Madubuike played in all 17 regular-season games in 2024 and finished with 43 tackles (21 solo), including 6.5 sacks, one pass defenses and one forced fumble.

EDGE Analysis

Madubuike earned a four-year, $98 million contract extension in March of 2024 after earning a spot on the Second-Team All-Pro for his production during the 2023 regular season, during which he logged a career-high 13.5 sacks across 17 games. Madubuike's stat output was down across the board for the 2024 campaign, but he played well enough to be named to the AFC Pro Bowl roster along with eight other Ravens players. Madubuike and Broderick Washington project to be Baltimore's starting defensive ends for the 2025 campaign.

Madubuike (illness) does not have an injury designation for Saturday's game against the Browns.

EDGE Analysis

Madubuike was unable to practice Tuesday due to an illness, but he was able to avoid an injury tag for Saturday's regular-season finale after logging a full practice Thursday. The 2020 third-round pick has logged 11 tackles (five solo), including 1.5 sacks, in the three games since the Ravens' Week 14 bye.

Madubuike (illness) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice.

EDGE Analysis

Madubuike appears to be trending toward playing in Saturday's matchup against the Browns, as he upgraded from a DNP on Tuesday to a limited session Wednesday. The Texas A&M product has appeared in all 16 of Baltimore's regular-season games thus far, recording 39 total tackles, including 6.5 sacks, and one forced fumble. If Madubuike is unable to suit up in Week 18, expect Brent Urban to see increased snaps with the Ravens' first-team defense.

Madubuike recorded five tackles (three solo), including 3.0 sacks, and a forced fumble during Thursday's 35-34 win versus the Bengals.

EDGE Analysis

Amazingly, Madibuike's full impact on Baltimore's win in Week 10 didn't completely register in the box score - his three sacks came among seven pressures, the most he's recorded in a single game in his career. He's still one of the league's best interior pass rushers heading into a Week 11 date at Pittsburgh.

Madubuike agreed to a four-year, $98 million deal with the Ravens on Friday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

EDGE Analysis

Baltimore placed the franchise tag on Madubuike less than a week ago, but the two sides have now come to a long-term extension. According to Schefter, $75.5 million of Madubuike's contract is guaranteed and he received $53.5 million at signing. The 26-year-old defensive lineman is coming off the best season of his career, recording 56 total tackles, including 13.0 sacks, while also forcing two fumbles and receiving second-team All-Pro honors in 2023. Madubuike is now the second-highest paid interior defensive lineman in the NFL with a $24.5 million annual salary, and he's expected to continue wreaking havoc on opposing offenses for years to come.

The Ravens officially placed the franchise tag on Madubuike on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

Madubuike will earn $22.1 million in guaranteed money for the 2024 campaign if he plays on the franchise tag, but he and Baltimore have until mid-July to continue negotiating a long-term deal. The 2020 third-round pick is coming off a breakout season in which he racked up 38 tackles, 13.0 sacks and two forced fumbles across 17 regular-season games, while earning his first Pro Bowl nod. In his previous three seasons combined, Madubuike had totaled 8.5 sacks.

General manager Eric DeCosta said Tuesday that Madubuike will likely receive the Ravens' franchise tag if the team and the defensive tackle aren't able to come to an agreement on an extension before March 5, Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Madubuike enjoyed a breakout 2023 campaign in which he set career highs with 38 tackles, 13 sacks and two forced fumbles while earning his first Pro Bowl trip. Though the 25-year-old appears unlikely to reach the open market, he would be considered one of the best options available at any position if he were to become a free agent.

Madubuike had a breakout regular season in 2023 with 13.0 sacks to go with 56 total tackles over 17 games.

EDGE Analysis

The Texas A&M product picked a good time to have the best year of his career as he emerged as one of the best pass rushers in football despite playing defensive end in a 3-4 scheme. Only Trey Hendrickson, Maxx Crosby, Aidan Hutchinson and Myles Garrett registered more sacks as a defensive end than Madubuike, and all four of those players play in a 4-3. Madubuike's ability to collapse the pocket and rush the passer from his spot on the defensive line has been invaluable, and he is a big part of why the Ravens defense has been among the league's best this season. Madubuike and the Ravens host the Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday.

Madubuike recorded five tackles (two solo) including a sack in Sunday's 56-19 win versus the Dolphins.

EDGE Analysis

Madubuike registered in the sack column for the 12th time in his last 13 games Sunday, extending an extraordinary run for a 300-pound defensive lineman. He's tied for eighth in the NFL in sacks going into Week 18, but it's possible Baltimore could opt to rest the big man Saturday with the top seed in the AFC already locked up.

Madubuike recorded one solo tackle, which was a sack, in Sunday's 23-7 win over the Jaguars.

EDGE Analysis

Madubuike extended his sack streak in Week 15, securing at least 0.5 sacks in 11 games in a row. He was able bring down Trevor Lawrence in the fourth quarter, stripping him of the football in the process, a fumble which was a recovered by teammate Patrick Queen. Madubuike is now up to 45 tackles, including 12 sacks, while forcing two fumbles over 14 contests in 2023.