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Ravens QB Joe Fagnano will start Thursday night's game vs. the Jaguars, HC Jesse Minter announced. Fagnano came out of the Bills loss with a right ankle injury and was wearing a brace in Tuesday's practice. But he's evidently healthy enough to get the nod over QBs Austin Reed and Kedon Slovis. Fagnano went undrafted this spring after a seven-year college career that started at Maine and ended at UConn. He completed 61.9% of his passes at 7.6 yards per attempt as a student athlete. Fagnano simply isn't an NFL-caliber passer and figures to sink Baltimore's offense. Zay Flowers is the only Ravens pass catcher in play for Week 9 fantasy lineups, and he lands in WR3 territory in our rankings.

Ravens WR Rashod Bateman (shoulder) practiced all week, including full workouts on Thursday and Friday, and is off the final injury report. He was knocked out of last week’s game but will play vs. the Bengals on Sunday. Bateman isn’t much of a fantasy option, but his presence adds risk to WR Ja’Kobi Lane’s role. Lane played behind WR Devontez Walker even after Bateman left last week.

Ravens WR Zay Flowers (toe) is not listed on the final Week 6 injury report. He was limited in the final 2 practices of the week but is evidently in no danger of missing Sunday’s game vs. the Browns. Flowers downgrades to WR2 status with QB Tyler Huntley back under center for Baltimore. WR Ja’Kobi Lane (wrist) is also listed as questionable after a full week of practice. We'll see if the rookie is activated from IR on Saturday.

Ravens WR Ja'Kobi Lane fractured his wrist in the Week 1 win over the Colts, NFL Network's Mike Garafolo reports. Lane is scheduled for additional testing on Monday, so we should get a timeline for his return soon. But the rookie figures to land on short-term IR and miss at least 4 games. He can be dropped from redraft rosters. The Ravens were down to WRs Rashod Bateman, Chris Moore, and LaJohntay Wester after Lane and Zay Flowers left Sunday's game. Those 3 combined for just 3 catches, including a goose egg from Bateman. Assuming Flowers' injury doesn't cost him any more time, none of these other Ravens WRs are trustworthy fantasy starters.

Update: Lane had surgery on his fractured wrist and has been placed on IR, knocking him out for the next 4 games.

Ravens WR Ja'Kobi Lane suffered a wrist injury in Sunday's opener vs. the Colts and won't return. The rookie caught 1 of 3 targets for 11 yards before exiting. We'll update his status when we know more.

The Baltimore Ravens selected USC WR Ja’Kobi Lane with the 80th overall pick in Round 3 of the 2026 NFL Draft. Lane logged just 76 snaps as a true freshman. He then broke out in 2024, ranking fifth nationally in TD catches (12). Lane punctuated that season with a 7-127-3 eruption in the Las Vegas Bowl. A shoulder injury disrupted his 2025, but the efficiency remained. Lane posted a career-best 4.8 yards after catch per reception and averaged 2.42 yards per route. He plays to his 6'4 size, using his frame to box out defenders and consistently win 50-50 balls. On the negative side, concentration drops pop up on tape. His top-end speed is also average, while USC’s offense didn’t demand a full route tree.