Ravens QB Tyler Huntley Out for Season With Turf Toe: Baltimore Trade Market and Odds Shift

Baltimore Ravens backup quarterback Tyler “Snoop” Huntley is out for the rest of the season with a turf toe injury on his right foot, according to reports from ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. Tests revealed that Huntley needs surgery, wiping out any chance he had of stabilizing the position while Lamar Jackson recovers from thumb surgery.

The timing could hardly be worse. Baltimore is 4-4 and sits in last place in the AFC North after a 36-10 loss at Buffalo in Week 8, a game that took both of its top two quarterbacks off the field. With the trade deadline set for Nov. 10, general manager Eric DeCosta now has less than a week to decide whether to hunt for outside help or ride a roster of untested passers.

How the Ravens Lost Both Quarterbacks in One Game

Jackson was hurt on Baltimore’s very first offensive play against the Bills, dislocating his right thumb. Head coach Jesse Minter confirmed afterward that Jackson will need surgery and will be placed on injured reserve, which means he will miss at least four games. Huntley came in to replace him and was injured in the second quarter, when Bills defensive tackle Ed Oliver twisted him to the ground just after he released a pass.

That left undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano to finish the game. Fagnano completed 10 of 21 passes for 91 yards and an interception in his NFL debut, and he was reportedly dealing with a foot issue of his own afterward. Minter has confirmed that Fagnano will make his first career start Thursday night against the Jacksonville Jaguars on a short week. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler noted that Fagnano would be the sixth undrafted quarterback to start a game this season, the most through the first nine weeks of a season since 2013. The five who went before him, including Huntley earlier this year, went a combined 4-7.

Baltimore has already started reshuffling the room. The team signed Kedon Slovis off the Green Bay Packers’ practice squad to its 53-man roster and added Austin Reed to the practice squad. Neither is likely to be viewed as a long-term answer, which is why the trade market is drawing so much attention.

Who Could the Ravens Trade For?

Reporting from ESPN’s Fowler and Dan Graziano indicates Baltimore is open to a number of ideas at quarterback. Names that have surfaced include Daniel Jones and Tyson Bagent, while Graziano pointed to Arizona’s Jacoby Brissett as a quarterback the Ravens would at least look into if the Cardinals are done with him. Because Brissett’s role in Arizona has reportedly shrunk, a late-round pick might be enough to pry him loose. On the free-agent side, veterans such as Jimmy Garoppolo, Nick Mullens, Brandon Allen and Jake Browning are among the available unrestricted options.

There is also a calendar factor. Baltimore has a Week 13 bye, so if Jackson were to return after the minimum four games on injured reserve, the earliest realistic comeback would be mid-December with roughly five games left. The Ravens have to stay in the playoff race to make that worth anything, and a competent bridge quarterback is the only way to do it. As one analyst put it, a depth chart of Fagnano and Slovis is unlikely to produce positive results.

Betting Market Reaction: Spreads, Totals and Futures

The market has priced in the quarterback chaos quickly. Before Jackson’s injury, the lookahead line had Baltimore as a three-point home favorite for Thursday’s game with Jacksonville. Once Jackson went down, the Ravens flipped to 7.5-point underdogs at one major sportsbook, and the number has kept climbing. The Jaguars have been bet from -8.5 up to as high as -10.5 before settling around -10, with the favorite drawing between 83 and 86 percent of the money at some books. Other books were showing Jacksonville at -10 as well.

The total has dropped even harder. It opened at 42.5 and has fallen three full points to 39.5, a clear signal that bettors expect Baltimore’s offense to struggle. That fits the recent trend: the Ravens have not scored more than 13 points in three straight games and rank 30th in yards per play over that stretch. Baltimore is also 2-6 against the spread this season.

The futures board tells a similar story. At one major sportsbook, Baltimore’s Super Bowl odds went from +1200 to +4000 after Jackson’s injury, and the Ravens are +910 to win the AFC North, the longest price of any team in the division. Other consensus numbers have been even harsher, with some markets showing Baltimore sliding from the +1300 range after Week 7 to as long as +10000 following the loss to Buffalo. The exact figure varies by book, but the direction is the same.

For bettors, the key question is whether the market has overcorrected. A 10-point spread on a short week with a first-time starter is a steep number, and some handicappers have leaned on the underdog and the under for exactly that reason. Either way, the next signal to watch is whether Baltimore lands a veteran quarterback before Nov. 10. A trade would likely tighten future spreads, while standing pat would keep the Ravens firmly in underdog territory for weeks to come.