Lamar Jackson and John Harbaugh need to find another reliable kicker for the 2025 NFL season as the Baltimore Ravens parted ways with Justin Tucker on Monday. According to reports, the team has already identified a potential addition.
Ravens insider Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic reports that Baltimore is expected to sign undrafted free agent John Hoyland, who has been participating in the team’s rookie minicamp on a tryout basis.
The former Wyoming kicker went 13-of-20 on field goal attempts in 2024, finishing his five-year collegiate career with 73-for-92. After working in front of Harbaugh and the rest of the Ravens’ coaches over the weekend, Hoyland could get a chance to become teammates with Jackson.
More than a decade later, Ravens will have a new kicker
The Ravens had already prepared for a potential breakup with Tucker by selecting Tyler Loop at No. 186 in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. In five years with Arizona, he went 67-for-80 on field goal attempts, including 18-for-23 in 2024.
Hoyland is expected to run from behind Loop as the Ravens’ second kicker, but training camp could give him a chance to fight for the starting spot. With Tucker gone, the job will be up for grabs for the first time since 2011.
Finding a prolific replacement is an important task for Harbaugh and company, as the Ravens need to know they have other ways to score points when Jackson doesn’t get a first down. Only time will tell whether one of these rookies is up to the task.