Baltimore Ravens sign S K'Von Wallace

The Baltimore Ravens' signing of K'Von Wallace earns a C+ Contract Value Index (CVI), reflecting a depth-piece acquisition that makes marginal sense on a short-term, low-cost basis but carries minimal upside in a league where safety production directly correlates to playoff depth. At $1.215M on a one-year deal, the Ravens are paying replacement-level compensation for a reserve safety — a prudent move given the team's current 8-9 record and precarious playoff positioning as a wild-card contender. The value proposition hinges entirely on depth necessity: Wallace enters this deal as a pure depth option, not a starter or rotational cornerstone, so the Ravens are essentially buying insurance for their secondary without tying up meaningful salary cap real estate or guaranteed money. The one-year structure is critical to the CVI grade — it allows Baltimore to bail immediately if Wallace underperforms and preserves flexibility for 2027, which matters for a team sitting just outside the playoff picture with limited room for error. For a franchise trending toward a must-win stretch run, this is organizational prudence rather than value creation: a low-cost gamble on availability that won't move the needle in either direction unless injuries strike the secondary.