All is well in Charm City after the Ravens hired their fourth head coach in franchise history, bringing Jesse Minter back to where it all started with a five-year deal. Minter brings a high level of defensive acumen and should help ease Ravens fans’ frustrations over the loss of Mike MacDonald two years ago. The Ravens will now begin retooling the roster after hiring an offensive and a defensive coordinator while working out a new contract for quarterback Lamar Jackson.

We previously looked at players the Ravens would target if there were no salary cap. Now we’re looking at one player the Ravens could target from each AFC team.

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The sixth-year pro out of Wisconsin has logged nearly 5,000 snaps at left guard in his NFL career and finished 2025 logging a 71.4 PFF grade in 1,035 snaps.

Melifonwu played in 15 games, logging 53 tackles, one sack, and a 62.9 PFF grade in 549 snaps.

New England Patriots: OL K’Lavon Chaisson

The New England Patriots signed K’Lavon Chaisson to a one-year, $3 million deal last offseason, and they could be looking to keep him around, but if he departs, he’d be an immediate plug-and-play option. On a team heading to the AFC title game, Chaisson started 10 games in a limited role, which has since expanded, recording 31 tackles, 7.5 sacks (second-most on the team), and a fumble-return touchdown. He set career highs in sacks and tackles for a loss this season.

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New York Jets: OL Alijah Vera-Tucker

Before his 2025 injury, Vera-Tucker earned three straight seasons of 70.0-plus PFF overall grades and allowed the fourth-lowest pressure rate (2.8 percent) among guards in 2024.

Hendrickson is getting older, but he’s still a closer off the edge. In seven games this season, he had four sacks. Still, Hendrickson’s 17.5 sacks and 65 pressures in 2024 were league highs.

The veteran offensive guard logged a 77.7 PFF grade in 324 snaps.

Pittsburgh Steelers: DB Kyle Dugger

After being acquired from New England, Dugger logged 42 tackles (22 solo), including 1.0 sacks, and five pass defenses (including one interception and a pick-six) in nine regular-season games with Pittsburgh.

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Ingram was the Texans’ starting right guard for the 14 regular-season games and had a 71.5 PFF grade in 929 snaps.

A vertical deep threat at 6-foot-3 and 211 pounds, Pierce averaged a league-best 21.3 yards per catch in 2025. He also topped the 1,000-yard receiving mark and brought in six touchdowns.

Jacksonville Jaguars: CB Greg Newsome II

A midseason trade acquisition for the Jaguars from the Browns, Newsome has only four career interceptions, but he has 33 pass breakups over five seasons.

Tennessee Titans: DT James Lynch

A 6-foot-4-, 295-pounder, Lynch originally entered the league as a fourth-round draft pick of the Minnesota Vikings in 2020. Lynch saw action as a reserve in all 17 games in his first season with the Titans, and he posted 20 tackles, a sack, four quarterback pressures, two stops for loss, and two passes defensed. This year, Lynch appeared in 17 games, logging 25 tackles and 0.5 sacks.

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Franklin-Myers can rush from both inside and outside as a versatile defensive tackle who is also well above average against the run.

Kansas City Chiefs: DB Bryan Cook

A rangy safety with elite speed, the 2022 second-round pick is the highest-ranked player at his position in free agency. He had six pass breakups in 2025, playing 82.6% of Kansas City’s defensive snaps.

Las Vegas Raiders: OL Dylan Parham

A four-year starter with the Raiders, Parham is a solid offensive guard who is only 26 and offers some upside.

Los Angeles Chargers: OL Zion Johnson

Johnson is a young, durable interior blocker who fits both zone and gap run schemes and earned a 90.7% pass block win rate over his four-year career.

This article originally appeared on Ravens Wire: NFL Free Agency: One player the Ravens could target from each AFC team