Overview
- Baltimore used the No. 173 pick in Round 5 to select Alabama tight end Josh Cuevas on Day 3 of the NFL Draft.
- The move helps restock a position group after Isaiah Likely and Charlie Kolar left in free agency.
- Coaches expect a flexible role for Cuevas, including inline snaps and H‑back duties, after he posted 37 catches for 411 yards and four touchdowns last season at Alabama.
- Cuevas measures 6‑foot‑3 and 245 pounds and ran a 4.65‑second 40 at the NFL Combine, which fits a blocking and mid‑range receiving profile.
- He is the seventh Alabama player drafted this year, continuing a run of Crimson Tide tight ends taken in consecutive years for the first time since 2012 and 2013.