Baltimore is signing quarterback Skylar Thompson, a move confirmed by his agency, SportsTrust, two days after the Ravens wrapped up rookie minicamp. The addition leaves the team with five passers on its current roster and adds another name to a quarterback room that has been changing by the day.
Thompson arrives after a short and uneven run in the NFL. The seventh-round pick of the Miami Dolphins in 2022 spent parts of three seasons with Miami, started three games, and made two of those starts as a rookie before adding one more in 2024. He was placed on injured reserve by the Pittsburgh Steelers in September of last year because of a hamstring injury and did not play in the regular season last year.
For Baltimore, the move comes at a moment when the team is still sorting through its backup options behind Lamar Jackson. Tyler Huntley is currently serving as the primary backup, and first-year head coach Jesse Minter said the quarterback room remains in flux. Minter said he sees a place for anywhere from three to five quarterbacks during the offseason, a range that gives the club room to keep evaluating while training camp approaches.
The Ravens got their first look at undrafted rookies Diego Pavia and Joe Fagnano during minicamp, and Thompson’s arrival does not necessarily mean either one will be pushed out quickly. Baltimore also had roughly two dozen tryout players at the minicamp, and the franchise often signs one or two players from that group after the session ends. That pattern suggests the roster shuffle is still underway, not finished.
There is also one open roster spot, and it appears to be reserved for veteran defensive lineman Calais Campbell, whose deal is expected to be finalized this week. That leaves Baltimore balancing a likely move on the defensive line with a quarterback addition that helps fill out the room now, even if carrying five passers is probably not part of the long-term plan.
For Thompson, the signing is another chance to stay in the league after a career that has already moved from late-round draft pick to spot starter to roster survivor. For the Ravens, it is one more sign that the offseason depth chart is still being written, and that the most important decisions around Jackson’s backups have not been made yet.
