Looking at Mark Andrews with his hands folded stoically in front of him at the microphone on Wednesday, it was impossible not to notice how alone he seemed.

It is true that every player at the media podium stands alone. But then Andrews listed all the players who were with him in the tight end room last year — Isaiah Likely, Charlie Kolar and Pat Ricard.

Gone, gone and gone.

The image of Andrews by himself recalled the “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” meme of Will Smith looking around an empty room. Like the Fresh Prince, Andrews is the only one left, which is not all sad.

“Those guys have worked their butts off: Charlie, Isaiah and Pat,” Andrews said. “They put in the work, and they saw the reward.”

But, for every departed Raven who has found his reward, there are empty spaces that Baltimore has to fill.

Two of the three Ravens who spoke about the team’s offseason workouts starting this week were Andrews and Zay Flowers. Turns out they are the only proven receiving weapons this team has.

A brief roll call of the other cast: After a promising 2024 campaign, Rashod Bateman had a disappointing follow-up. The other receivers on the roster are relatively young and unproven. The tight end room emptied after the Ravens extended Andrews during the season last year.

So don’t be surprised if Baltimore uses the No. 14 pick in the draft on a skill position. Although all eyes have been on an offensive line that lost its center last month, the Ravens’ receivers — the weapons with whom they hope to reinvent their offense around Lamar Jackson — are also severely undermanned.

It’s a problem with no single cause. The Ravens essentially made their pick at tight end last year with Andrews, allowing Likely to walk for a contract they knew they couldn’t (or wouldn’t) match. Losing either Ricard or Kolar was always going to be a blow to their blocking ability — but losing both really stings.

Then there’s the receiver room, always a somewhat volatile position in Baltimore. For years, the Ravens have picked a veteran out of the free-agent pile to use as a sort of guiding force for the group. So far, the most accomplished player in the bunch is Flowers entering his fourth year — a fact that seemed to surprise him even as he said it out loud.

“Over the past few years we had vets, so it was easier for the vets to take over because they already did what I’m trying to do,” Flowers said. “So now that we might not have a vet, or I might be one of the oldest in the room, I have to take that next step and be that leader.”

You can feel good about going into battle with Flowers and Andrews (who have accounted for 45% of the Ravens’ receiving yards over the past two seasons) leading the charge. But around them Baltimore’s arsenal is severely lacking.

A lot of this depends on how much confidence there is in Bateman, who had more touchdowns in his breakout 2024 campaign (9) than his other four seasons combined (6). Devontez Walker generated early heat last season but wound up with only six catches. Durham Smythe is a blocking tight end who brings grit to the position but little in the way of offensive production with just four catches in Chicago last season. He’s also the same age (30) as Andrews.

All of this suggests the Ravens need a fresh, deep investment of youth into their skill rooms — and unless they are uber confident in 32-year-old Derrick Henry continuing to defy Father Time, running back could use a boost, too. If Eric DeCosta isn’t careful, his quarterback will be rolling out this fall without protection and with nobody open downfield.

The general draft consensus seems to fall that the Ravens will use their first-round pick on offensive line help, which of course is a position of extreme need. Penn State’s Vega Ioane and Utah’s Spencer Fano are often mentioned in the Ravens’ range in the first round.

But it might be in their best interest to use their rare top-15 pick on a skill player — such as Oregon tight end Kenyon Sadiq, who tore up the draft combine in Indy with his speed and agility. What about Omar Cooper Jr., the gritty receiver who helped Indiana win an NCAA title?

It would feel a bit un-Ravens-like to reach for glamour over solid positional stability, but it’s a highly justifiable change of pace.

The receivers and ends have leaders, but they lack depth. The question marks around Flowers and Andrews suggest a youth movement is necessary — perhaps as much an issue as all the holes in the interior line.

Andrews struck a hopeful tone about the future of the tight ends in Baltimore, speaking glowingly about position coach Zack Grossi. Andrews has never stopped feeling like the primary target among the tight end group, he said, and he has ambitions to keep growing his own repertoire.

“We’re going to have a great room. We’re going to focus on the details. We’re going to get better. We’re going to elevate each and every day.”

It was only appropriate Andrews used the future tense talking about the tight end room. The Ravens still have to build one that can actually be great.