One of the top battles happening this training camp for the Baltimore Ravens is at right guard. But ESPN’s Todd McShay has the ultimate answer for the open starting spot: the 2021 NFL Draft.
In McShay’s early mock draft, he has the Ravens picking Ohio State guard Wyatt Davis. Though Baltimore has some other needs as well, Davis was the first true guard taken off the board in McShay’s mock draft, giving them the best guy at the position.
McShay specifically notes Davis didn’t allow a single sack or hit last season, a truly impressive feat for any offensive lineman. With “above-average foot quickness and mobility” as well as “the power to open lanes in the run game,” Davis seems like an ideal fit as Yanda’s eventual heir if the Ravens don’t find the solution this year.
Now vacant with the retirement of Marshal Yanda, the Ravens are looking to patch up the hole at right guard through competition at training camp. Though seemingly every offensive lineman is being thrust into the fight for the open starting spot, the competition appears to really be between D.J. Fluker and Ben Powers this year. While Fluker brings experience, Powers was seemingly drafted in the fourth round last year with this vacancy in mind.
If neither player excels this season or if Fluker does but wishes to cash in during free agency, the 2021 NFL Draft seems like a viable spot to fix the issue for cheap. At least if the draft goes the way McShay is predicting right now.
