Tyler Loop

Career StatsC

Year	Team	GP	FG%
Career		17	88.2%
2025		17	88.2%

Updated Jun 17, 2026

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

The B+ Contract Value Index on Tyler Loop's deal stems from how the cap hit lines up against on-field output. At $1.11M AAV on a four-year rookie scale contract, Loop is absorbing minimal cap burden for a position that, when reliable, offers exceptional value — and his 2025 season production of 2 tackles across 17 games reflects the limited statistical footprint kickers typically register. The Ravens are paying sixth-round market rates for a 24-year-old in his rookie season, which is structurally sound, but the CVI also accounts for the reality that a kicker's true value cannot be reduced to tackle totals; it lives and dies by clutch execution, and Loop's Week 18 miss that eliminated Baltimore from playoff contention has created institutional and public doubt about his reliability under pressure. The organization's recent acquisition activity — adding defensive reinforcements and quarterback depth — signals a roster-building mode with no tolerance for weak links at any position, and the team's noncommittal public stance regarding Loop's future suggests the baseline organizational confidence is conditional rather than entrenched. His measured response during OTAs and early reports of renewed confidence provide thin evidence of psychological recovery, but the margin for error in 2026 is effectively gone; one more high-pressure miss and the CVI calculus could shift dramatically downward. The contract itself remains favorable to the Ravens on paper, but Loop's tenure as the starter is now entirely performance-dependent, making the grade's steadiness at B+ less a vote of confidence and more a neutral reflection of the deal's structure absent further on-field evidence.

Contracts in the Same Value Band

Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the B band — a quick read on where Tyler's contract sits relative to comparable money.

Performance Analysis

Production at kicker earns Tyler Loop a C performance grade in the current sample. Loop's 2025 season statistics — 2 tackles across 17 games — reflect the minimal defensive counting opportunities available to specialists, a metric that tells you almost nothing meaningful about his actual job performance kicking field goals and extra points. The real weakness here is what the tape and context reveal: a rookie who faltered catastrophically in a playoff-elimination moment, a single-snap failure that has overshadowed whatever consistency he may have demonstrated throughout his first season. Loop appeared in all 17 games, showing durability and organizational trust early on, but a kicker's grade ultimately hinges on clutch execution, and his missed game-winner in Week 18 has become the defining data point of his young career. As a 24-year-old sixth-round pick in his second season, Loop enters 2026 operating under extreme pressure — the Ravens' public refusal to guarantee his role and their recent roster additions signal organizational hedging rather than confidence. His measured offseason comments about moving forward are the right posture, but for a position where reliability is everything, one catastrophic miss can erase an entire season's worth of routine makes. Loop's margin for error is now razor-thin, and the C grade reflects a specialist whose on-field production has been acceptable but whose high-leverage execution and psychological recovery remain unproven.

How Tyler Compares at the Position

Tyler Loop ranks 19th of 39 graded pks by performance. That slots Tyler between Harrison Mevis (C+) just ahead and Riley Patterson (C) just behind.

Current Sentiment

Tyler Loop enters the 2026 season carrying one of the harshest public perception grades in the NFL specialist market, and the scrutiny surrounding the 24-year-old Ravens kicker is entirely warranted given the circumstances. The defining moment of his young career — a missed game-winning field goal — has become the lens through which every future snap will be judged, and the Ravens organization has done nothing to soften that narrative, publicly refusing to commit to Loop as their starting kicker and signaling openness to adding competition at the position; that institutional ambiguity is arguably more damaging than the miss itself. His D+ performance grade suggests the on-field production has been below-average but not catastrophically so — his rookie statistical profile showed enough promise to keep him in the conversation — yet in a position defined almost entirely by clutch reliability, a single high-profile failure can reset the entire evaluation. Loop's measured response to the controversy, framing the miss as something to move past rather than dwell on, reflects the professional composure you want from a specialist, but public perception at this level is rarely moved by stoicism alone. The Ravens' recent offseason activity — adding names like Skylar Thompson, Diego Pavia, and Calais Campbell — signals a roster-building posture that has no room for question marks at any position, which only amplifies the urgency Loop faces. For a sixth-round 2025 draft pick entering his second season on a rookie scale contract, the margin for error has effectively already been spent. The narrative today is that of a player fighting for his professional life before the regular season even begins.