Ravens use versatile safety group to create defensive uncertainty

Baltimore defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver is preparing the Ravens to utilize a flexible safety group during the 2026 season. The unit features Kyle Hamilton alongside second-year player Malaki Starks and Jaylinn Hawkins. Weaver credited the group's collective football intelligence for allowing the coaching staff to rotate players across the field. By moving defenders into multiple roles, the team aims to complicate pre-snap reads for opposing quarterbacks. Coaching staff members P.J. Volker, Mike Mickens, and Miles Taylor are overseeing the development of these schemes throughout the current practice schedule.

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