in best ball builds as he goes late enough in drafts to where there still lies uncertainty for many surrounding him at cost. Drafters should have low expectations for Waller as he should only be a small part of a portfolio for those who draft in bulk.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
Ravens GM Eric DeCosta is uncertain about Mark Andrews’s future with the organization, per ESPN’s Jamison Hensley.
In the public eye, Andrews’s future with the team has been questionable for quite some time. His untimely drop in the Divisional Round of this year’s playoffs and the steady emergence of young tight end Isaiah Likely begs questions about his future. DeCosta spoke on this matter with Baltimore reporters at a recent press conference.
“I never know what’s going to happen,” DeCosta said. “And I would never want to say this or that. But I can tell you this: Mark Andrews is a warrior. He’s played his butt off for us.”
Though this quote isn’t overly negative, in this business, general managers and coaches alike have every reason to speak highly of their players to the press. Any deviation or ounce of doubt turns heads. Andrews turns 30 at the start of the 2025 NFL season and is entering the final year of his current contract. The three-time Pro Bowler had a slow start to his 2024 regular season but finished the campaign with 11 touchdowns and was 3rd on his team in receiving yards. Still a quality player with some gas left in the tank, Andrews will likely find a starting role if traded.
Author: Trey Kroll
