BALTIMORE — It's been nearly a week since the Ravens backed out of a blockbuster trade with the Raiders for star edge rusher Maxx Crosby.
Baltimore was to send Las Vegas a pair of first round draft picks to make it happen.
Due to a failed physical, the Flock pulled out at the very last second.
The next day team General Manager Eric DeCosta announced a lucrative multi-year contract with free agent Trey Hendrickson, a longtime star pass rusher for the AFC North Division rival Bengals.
With that, Baltimore gets to keep its two first rounders.
While either player would be a welcome addition to a franchise in desperate need of sacks, we dug into the numbers to compare the pair.
Mad Maxx, 29, is three-years younger than Hendrickson.
Crosby's got seven full NFL seasons under his belt, earning five trips to the Pro Bowl.
Hendrickson, meanwhile, is entering his 10th season, four of which have netted a Pro Bowl selection, including one All Pro honor.
Over his career, Crosby has amassed 69.5 sacks compared to Hendrickson's 81.
That averages out to just over one more sack per 17 game season in Hendrickson's favor.
Both men average two forced fumbles a year, per Pro Football Reference, although Crosby has three career fumble recoveries as opposed to zero for Hendrickson.
Crosby has also significantly outperformed Hendrickson in career pass deflections (29 to 16).
Maxx has one career interception. Hendrickson has none.
When assessing tackles for loss and quarterback hits, Crosby averages 21 and 25 respectively per season, surpassing Hendrickson who posts 11 and 24 in the same categories.
Despite Hendrickson playing only seven games last season, Pro Football Focus (PFF) gave him an overall grade of 82.9 which ranks 13th among 115 NFL edge players.
In 15 starts during 2025, Crosby ranked three spots behind Hendrickson at 16th, grading out at 79.7.
However, Crosby finished well ahead in quarterback pressures finishing 21st out of 115, as opposed to 84th for Hendrickson.
Finally, lets delve into salaries.
Crosby in March of 2025 signed a three-year $106.5 million extension with the Raiders, including $91.5 million in guaranteed money.
Hendrickson's new Ravens deal is four-years worth $112 million, $60 million of which is fully guaranteed.
So... after reading all this, who'd you rather?