If the Baltimore Ravens can get even half of what they got out of former cornerback Lardarius Webb out of his son, Lardarius Webb Jr., then it will be worth signing him to a free-agent contract after the former South Alabama and Wake Forest star went undrafted.
Webb Jr., like his father, is an undersized cornerback at just 5-foot-8 and 168 pounds.
Lardarius Webb was a 3rd round pick (No. 88 overall) by the Ravens in the 2009 NFL draft out of Nicholls State. He played all 9 seasons of his NFL career in Baltimore, including winning a Super Bowl following the 2012 season. He finished his career with 400 tackles, 15 interceptions, 17 TFL, and 5.0 sacks in 127 games.
“As a senior at Wake Forest, Webb Jr. played in all 13 games,” Ravens Wire’s Glenn Erbey wrote. “He recorded 36 tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack, and seven pass breakups. He allowed just one touchdown on 50 targets and was graded as the No. 12 cornerback in the ACC by Pro Football Focus (PFF). Webb was a key member of the team, which boasted the fifth-best pass defense and the third-best pass scoring defense in the ACC. He allowed fewer than ten receiving yards in seven games. In the Duke’s Mayo Bowl victory against Mississippi State on January 2nd, he limited the opposing team to one catch on three targets for nine yards and recorded a pass breakup. Additionally, he broke up three passes in the win over Oregon State. Overall, he totaled 656 snaps, primarily playing as an outside cornerback.”
Ravens Made Late-Round Pick at CB
The Ravens used a late-round pick on a cornerback with Duke’s Chandler Rivers in the 5th round (No. 162 overall).
Rivers was part of a massive draft class for the Ravens that included 11 picks, with multiple picks in the 4th, 5th, and 7th rounds.
The numbers show the Ravens probably needed more help in the secondary than they went after in the draft, after giving up 4,214 passing yards in 2025 — the 3rd-most total in the NFL.
“The Ravens find their slot cornerback in Rivers, who has a knack for making plays all over the field,” ESPN’s Jamison Hensley wrote. “Since the start of 2022, he’s the only FBS cornerback with at least 20 pressures and 20 pass breakups. Rivers was available in the fifth round because of a lack of size. At 5-foot-9, he was the second-shortest cornerback at the combine. But Rivers makes up for that with speed, running the 40-yard dash in 4.4 seconds (which was tied for the third-fastest time among cornerbacks).”
Ravens Have Invested Heavily in Secondary
Considering the investment the Ravens have made in their secondary through both the draft and with long-term contracts, their defense shouldn’t be performing at the low level it has lately.
The Ravens spent their 1st round picks in 2024 and 2025 on defensive backs, with safety Malaki Starks in 2025 and cornerback Nate Wiggins in 2024.
On top of all that, the Ravens made 2022 1st round pick and perennial NFL All-Pro safety Kyle Hamilton the highest-paid player at his position with a 4-year, $100.4 million contract extension in August 2025.
That’s a lot of talent on the field — and a lot of money spent — to get shredded like the Ravens did in 2025.
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