Ravens' Jaire Alexander Could Have Huge Comeback

The Baltimore Ravens are poised to be one of the best teams in the NFL for the 2025 season, if not the best, after bringing back the vast majority of their top talent and stockpiling even more via free agency and the NFL Draft.

One of their newest pieces on defense who has a lot riding on being able to bounce back this fall is two-time Pro Bowl cornerback Jaire Alexander who is one of the best in the game when he's healthy. Unfortunately, inability to stay on the field due to a myriad on injuries limited him to just 16 games of a possible 36 over the past two seasons including the playoffs.

The Ravens have a perennial league MVP candidate in franchise quarterback Lamar Jackson who has already won it twice and was robbed of a third last year. Five-time Pro Bowl running back Derrick Henry will certainly be in contention for Offensive Player of the Year if has anywhere near as fabulous of a second season in Baltimore as he did in his first.

On defense, they have a trio of multi-time Pro Bowl players who could contend for Defensive Player of the Year honor with cornerback Marlon Humphrey, inside linebacker Roquan Smith and safety Kyle Hamilton. They also have a pair of first-year pros who will be contenders for Defensive Rookie of the Year with first-round safety Malaki Starks and second-round edge rusher Mike Green.

With so much talent surrounding him at all three levels of the defense, Alexander is poised to not only rebound in a major way but could even be a long shot to contend for Comeback Player of the Year according to NFL.com's Bucky Brooks.

"A two-time Pro Bowler in seven seasons with the Packers before being released this offseason, perhaps a change of scenery will help Alexander shake the injury bug and rediscover what once made him the highest-paid corner in the league," Brooks wrote.

Coming off a year where he appeared in just seven games and still managed to record a pair of interceptions including a pick-six for his first career touchdown, his odds of receiving the honor according to Caesars Sportsbook & Casino's most recent projections as of June 27 are +8000.