Ravens Re-Sign Jake Moody: What Tyler Loop Competition Means for Fantasy

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The Baltimore Ravens have brought Jake Moody back to their practice squad, reopening a kicker competition with Tyler Loop five days before a critical AFC North game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Baltimore announced the move Tuesday after Loop missed a 49-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 13-10 loss at Cleveland. The miss kept the Browns within one score, and Cleveland answered with 10 straight points. Moody’s signing does not automatically remove Loop from the job, but it gives the Ravens an experienced alternative and makes this week’s practice results unusually important for fantasy managers.

Why Baltimore brought Moody back

Loop has made 10 of 13 field-goal attempts this season. His résumé includes a walk-off 56-yarder against Dallas and a 64-yard field goal against Tennessee, the longest in M&T Bank Stadium history. The issue has been consistency in high-leverage second-half situations rather than leg strength.

Head coach Jesse Minter called the recent misses critical and emphasized that kicking is a results-driven position. Loop also missed a similar fourth-quarter attempt against Tennessee two weeks before the Cleveland loss. Re-signing Moody allows Baltimore to create real practice pressure without immediately changing its active roster.

This is Moody’s second Ravens stint of 2026. Baltimore first signed him after Loop missed twice in the preseason finale, then released him on September 15 after Loop opened the regular season well.

What Jake Moody offers

Moody, 26, was a third-round pick by San Francisco in 2023. He has converted 64 of 82 career field-goal attempts and 107 of 110 extra points. He also made eight of nine field goals for Washington at the end of the 2025 season.

Those numbers give Baltimore a veteran option, but they do not make Moody an automatic upgrade. His career has included uneven stretches, and he is currently on the practice squad. The Ravens would need to elevate him or sign him to the 53-man roster before he could kick in a game.

Does Tyler Loop still have the Week 7 job?

For now, yes. Loop remains on the active roster and the Ravens’ official announcement described Moody as competition. The situation becomes materially different only if Moody handles first-team work during practice, Baltimore elevates him later in the week, or the team announces a change.

Loop’s long-range production gives the Ravens a reason to remain patient. He has already delivered multiple high-value kicks, and a practice-squad signing is often insurance as much as a threat. Still, the timing makes clear that Baltimore is not treating the recent misses as harmless variance.

Fantasy football impact

Loop has produced 46 fantasy points through six games in conventional kicker scoring, but the new competition lowers his Week 7 floor. Fantasy managers should not drop a clearly stronger option merely to speculate on Moody, and Moody should not be added while he remains on the practice squad.

The safest approach is to monitor Baltimore’s practice reports and Saturday transaction wire. If Loop remains the only active kicker, he can still be used in deeper leagues because of his range and the Ravens’ ability to create scoring opportunities. If Moody is elevated, both kickers become risky until Baltimore identifies a starter.

Managers with comparable streaming options should prefer a kicker whose role is not under review. A surprise game-day change can create a zero, and the Ravens may not provide a definitive answer until late in the week.

Week 7 matchup with Cincinnati

Baltimore hosts Cincinnati on Sunday, October 25, at 1 p.m. ET. The Ravens are 4-2 and part of a three-way tie atop the AFC North, while the Bengals enter at 3-2 after their bye. That raises the value of every special-teams point and makes another late-game miss especially costly.

The matchup can still support fantasy kicker volume, but role security matters more than game environment right now. Loop’s range remains attractive; Moody’s presence makes the assignment uncertain.

What to watch before Sunday

Watch for three signals: which kicker handles first-team work, whether Moody is elevated from the practice squad, and whether Baltimore publicly confirms Loop as the starter. Until one of those signals arrives, the supported conclusion is competition—not a completed change.