Ravens Sign LB Jamon Johnson After Tryout as Injuries Thin the Corps
Baltimore adds the undrafted linebacker to the active roster with Buccanan on PUP and Jones banged up ahead of the preseason opener.
Depth signing with no track record — not a fantasy asset yet.
- Johnson signed after a Thursday tryout
- 10 tackles, 1 PD in 2 games with Packers (2024)
- Went undrafted, cut by GB in offseason program
- Teddye Buccanan still on PUP list
- Carl Jones has missed recent practice time
The Ravens are adding some healthy bodies to a thinning linebacker room, agreeing to sign Jamon Johnson to the active roster after he worked out for the team Thursday. It's a low-key move, but the timing tells the story: Baltimore needed depth heading into its first preseason game.
Johnson isn't a household name. He went undrafted last year, latched on with the Packers, and produced 10 tackles and a pass defensed across two appearances in 2024 before Green Bay released him during the offseason program. Now he gets a fresh look in Baltimore, where the depth chart has opened a door.
The reason the door is open matters. Linebacker Teddye Buccanan remains parked on the physically unable to perform list, and Carl Jones has been sidelined from practice recently. That's two options the Ravens can't count on right now, which is exactly why a tryout body suddenly becomes a signing.
What It Means for the Depth Chart
Signings like this are about survival, not scheme. The Ravens need enough legs to get through camp and the preseason without grinding their healthy linebackers into dust. Johnson gives them a warm body who has at least seen NFL snaps, however brief. Whether he sticks past the preseason is another question entirely.
For the bigger fantasy picture, keep an eye on Buccanan. A rookie linebacker stuck on PUP is a name to file away — if he emerges healthy and wins a role, that's the Baltimore linebacker worth tracking in IDP formats, not a camp-body signing.
The Fantasy Takeaway
Bottom line for managers: Jamon Johnson is not a roster consideration in any format. He's depth insurance with two career games to his name and no clear path to snaps once Baltimore's linebackers get healthy. Leave him on the wire, and instead monitor Buccanan's PUP status and Jones's availability — those are the situations that could actually shift the Ravens' IDP value.
