Minnesota will presumably struggle even further to get after opposing passers throughout the rest of the season, being that Ngakoue was the Vikings best edge rusher which they figure to be without Danielle Hunter for a while longer, if not the whole season..
The Ravens, meanwhile are on a bye week, so Ngakoue will go through COVID-19 screening today with the intent of making his debut next week in a massively-important match against the Steelers, a video game that was initially scheduled for Week 7 but was moved to accommodate the rescheduled Steelers-Titans match this week.
He joins a Baltimore front that also includes Calais Campbell, Matthew Judon, Derek Wolfe, and Pernell McPhee, among others. The Ravens already have the leagues third-highest pressure rate at 29.2 percent, according to Pro-Football-Reference, in addition to a league-high 12.1 percent quarterback knockdown rate. Ngakoue must just assist juice those numbers even further, which will allow the Baltimore secondary to play even more strongly on the back end..
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The Baltimore Ravens are adding yet another skilled piece to their defense. The Ravens have completed a trade for Minnesota Vikings pass rush Yannick Ngakoue, per CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora– a deal the Vikings validated through their official Twitter account..
Per a report from ESPN.coms Adam Schefter, the Ravens will send out a 2021 third-round choice and a conditional 2022 fifth-round pick to Minnesota in exchange for Ngakoue. A subsequent report from Sports Illustrateds Albert Breer showed that the fifth-round choice ends up being a fourth-round pick if Ngakoue makes the Pro Bowl on the very first tally (i.e. not as an alternate).
The Vikings had actually formerly gotten Ngakoue from the Jacksonville Jaguars for a 2021 second-round pick and a conditional 2022 fifth-round choice. He leaves Minnesota after acquiring five sacks in six games along with seven quarterback hits, per Pro-Football-Reference. At 1-5, the Vikings second-round choice is currently forecasted in the mid-30s, while the 5-1 Ravens third-round choice is predicted in the low-90s, implying those five sacks will have cost the Vikings something like 50-60 slots in the draft..
