Pundit Proposes Two Trades Between Ravens and Giants
As noted in Late for Work on Wednesday, the Ravens have been named a potential landing spot for New York Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence. FOX Sports’ Ralph Vacchiano thinks Baltimore should trade for a different Giants defensive player: outside linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux.
Vacchiano speculated about potential trades that could happen during the draft, and he proposed the Ravens send the Giants their 2026 third-round pick (No. 80 overall) and a 2027 conditional fifth-round pick for Thibodeaux.
"Jesse Minter is taking over a team ready for a Super Bowl run, but still too dangerously thin on the edge," Vacchiano wrote. "The Ravens could fix that by adding Thibodeaux, who is an expensive luxury for the Giants. With Brian Burns and Abdul Carter there, they're unlikely to re-sign Thibodeaux after this season, so they could be willing to deal him now, especially if they could get a third-round pick, which the Giants don't currently have."
Thibodeaux, the fifth-overall pick in 2022, had a career-high 11.5 sacks in 2023. He had a combined eight sacks in 22 games over the past two seasons.
Vacchiano also had the Ravens and Giants as trade partners in another proposal. In this scenario, Baltimore would send cornerback Marlon Humphrey to New York for a 2026 fourth-round pick (105th overall) and a 2027 conditional seventh-round pick.
"Humphrey, a four-time Pro Bowler and two-time All-Pro, will be 30 and carries a $15.25 million salary, so he might not cost more than a Day 3 pick," Vacchiano wrote. "The Ravens will be OK in the secondary without him."
If the hypothetical trade came to fruition, Humphrey would be the sixth Raven to reunite with Head Coach John Harbaugh in New York, joining tight end Isaiah Likely, fullback Patrick Ricard, punter Jordan Stout, safety Ar'Darius Washington, and guard Daniel Faalele.
However, the Ravens haven't given any indication that Humphrey, who is in the final year of his contract, is not in their plans for 2026.
When General Manager Eric DeCosta was asked at the NFL Scouting Combine in February if the Ravens would need to adjust Humphrey's contract to keep him, he replied: "Not necessarily. I do expect him to be on the team. I love Marlon."
Humphrey was among the veterans in attendance at the start of the Ravens' voluntary offseason workout program this week.