Ravens Have PFF’s Top-Ranked Running Back Unit, Best Tight End Duo
Pro Football Focus ranked all 32 running back units. Unsurprisingly, the Ravens were No. 1.
“The Ravens reign supreme with the NFL’s highest-graded running back from last season, Derrick Henry, and a talented unit behind him,” PFF’s Dalton Wasserman wrote. “Henry led the position with a 93.5 PFF rushing grade as well as 89 missed tackles forced and 6.0 yards per carry. At this point, his eventual decline isn’t believable until we see it.
“Alongside Henry is one of the NFL’s best third-down backs, Justice Hill. Hill’s 89.0 PFF receiving grade in 2024 ranked fourth among running backs last season. He did not drop any of his 52 targets. Baltimore also has Keaton Mitchell, who earned an elite 92.5 PFF rushing grade in limited work in 2023, and Rasheen Ali, who added special-teams value late last season.”
PFF also named the best duos at every position. Mark Andrews and Isaiah Likely got the nod at tight end.
“Andrews and Likely endured contrasting trajectories in 2024,” PFF’s Zoltan Buday wrote. “While Andrews started slow after missing significant time due to injury in 2023, Likely produced well in the early going. Andrews did not record a single touchdown over the first five games but still finished with 11. On the other hand, 271 of Likely’s 477 receiving yards came in the first eight weeks.
“Regardless, both had strong seasons and finished among the top 10 tight ends in PFF overall grade. Andrews earned an 83.1 mark, which ranked fourth, while Likely’s 75.6 mark placed seventh.”