Harrison Mevis To Sign With Baltimore Ravens’ Practice Squad© Instagram
Harrison Mevis has a new home. Multiple reports confirmed Thursday that the former Los Angeles Rams kicker is signing with the Baltimore Ravens’ practice squad, giving the team a backup option at the position behind starter Tyler Loop. The Ravens are heading into the second half of the season with Loop as their only kicker on the active roster, a situation created when Justin Tucker’s suspension opened the job for the sixth-round rookie back in August. Harbaugh named Loop the starter after he went 6-of-8 on preseason field goals, including two from beyond 50 yards. Adding Mevis to the practice squad insures against any disruption without touching the 53-man roster.
The “Thiccer Kicker” Has Been Chasing a Spot for a While
Mevis built his name at Missouri, where he became one of the more accurate kickers in college football and picked up a following under the “Thiccer Kicker” nickname that followed him into the pros. He went undrafted, bounced between the Rams’ active roster and practice squad, then resurfaced in the UFL in 2025, going 20 of 21 on field goals before landing on the Jets’ practice squad. The accuracy has never been seriously in question. Finding a permanent NFL address has been the problem. Baltimore is not guaranteed to solve that, but it is another shot. Practice squad kickers do occasionally get elevated. Mevis knows how short that window can be.
Depth Move, Not a Statement
The Ravens are not in a kicking crisis. This is a depth move by a team that does not want to be caught making phone calls on a Thursday during game week if Loop tweaks something in practice. That is the entire logic of a practice squad kicker. Baltimore is pushing for playoff position in the AFC, special teams matter late in tight games, and having someone internal with actual NFL reps available is better than scrambling. Loop keeps his job. Mevis gets back inside an NFL building. Neither story changes much today, but it could if the season goes sideways at the wrong moment.
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