Ravens Overhaul Pass Rush With Hendrickson After Crosby Trade Is Voided

Overview

• Baltimore responded to a franchise-worst 2025 pass rush by pursuing a blockbuster trade for Maxx Crosby that was voided after medical concerns, then signing veteran edge Trey Hendrickson and Calais Campbell and drafting edge Zion Young.
• Hendrickson’s signing is being hailed as the linchpin of the rebuild because of his recent high pressure rates, sack production and pass-rush grades, and pundits say he could immediately raise the unit’s urgency in late-game pass-rush situations.
• New head coach Jesse Minter and defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver have shown early buy-in at OTAs, with praise for Hendrickson’s leadership, positive impressions of young rushers Mike Green and Zion Young, and scheme fits that favored increased pressure.
• Major uncertainties remain: Hendrickson missed large parts of 2025 and finished on injured reserve after a core-muscle procedure, and the plan depends on veterans such as Roquan Smith and Marlon Humphrey rebounding to their prior levels.
• If health and expected development materialize, the pass rush could cut opposing passing yards and boost Baltimore’s playoff ceiling; if not, the team risks repeating its 2025 defensive shortfalls.