The 2025 NFL Draft is less than a week away, and trade rumors are picking up. While several teams are looking to fill holes on their rosters, others are aiming to stockpile picks, and one of those could be the Baltimore Ravens.
The Ravens are expected to trade tight end Mark Andrews, and PFSN’s Sterling Xie floated the Los Angeles Chargers, Seattle Seahawks, and New York Giants as the top three landing spots.
Chargers, Seahawks, Giants Floated as Potential Landing Spots for Mark Andrews
Andrews has had a strong run with the Ravens. But his last play might be one he’d rather forget.
A third-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, Andrews just wrapped up his seventh season in Baltimore. He leads the franchise in career receiving touchdowns (51) and ranks second in receiving yards (5,530). He’s a three-time Pro Bowler and was named First-Team All-Pro in 2021.
In 2024, he caught 11 touchdowns — fourth most in the NFL and three more than any other tight end — along with 55 receptions for 673 yards. But his final target of the season didn’t go well.
In the AFC Divisional Round in Buffalo, Andrews dropped a two-point conversion pass with 1:33 left that would have tied the game. The Bills recovered the onside kick and ran out the clock to advance to the AFC Championship Game against Kansas City.
Andrews is entering the final year of his deal, which carries a nearly $17 million cap hit in 2025. If the Ravens cut or trade him, they’d save about $11 million, though it would leave close to $6 million in dead money.
If Baltimore does move him, Xie believes his best fits would be the Giants, Seahawks, or Chargers.
“Is Isaiah Likely a capable TE1?” Xie asked. “The answer to that question will determine whether the Ravens would really feel comfortable moving their all-time receiving touchdowns leader in Mark Andrews. The Ravens are facing an inflection point in the tight end room, with all of their top three tight ends set to hit free agency next year.
“That puts Baltimore in a position to decide between a soon-to-be 30-year-old Andrews and a pair of younger players in Likely and Charlie Kolar. While Andrews has been Lamar Jackson’s security blanket, Jackson’s own evolution has allowed him to lean less on his favorite target. Last season, Andrews’ 19.4% target rate was his lowest since his rookie year in 2018, while his 1.89 yards per route run were a career low.
“A swap between the Harbaugh brothers would be a natural point of speculation if the Chargers want an upgrade from Will Dissly. Otherwise, the Ravens would likely prefer to send Andrews to the NFC to keep him away from their primary Super Bowl competition. Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald was on the Ravens’ coaching staff for Andrews’ first six seasons, while the Giants have one of the emptiest tight end rooms in the NFL.”
The Giants could use help at tight end. None of their current options are injured, but Daniel Bellinger and Theo Johnson haven’t shown much explosiveness.
The Chargers haven’t had real stability at the position since Antonio Gates, and if Andrews returns to his 2020–22 form, he could bring it.
The Seahawks, meanwhile, have a solid duo in Noah Fant and AJ Barner and may be the least likely of the three to make a move — though an upgrade is never off the table.