With John Harbaugh officially hired as the new head coach of the New York Giants, the focus shifts to improving a roster that has only won four games in 2025.
Harbaugh will certainly have a large say in personnel matters, after it was part of the bizarre hang-up that almost unraveled negotiations between coach and team.
While the Giants gained the fifth most rushing yards in the NFL in 2025, their offensive line was also among the top 10 in sacks allowed and leave plenty of room for improvement.
Here are three former Ravens who could have an impact on the Giants’ blocking scheme in 2026.
Tyler Linderbaum, Center
Between injuries and ineffective play, former second-round pick and current starter John Michael Schmitz has struggled to make a consistent impact. That is especially true in the run game, where Schmitz has difficulty making adjustments and keeping up with faster linebackers at the second level.
Schmitz also missed four games in 2025 and finished the year on injured reserve with a finger injury. Replacement Austin Schlottmann played fine in his place, and the position isn’t necessarily amongst the most immediate areas of concern, but neither player should prevent the Giants from upgrading given the opportunity.
Linderbaum would provide that upgrade immediately, as his 79.8 Pro Football Focus Grade ranked him fifth amongst centers for the 2025 season. The Iowa product’s calling card is his run blocking, in which he earned an 83.1 grade that left him fourth best amongst centers.
While his pass blocking leaves something to be desired, he struggles with stronger nose tackles and bigger rushers. The over $17 million price tag estimated by Spotrac is a hefty sum, yet that may be a price that the Giants are willing to pay to solidify the middle of the offensive line.
Patrick Ricard, Fullback
Ricard played 274 offensive snaps in 2025, ranking him second in snaps amongst fullbacks, behind only San Francisco 49ers Swiss Army knife Kyle Juszczyk. The nine-year Raven saw the field on 27% of Baltimore’s offensive snaps.
With Todd Monken expected to join Harbaugh in New York, assuming he doesn’t find a head coaching gig, as reported by Ian Rapoport, it would make sense for one of the NFL’s most experienced fullbacks to reunite with one of the few offensive play callers to heavily feature the position.
The six-time Pro Bowler also brings additional added versatility of being a blocking option at tight end as an alternative to impending free agents Daniel Bellinger and Chris Manhertz.
The idea of the 300 lbs. blocker leading the way up the middle for Cam Skattebo or giving Tyrone Tracy Jr. more time to make reads behind the line of scrimmage is not hard to imagine, appealing to whoever ends up filling the offensive play calling role for the Giants.
Charlie Kolar, Tight End
A true blocking tight end, Kolar would also serve as a replacement and potentially an improvement over Bellinger and Manhertz.
While Bellinger has improved as a blocker since his rookie campaign, he lacks the ability to sustain contact and isn’t a true advantage in the run game. This could leave him expendable, especially compared to a player who has shown more upside in the role, such as Kolar.
While fellow Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely is also a free agent and offers more upside offensively, it seems unlikely that the Giants would want to make a potential eight-figure yearly investment at the position for a non-bona fide contributor.
That is especially true considering the presence of polarizing third-year tight end Theo Johnson, who seems to have a real connection with Dart in the passing game but will have to clean up his drops after letting five hit the dirt this season.
Kolar was also a key special teamer for the Ravens, playing the third-most special teams snaps of anybody on the roster. Harbaugh, a former special teams coordinator, may be keen on bringing some of his primary third phase contributors with him to the Meadowlands.