### **Ravens' Safeties Ranked As League's Best**
The Ravens lost two accomplished safeties in free agency in Alohi Gilman and Ar'Darius Washington, yet the position remains one of the team's biggest strengths.
[Sports Illustrated’s Matt Verderame and Gilberto Manzano](https://www.si.com/nfl/bengals-cardinals-among-nfl-best-teams-every-position-after-free-agency-2026#inline-text-43) identified the best team at each position post-free agency, and the Ravens got the nod at safety.
It all starts, of course, with Kyle Hamilton, one of the most impactful and versatile defenders in the league.
"The Ravens have the best safety in the game and are loaded at the position," Manzano wrote. "Last year, Baltimore paired All-Pro Kyle Hamilton with 2025 first-round pick Malaki Starks. The team now has a strong trio of safeties after the free-agent addition of Jaylinn Hawkins, who helped the Patriots advance to the Super Bowl last season.
"New coach Jesse Minter has always favored three safeties in his rotation and now has the right pieces to produce a dominant defense in Year 1 in Baltimore."
Minter made it clear during his media session at the NFL owners meeting this week that he's looking forward to working with the talented trio.
"Jaylinn is a great player, and I think he and Malaki will operate really well together," Minter said. "I think that'll allow us to do a lot of cool things with Kyle. And I was telling Kyle the other day, \[with\] those three guys on the field together, it's going to be fun to come up with things to utilize those three guys."