Spencer Fano selected by Ravens by Baltimore Beatdown in SB Nation’s community mock draft

LAWRENCE, KS - NOVEMBER 28: Utah Utes offensive lineman Spencer Fano (55) raises his hands to celebrate a touchdown late in the fourth quarter of a Big 12 football game between the Utah Utes and Kansas Jayhawks on November 28, 2025 at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, KS. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Welcome back to another year of the SB Nation Community Mock Draft!

As we do every draft season, all 32 NFL sites at SB Nation come together to fill out an entire first-round mock draft leading up to the actual event that takes place from April 23-25. One by one, our site managers will make their picks and provide their reasoning behind the selection. From there, I will provide further analysis on top of giving a final opinion on the pick!

Without further ado, let’s keep things rolling!

With the 14th overall pick in the 2026 SB Nation Community Mock Draft, Baltimore Beatdown’s Nikhil Mehta and the Baltimore Ravens select Spencer Fano, offensive tackle, Utah!

Mehta’s analysis:

My analysis: The Ravens lost one of the league’s best young centers in free agency when the Raiders handed Tyler Linderbaum $27 million per year, vastly outdoing the previous high earner at the position (Chiefs’ Creed Humphrey). With that giant hole in the middle of the offensive line present, the Ravens decide to go with Fano with the 14th pick to swiftly reinforce their front five.