Ravens Add Skylar Thompson as Fifth QB, Confirming Lamar Jackson's Depth Chart Is an Afterthought
By PropBetEdge Editorial Team ·
Baltimore is building a quarterback room five deep, which tells you everything about how untouchable Lamar Jackson's role is — and how little any backup noise should move your needle on his props.
Per NFL Media's Ian Rapoport, the Ravens are expected to sign Skylar Thompson to their 90-man roster, bringing Baltimore's quarterback room to five heading into the offseason program. Lamar Jackson and Snoop Huntley return as the incumbents, while undrafted free agents Joe Fagnano and Diego Pavia signed last week. Thompson is the cap on what head coach Jesse Minter described as a three-to-five quarterback offseason target.
Thompson is a depth signing with a thin resume. The 2022 seventh-round pick spent his first three NFL seasons in Miami, going 99-of-183 for 941 yards, two touchdowns, and five interceptions across 11 appearances. He made four starts for the Dolphins during that stretch before landing in Pittsburgh, where he spent most of last season on injured reserve. He has never been a legitimate starter at this level, and nothing about this signing changes that.
What this move actually signals is structural. Baltimore is comfortable stockpiling quarterback bodies in the spring because they have the best player at the position in the NFL locked in as their unquestioned starter. Lamar Jackson is coming off back-to-back MVP-caliber seasons, and the Ravens' offense is built entirely around his legs and arm. This isn't a competition — it's roster maintenance. Thompson, Fagnano, and Pavia are all competing for a practice squad slot or a late-cut designation, not meaningful snaps.
From a prop perspective, none of this reshuffles the Ravens' offensive outlook for 2025. Jackson's passing yards, rushing attempts, and touchdown props will be set by his health and Baltimore's scheme, not by who's holding a clipboard behind him. If anything, the sheer depth of this QB room reinforces that the Ravens have zero intention of changing how they deploy Jackson — full workload, run-pass option-heavy, high-floor fantasy and prop production week to week. The number to watch isn't who signed — it's whether Baltimore adds a legitimate receiving weapon opposite Zay Flowers to push Jackson's passing totals closer to 4,000 yards. That's the offseason development that actually moves the line.