Ravens cornerback Jalyn Armour-Davis was having his best summer in his four years in Baltimore. It wasn’t enough.
Armour-Davis, who was expected to provide crucial depth in the secondary and contribute on special teams this season, was waived in a surprising roster move as the team finalized its 53-man roster ahead of Tuesday’s 4 p.m. deadline.
Armour-Davis was versatile and reliable throughout training camp, missing only a handful of practices after an injury-prone start to his Ravens career. He allowed just four catches on 10 targets for 31 yards in coverage during the preseason, according to Pro Football Focus.
“I always want wherever I’m at now to be the best of me,” Armour-Davis said earlier this month. “I always want to be better than any other year before now. I would say so just continuing to find something new to work on every day. [I try to keep] staying consistent, staying available, and just showing up. From there on, God [will] take care of the rest. I’m happy right now.”
Safety Beau Brade, who starred at River Hill and Maryland before making the team as an undrafted rookie last year, was also waived. Undrafted rookie defensive back Reuben Lowery appeared to surpass Brade on the safety depth chart during the preseason.
Brade said after the final preseason game that he felt good about he performed with the opportunities he was given. He saw his time on defense decrease as Lowery was given more looks, but he had plenty of reps on the special teams units in the preseason games.
Brade and others could return on the practice squad if they’re not claimed on waivers by noon Wednesday. Brade has special teams value, finishing seventh on the Ravens in snaps there last season.
After all the cuts were made, here is the list of who made the team and who did not:
Initial 53-man roster:
Quarterbacks
QB Lamar Jackson
QB Cooper Rush
Running backs
RB Derrick Henry
RB Justice Hill
RB Keaton Mitchell
RB Rasheen Ali
FB Patrick Ricard
Wide receivers
WR Zay Flowers
WR Rashod Bateman
WR DeAndre Hopkins
WR Tylan Wallace
WR Devontez Walker
WR LaJohntay Wester
Tight ends
TE Mark Andrews
TE Charlie Kolar
TE Isaiah Likely
Offensive line
OT Ronnie Stanley
OT Roger Rosengarten
OG Andrew Vorhees
OG Daniel Faalele
C Tyler Linderbaum
OL Ben Cleveland
OL Corey Bullock
OL Joseph Noteboom
OL Carson Vinson
Defensive line
DL Nnamdi Madubuike
DL Travis Jones
DL Broderick Washington
DL John Jenkins
DL Aeneas Peebles
Linebackers
OLB Kyle Van Noy
OLB Odafe Oweh
OLB Tavius Robinson
OLB David Ojabo
OLB Mike Green
LB Roquan Smith
LB Trenton Simpson
LB Teddye Buchanan
LB Jake Hummel
LB Jay Higgins IV
Defensive backs
CB Marlon Humphrey
CB Nate Wiggins
CB Jaire Alexander
CB Chidobe Awuzie
CB T.J. Tampa Jr.
CB Keyon Martin
S Kyle Hamilton
S Malaki Starks
S Sanoussi Kane
S Reuben Lowery
Specialists
K Tyler Loop
P Jordan Stout
LS Nick Moore
Injured reserve:
OLB Adisa Isaac (designated to return)
WR Dayton Wade
Non-football injury:
OL Emery Jones Jr.
Physically unable to perform:
S Ar’Darius Washington
Waived:
CB Jalyn Armour-Davis
WR Jahmal Banks
S Beau Brade
WR Malik Cunningham
G Darrian Dalcourt
OL Garrett Dellinger
OLB Malik Hamm
S Desmond Igbinosun
S Keondre Jackson
DL Jayson Jones
QB Devin Leary
T Gerad Lichtenhan
ILB Chandler Martin
TE Zaire Mitchell-Paden
DL Adedayo Odeleye
DL C.J. Okoye
G Jared Penning
DL C.J. Ravenell
CB Marquise Robinson
OLB Kaimon Rucker
C Nick Samac
FB Lucas Scott
TE Scotty Washington
Contracts terminated with vested veterans:
RB Myles Gaskin
CB Thomas Graham Jr.
RB D’Ernest Johnson
WR Keith Kirkwood
WR Anthony Miller
DL Brent Urban
Waived with injury settlements:
WR Xavier Guillory
LB William Kwenkeu
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