Ravens have Lamar Jackson in mind with ideal draft pick

The Baltimore Ravens' offseason has been a roller coaster, and the franchise is still approaching the NFL Draft with a handful of holes to address.

With Tyler Linderbaum and Isaiah Likely moving on in free agency, those are two areas that could be improved.

But how the draft falls will ultimately determine which way the Ravens will go in the first round, and with questions over both guard spots with Andrew Vorhees and John Simpson, could Baltimore look to address that as well?

NFL.com's Eric Edholm thinks Penn State guard Vega Ioane is the ideal pick for the Ravens.

"Ravens fans might be sick of seeing the same name here, but Ioane would be an immediate upgrade at right guard and give them more talent and depth up front," Edholm wrote. "Guards might not be high on the positional-value scale, but this could be a synergistic addition for an incomplete offensive line."

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Ioane not flashy but important pick 

The Ravens know that the team will only go as far as Lamar takes them. That means he's got to be protected.

No, Ioane isn't a "sexy" signing, and it could be met with a groan from Ravens fans, but it could be a key pick in solidifying the interior of the offensive line.

Will the Ravens want to go offensive line with their first pick? They could, though defense is also on the table for Jesse Minter's team.

Baltimore will enter the 2026 season under pressure to perform after last season, and it will be Lamar who is tasked with getting this roster back to the postseason.

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