Source: Ravens trade OLB Odafe Oweh to Chargers for safety Alohi Gilman

Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun on Oct 7, 2025

Published in Football

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BALTIMORE — On Monday, Ravens coach John Harbaugh said there were “a lot of decisions to make” following Baltimore’s 1-4 start. Just over 24 hours later, they began to take shape in a big way.

The Ravens are trading outside linebacker Odafe Oweh and a future seventh-round pick to the Los Angeles Chargers in exchange for safety Alohi Gilman and a 2026 fifth-round pick, a source with direct knowledge of the deal confirmed to The Baltimore Sun.

Oweh, 26 and a first-round pick in 2021, had a career-high 10 sacks for Baltimore last season. He has struggled this season through five games, however, with zero sacks and 10 tackles, and he ranks 33rd in pressure rate (11%), according to TruMedia.

He is also in the final year of his contract, worth $13.25 million, and scheduled to be a free agent after this season. With the trade, the Ravens will save roughly $8 million in their salary cap, helping clear the way for general manager Eric DeCosta to potentially make more roster moves.

Harbaugh said on Monday that the Ravens’ pass rush “has to be better.”

Their six sacks are the second-fewest in the league after having the second most last season. They also rank 16th in pass rush win rate (41%), according to ESPN analytics.

“We have to find a way to manufacture more pass rush on all three downs,” Harbaugh said.

Gilman, meanwhile, was the second safety to be added on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, the Ravens signed veteran C.J. Gardner-Johnson, who was released last month by the Houston Texans, to their practice squad.

Their additions should help an injury-ravaged and struggling secondary that ranks second-to-last in the NFL in passing yards allowed per game (262.4) and 24th in completion percentage (69).

Gilman, 28, was also a team captain during Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton’s freshman season at Notre Dame before being selected by the Chargers in the sixth round of the 2020 draft. He also played one year at Navy before transferring to Notre Dame.

In five-plus seasons with Los Angeles, he appeared in 73 games (39 starts) and had 252 tackles, five interceptions and 21 pass breakups. He is under contract through the 2026 season after signing a two-year contract with Los Angeles in March 2024.