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Ravens Tap Rookie Tyler Loop as Starting Kicker

Harbaugh rewarded Loop’s six-of-eight preseason accuracy after Baltimore released Justin Tucker, leaving the rookie as the lone kicker on the roster

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Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh watches play in the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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Overview

  • Following a 31-13 preseason win over Dallas on Aug. 16, coach John Harbaugh announced that Loop had secured Baltimore’s kicking role.
  • The rookie connected on five of six field-goal attempts against the Cowboys and is six-of-eight overall in the preseason.
  • Loop was selected 186th overall in April, becoming the franchise’s first drafted kicker in 30 years.
  • Baltimore released Tucker in May during the NFL’s personal conduct investigation and waived undrafted rookie John Hoyland on Aug. 2, leaving Loop as the only kicker on the roster.
  • In training camp, Loop made 51 of 55 field-goal attempts (a 92.7 percent success rate) and produced multiple 60-yard kicks in front of fans at M&T Bank Stadium.