Yannick Ngakoue joined the Ravens this week and impressed in practice, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll make his debut in Sunday night’s game against the Buffalo Bills.

Head Coach John Harbaugh said Ngakoue, who is on the team’s practice squad, “looked good” in his three practices.

“He looks like he’s in shape. He’s in a great place spiritually, mentally. It was fun to have him out there,” Harbaugh said. “He and Ronnie [Stanley] had some battle this week for sure.”

Ngakoue said on Wednesday that he feels like he could contribute immediately but left that decision up to coaches. Harbaugh said there’s a difference between being in shape and in “football shape.”

Part of the decision also hinges on how many outside linebackers the Ravens need on the gameday roster. The Ravens already have Odafe Oweh, Kyle Van Noy, David Ojabo and Tavius Robinson healthy going into Sunday’s game, and third round rookie Adisa Isaac is off the injury report and could make his NFL debut.

“We have a lot of good young players rushing the passer too,” Harbaugh said. “I think it’s just going to be him being ready, which I’m very confident he will be soon. And then the opportunity expressing itself when it does, he’ll be out there and I think he’ll help us.”

Arthur Maulet Is Nearing a Return

One of the Ravens’ training camp standouts was veteran nickel cornerback Arthur Maulet until he went down with a knee injury in early August.

Maulet started the season on injured reserve and is eligible to return to game action next week against the Cincinnati Bengals. Harbaugh said it’s possible that Maulet could return as soon as he’s eligible.

Maulet has been working out with trainers for weeks on side fields during the portion of practice open to reporters.

“He’s looked good. It seems like he’s in good shape,” Harbaugh said. “He can’t go out there and practice yet until next week, but we’ll see what it looks like next week.”