Ravens downgrade Lamar Jackson to out for Sunday against the Bengals

Baltimore ruled Lamar Jackson out for Week 7 with an ankle injury after listing him as questionable on Friday. Tyler Huntley is expected to start his third straight game.

By RSO NFL Desk / 3 sources / Published October 24, 2026

The Baltimore Ravens downgraded quarterback Lamar Jackson to out on Saturday afternoon for Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals. The team announced the move on its official account about 3:30 PM ET, and NFL Network and ESPN insiders confirmed it within minutes.
Jackson is dealing with an ankle injury, and the Ravens list him as out for Week 7. He was limited in practice all week and carried a questionable tag out of Friday's report, so this is a change from where things stood 24 hours ago.
ESPN's Ravens beat writer adds that Tyler "Snoop" Huntley will start for Baltimore, which would be his third straight start. Jackson was also ruled out for the Week 6 game at Cleveland, so this is a second missed week in a row tied to the same ankle problem.
For RSO owners, the decision is simple for this week. Jackson cannot score for you on Sunday, so any manager who left him in a starting spot on the strength of the questionable tag needs to swap in another quarterback before the early games lock. In superflex and two-quarterback leagues, this is the more painful hit, since replacement options on most waiver wires are thin by late October.
Huntley is a short-term streaming option at best. He has the job for at least one more week, and his value disappears as soon as Jackson is cleared.
Do not treat this as a reason to sell Jackson at a discount. Missing two games with an ankle injury is frustrating, but nothing in Saturday's news points to a longer absence or a trip to injured reserve. If a league mate is offering a fire-sale price, that is worth a look from the buying side. If you hold him, keep your contract plans unchanged.
What to watch next: the Ravens' first injury report of next week, starting with Wednesday's practice. A full practice would point to a Week 8 return. Another week of limited work, or any word of further tests on the ankle, would make a longer absence more likely, and that would change the math on Jackson's salary in your league.

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