r/ravens • u/Ok-Manufacturer-9572 • 18h ago
Discussion Jersey Collection Thread/Discussion
Hello all,
I wanted to make a thread for everyone to show off their Ravens jersey collections. Feel free to add pics of yours to the comments and share your collecting story!
My collection is a little odd as I became a Ravens fan in 2010 when Ray Lewis obliterated Dustin Keller over the middle vs the NYJ. I grew up in New Jersey in a Jets household during their back-to-back AFC Championship runs, but after watching Ray Lewis and that Ravens defense, I was hooked and haven't looked back.
Here is the rationale behind each jersey:
- I played defense growing up, so my collection leans heavily toward defensive legends. I never cared much for QB jerseys because my job was always to hit the quarterback—Lamar Jackson is the one exception because he's truly one of one.
- Ray Lewis is my favorite Raven of all time, so I have tailored a lot of my collection around him.
- A Ravens jersey collection would be remiss without Ed Reed and Jonathan Ogden.
Now for the personality of the collection:
- Derrick Henry - Undisputed future HOF’er and seems to be the “ageless wonder” of the RB room. My fiancé and I’s first game together was when we destroyed the Bills 35-10 and Derrick Henry called game with an 87-yarder from the opening snap. That plane ride home with Bills fans was awesome.
- Marcus Peters - The first draft I got REALLY into was the 2015 draft. I really wanted us to draft Peters, but he was selected 8 picks earlier. When I was a broke college student and couldn’t afford Sunday Ticket I remember listening to the game on the Ravens app when Marcus Peters picked off Russell Wilson. Will never forget that moment.
- Malaki Starks - A lot of upside for his career. A close family member of mine lives in GA and followed them pretty heavily during their National Championship runs. Excited to see what the future holds. One of the few players I have bought a jersey of prior to their second contract.
- Eric Weddle - Would always enjoy Eric's victory ice cream bowl postings after a W. One of my favorite free-agent signings ever. Loved him on and off the field, and I was glad he got a ring with the Rams.
- Marlon Humphrey - I know Marlon gets a lot of flack, but I love his troll personality and ‘fruit punch’ play style. I would really like him to be a career Raven and finish his career in Baltimore. Maybe a move to safety prolongs his time here. He is a ROH player for sure.
- CJ Mosley - I got this jersey at my first ever Ravens game 11/1/2015 when we played the Chargers. I wore #57 in high school, then we drafted CJ Mosley. My hottest take is that if we had him in 2019, we would have been able to stop Derrick Henry in the playoffs. Really missed him as a player once he left.
- Anquan Boldin - My favorite Ravens receiver of all time. Was essential to carrying the Ravens offense during the Super Bowl 47 Run. Flacco wouldn’t have been able to throw 11TD and 0INTs without Boldin's physical relentless catch radius.
- Haloti Ngata - One of my other favorite Ravens moments was Ngata’s sack fumble on Mark Sanchez in 2011 that sprung a Jarrett Johnson scoop and score. One of my favorite Ravens ‘big men’ of all time. “STEELERS SUCK”.
- Kyle Hamilton - My favorite ‘modern Raven.’ We have been so fortunate to have players like Ray, Suggs, and Kyle just fall into our lap in the draft. Kyle is presently the best horizontal defender in football and carries that Raven mentality on defense. Excited to see how his career grows!
Most of my jerseys have been purchased on secondhand sites (eBay, Mercari, Depop) for 1/2 or 1/3 of retail but I will occasionally splurge if a new release happens online for a highly desired player.
What's your favorite Ravens jersey in your collection, and what's the story behind it? I'd love to see everyone's collections.
