ESPN identifies Ravens' biggest weakness after NFL Draft

The Baltimore Ravens improved their roster this offseason. Honestly, they improved it dramatically. The offensive line got tougher. The pass rush became more explosive. The defense feels deeper, faster, and more aligned with what Jesse Minter wants it to become. Eric DeCosta and his staff attacked multiple weaknesses during free agency and the draft, but despite all the optimism surrounding the roster overhaul, one conversation refuses to disappear. What is this team going to do about the center position, the anchor of its offensive line?

No matter how much excitement surrounds Olaivavega Ioane, Trey Hendrickson, or the Ravens’ young defensive additions, analysts continue circling back to the same uncomfortable question. Who replaces Tyler Linderbaum following his defection to the Las Vegas Raiders?

To Baltimore’s credit, the organization absolutely upgraded at offensive guard. Replacing Daniel Faalele and Andrew Vorhees with Ioane and John Simpson feels significant. The Ravens got more athletic, more physical, and probably more reliable up front. That certainly matters. For a while, guard looked like the glaring weakness of the offensive line. Now? It may quietly become one of the roster’s strengths, but the center position still hangs over everything. Honestly, it should.

Many expected Baltimore to address the position during the 2026 NFL Draft. They didn’t, and everyone noticed. Whether the board simply failed to cooperate or the Ravens genuinely liked the internal options more than outsiders realized, the result remains the same. Baltimore enters camp without a proven replacement for the former All-Pro centerpiece of its offensive front.