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Ravens Announce Decision On Mark Andrews During NFL Draft

Originally posted on The Spun | By Kameron Duncan | Last updated Apr 26, 2025 1:02 PM ET

The Baltimore Ravens have a number of picks on the final day of the 2025 NFL Draft, and they could use one of those picks to add another tight end to the roster.

The Ravens may want to get younger at the position, but don't expect any additions at the position to affect the future of one of their best players.

On Friday night, Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said that he expects tight end Mark Andrews to be back with the team for 2025.

“At this point, I really expect Mark to be on this team," DeCosta said. “Great player. Love him. Competitive, tough, playmaker. I would expect him to be on the team.”

Those comments are more committal than the remarks DeCosta made about Andrews before the draft, causing some fans to wonder if the team was considering a trade.

"I never know what's going to happen, and I would never want to say this or that, but I can tell you this: Mark Andrews is a warrior, and he's played his butt off for us, and his competitiveness, his talent, his attitude [and] his leadership is so valued here," the general manager said last week, per NFL.com.

"He's a great player, and we're in the business of keeping as many great players as we can, so there's always a lot of unpredictability with the draft. You just never know."

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - SEPTEMBER 18: Tight end Mark Andrews #89 of the Baltimore Ravens looks on after making a catch against the Miami Dolphinsat M&T Bank Stadium on September 18, 2022 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)Rob Carr/Getty Images

Andrews, a third round pick out of Oklahoma pack in 2018, has been an All-Pro and a three-time Pro Bowler with the Ravens. He's been one of Lamar Jackson's favorite targets during the quarterback's rise, helping Jackson win two MVP awards.

The Ravens did not address tight end in the first three rounds of the NFL Draft on Thursday and Friday. They selected Georgia safety Malachi Starks with the No. 27 overall pick on Thursday night, then added Marshall edge rusher Mike Green (No. 59) and LSU offensive lineman Emery Jones Jr. (No. 91) on Friday.

The Ravens were two games away from the Super Bowl last year, and Andrews was a big reason why they won the AFC North division title. We'll see how much longer he remains with the Ravens after this week's vote of confidence from the front office.

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