Welcome to Baltimore: Olaivavega Ioane

[rossihunter2]

Probably top 5 cleanest prospect in the draft in terms of the evaluation.
Certainly one of the guys with the best odds of being a pro bowler/all pro as a rookie.

Really consistent pass pro.
Heavy hands and strong core.

Not necessarily the cleanest fit in a zone scheme, but the pass pro and power more than makes up for it.

 

[Baltimorican]

Well that was anticlimactic. Feels like at #14 we got the same quality of prospect we usually get in the mid 20's.

 

[UPennChem]

Well that was anticlimactic. Feels like at #14 we got the same quality of prospect we usually get in the mid 20's.

Nah. Vega is the truth at guard

 

[Baltimorican]

Nah. Vega is the truth at guard

They took the best fatty on the board, that was the assignment.

 

[SepticeyePoe]

Well that was anticlimactic. Feels like at #14 we got the same quality of prospect we usually get in the mid 20's.

Anticlimactic, but hopefully one we're celebrating in the fall

 

[rossihunter2]

 

[rossihunter2]

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25258484-olaivavega-ioane-nfl-draft-2026-scouting-report-baltimore-ravens-iol

 

[rossihunter2]

We know the Ravens were really keen on Tyler Booker last year and he's been a great success in Dallas

Vega's a superior prospect to Booker

 

[Argentina Raven]

Could Ioane be considered as a center? He worked there on some drills during the pro day

 

[rossihunter2]

 

[Simba]

I know there are going to be some down on Ioane, but my guess is that we'll be here 3 years from now and have absolutely no complaints about his play. You can argue value but I'd be surprised if he isn't good at a minimum. And hey, if it keeps Lamar upright, I think we're all good here.

 

[JoeyFlex5]

Well that was anticlimactic. Feels like at #14 we got the same quality of prospect we usually get in the mid 20's.

But those prospects are usually in the secondary and literally never on the OL

so, enjoy this dub

 

[JoeyFlex5]

I know there are going to be some down on Ioane, but my guess is that we'll be here 3 years from now and have absolutely no complaints about his play. You can argue value but I'd be surprised if he isn't good at a minimum. And hey, if it keeps Lamar upright, I think we're all good here.

Throw the fucking positional value out the window this year, I’ve said it for months, positional value is straight up ass this year, get the sure, safe upgrades where you can

 

[allblackraven]

I am more than happy with the pick. Dude is a monster.

 

[Simba]

Throw the fucking positional value out the window this year, I’ve said it for months, positional value is straight up ass this year, get the sure, safe upgrades where you can

We been on the train for awhile. It made all of the sense in the world to me. He’s going to make us a better player on Sundays and I don’t think it’s much of a question either. Safe but good.

 

[UPennChem]

This was a 9/10 pick for me given this shit draft. The only thing I'm slightly sad about is that we probably wont get Pregnon now haha.

But also Emory jones is in no man's land and we still gotta do something about C

 

[JO_75]

 

[Dom McRaven]

If he ain't All-Pro in some capacity in his career with us, we got a problem.

 

[JoeyFlex5]

We been on the train for awhile. It made all of the sense in the world to me. He’s going to make us a better player on Sundays and I don’t think it’s much of a question either. Safe but good.

In this particular class, assuming teams are right about Bain and he’s not nearly as good in the nfl as we all think, I think this is the best possible scenario, top 3 safest prosoects in the class, a guy who you can bet money is gonna be a very quality starter, happened to be at our weakest position on the roster and he was there at 14.

I’m just so fkn relieved he was available and we didn’t take Sadiq

 

[UPennChem]

Stanley, Vinson
Simpson, Vorhees
Starter, Bullock/Gwynn
Ioane, Jones
Rosengarten, ?