Ravens rookie Tyler Loop is the club’s chosen kicker after Justin Tucker was cut and later suspended by the NFL. Loop starred in Saturday’s 31-13 preseason win over the Cowboys, going 5-for-6 on field goals including 51- and 53-yard makes, and Baltimore’s coach John Harbaugh said the job is his to lose. Loop’s continued success in spring and camp, plus a 60-yard heave during a practice, helped him clinch the spot as the Ravens’ kicker this season.

Drafted in round six, Loop becomes Baltimore’s first kicker drafted in three decades, a bold bet on a position that Tucker has historically carried with elite accuracy. With undrafted Hoyland released, Loop logged a 6-of-8 preseason tally overall and is poised to handle Week 1 duties, at least until further preseason reps determine if the job is truly his long-term hold. Tucker’s exit followed an NFL investigation and suspension, which has left the Ravens in a state of transition at kicker, a storyline that will unfold as the calendar approaches September.