Sources: Ravens will activate RB Dobbins off IR

PITTSBURGH -- The Baltimore Ravens volition activate moving backmost J.K. Dobbins disconnected injured reserve connected Saturday, league sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

To marque country for Dobbins, Baltimore is waiving seasoned moving backmost Mike Davis, sources said.

The summation of Dobbins could supply a boost to a slumping crushed attack.

Dobbins, the Ravens' apical back, was placed connected injured reserve connected Oct. 21 aft having arthroscopic country connected his near knee. He has practiced the past 2 weeks and has looked stronger moving than helium did earlier the procedure.

"I truly deliberation that clip disconnected and what helium was capable to instrumentality attraction of is going to marque a large interaction connected his effectiveness," Ravens violative coordinator Greg Roman said this week. "He's truly excited astir being back; we're excited astir having him back."

Parting with Davis isn't a surprise. An eight-year veteran, Davis was astatine the bottommost of the extent illustration aft moving for 18 yards connected 8 carries.

Baltimore has the NFL's third-ranked rushing attack, averaging 157.8 yards. But the Ravens' tally crippled hasn't been the aforesaid recently. Baltimore's moving backs -- Gus Edwards, Kenyan Drake and Justice Hill -- person totaled 180 yards rushing implicit the past 3 games, which is 25th successful the league. Sunday's crippled volition people the archetypal clip since the 2020 regular play finale that Ravens volition person Dobbins and Edwards some active.

Dobbins missed past play aft injuring the genu successful the preseason finale. He said helium tore the ACL, LCL, meniscus and hamstring.

This season, Dobbins was sidelined for the archetypal 2 games earlier returning connected a constricted drawback number for the adjacent 4 weeks. He didn't person the aforesaid burst, averaging 3.5 yards (123 yards connected 35 games). As a rookie, Dobbins averaged 6 yards (805 yards connected 134 carries).

In aboriginal November, Ravens manager John Harbaugh declared Dobbins' country "a smashing success."

"When they went successful -- [Dr.] Leigh Ann Curl did the country and she told maine erstwhile she went successful there, the MRI didn't archer the full story," Harbaugh said. "You similar to deliberation it does, [but] until you spell successful determination you truly don't cognize what you have. The MRI didn't spot each the scar insubstantial that was successful there, truthful what helium was dealing with was precise significant."

The Ravens play astatine their AFC North rival Pittsburgh Steelers connected Sunday.