Ravens start undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano at QB vs. Jaguars
The gist
Undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano starts at quarterback for the Ravens against Jacksonville on Thursday night.
Baltimore is 4-4 and on a three-game skid after Lamar Jackson's thumb injury.
How it unfolded
- Nov 1, 2026Lamar Jackson returned from an ankle injury but hurt his right thumb on his first snap against the Bills; Tyler Huntley then suffered turf toe, and Joe Fagnano finished the 36-10 loss, going 10 of 21 for 91 yards and an interception.
- Nov 3, 2026Head coach Jesse Minter announced Fagnano would start Thursday vs. the Jaguars; Fagnano was limited in Monday's practice estimation and upgraded to a full participant Tuesday.
- Nov 4, 2026ESPN's Adam Schefter reported the Ravens were finalizing a trade with the Cardinals for quarterback Jacoby Brissett, not expected to be completed until the weekend.
Key terms
- undrafted rookie
- A professional athlete who is not under contract with any team and is free to sign with another.
- turf toe
- An injury to the connective tissue between the foot and the big toe, a sprain of the metatarsophalangeal joint.
- AFC South
- One of four divisions of the American Football Conference in the NFL, created in 2002.
Source: Wikipedia