The Baltimore Ravens aren’t going to look like anything their fans have seen in recent years when they take the field in 2026, thanks to a new head coach in Jesse Minter and a massive roster turnover.
The latest exit came on Wednesday, when wide receiver/return specialist Tylan Wallace left for a new contract with the Cleveland Browns, where former Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken is the new head coach.
“Browns have agreed to terms with former Ravens WR and ST contributor Tylan Wallace,” Cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot wrote on her official X account.
“Sources: The Browns are signing former Ravens WR/returner Tylan Wallace, as Mary Kay Cabot also reported,” NFL insider Jordan Schultz wrote on his official X account. “The dynamic Wallace has one career punt return for a TD and now reunites with Todd Monken.”
Wallace, 5-foot-11 and 200 pounds, acknowledged the move on his official X account.
“Dawg Pound,” Wallace wrote, punctuated by the puppy dog emoji.
Too Much Talent, Not Enough Touches for Wallace
The writing was probably already on the wall for Wallace after he failed to crack a stacked group of skill players looking for touches the last few years — one that included 2 elite tight ends in Mark Andrews and Isaiah Likely and 2 elite wide receivers in Zay Flowers and Rashod Bateman.
Factor in carries for an NFL All-Pro running back in Derrick Henry and a 2-time NFL MVP quarterback as likely to run with the rock as throw it, and Wallace is the odd man out.
“I know it’s impossible to get the ball to every wide receiver on the depth chart, but Tylan Wallace finished the year with only four receptions,” Ravens reporter Nic Mason wrote on his official X account on February 11. “He’s one of the 24 Ravens free agents likely to test the market next month, and I’m not sure he’s done enough to stay in Baltimore.”
Ravens Used 4th Round Pick on Tylan Wallace
Wallace was a sensation as a sophomore at Oklahoma State in 2019, when he earned All-American honors with 86 receptions for 1,491 yards and 12 touchdowns in 13 games.
In his final 3 college seasons, Wallace had at least 900 receiving yards each year and led the Big 12 Conference in receiving yards twice and ended his career as a 2-time All-American and 3-time All-Big 12 pick.
Wallace ran the 40-yard dash in 4.49 seconds at the NFL scouting combine and was a 4th round pick (No. 131 overall) in the 2020 NFL draft by the Ravens.
“Wallace’s competitive nature has helped create a history of making big plays on big stages and he has the skill level and mental makeup to become a good starter as a plus WR2,” NFL draft analyst Lance Zierlein wrote in a sort-of prescient evaluation in 2020.
In 5 seasons, Wallace has been almost completely relegated to special teams with the Ravens. He had a career-high 11 receptions for 193 yards and 1 touchdown in 2024 and has 687 career all-purpose yards and 3 career touchdowns.
Wallace’s main achievement with the Ravens will always be authoring 1 of the most electric moments in franchise regular-season history — a game-winning, 76-yard punt return touchdown in overtime to beat the Los Angeles Rams in Baltimore.
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