Baltimore Ravens sign DT Rayshaun Benny

Rayshaun Benny earns a C+ Contract Value Index (CVI) on this deal—a perfectly middling value proposition that reflects fair-market pricing for a depth defensive tackle, but nothing that moves the needle for Baltimore's cap flexibility or roster construction. At $1.13M AAV against a total commitment of $4.5M, the Ravens are paying market rate for a rotational interior lineman who projects as a solid backup option rather than a plug-and-play starter. This is neither a bargain nor an overpay; it's the going rate for a reserve-caliber DT in today's NFL, where teams routinely allocate $1–2M annually for two-deep depth at the point of attack. The multi-year structure doesn't create any dead-cap landmines or balloon obligations, which keeps the deal clean and reasonably flexible if Benny doesn't carve out a meaningful role. On a team trending downward in sentiment heading into the offseason, this signing reads as a low-cost insurance policy at the interior rather than a confidence-building move—productive use of cap dollars, but not a statement. The value holds as long as Benny delivers starter-level snaps in rotation; if he settles into a purely inactive reserve role, the CVI would retroactively tilt toward mild overpay.