The Baltimore Ravens on Saturday added a flurry of done deals, including the signing of nine of their 11 NFL Draft picks and the addition of a championship offensive lineman.
The Ravens know that keeping quarterback Lamar Jackson upright is their best bet at their own Super Bowl win. And there has been some moving and shaking on the line in that regard.
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Baltimore lost lineman Patrick Mekari in free agency, promoting Andrew Vorhees in his place. It didn’t add a clear-cut starter to the unit during the offseason, either. However, general manager Eric DeCosta didn’t ignore the unit completely, adding to its depth in the 2025 NFL Draft. …
And now signing a bundle of them.
Signed up are: Offensive tackle Emery Jones Jr. (third round), inside linebacker Teddye Buchanan (fourth round), offensive tackle Carson Vinson (fifth round), plus Baltimore’s five sixth-round picks – cornerback Bilhal Kone, kicker Tyler Loop, wide receiver LaJohntay Wester, defensive tackle Aeneas Peebles and cornerback Robert Longerbeam. Also done is seventh-round guard Garrett Dellinger.
Jones and Dellinger and Vinson will be trying to earn spots alongside veteran swing tackle Joe Noteboom, who comes over from the Rams.
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He is coming off a three-year, $40 million deal with the Los Angeles Rams.
A 2018 third-round pick, Noteboom has largely struggled to produce full-time as a starter, both through injuries and inconsistencies. In Baltimore, though, he profiles as a swing tackle, priority depth behind Ronnie Stanley and Roger Rosengarten. This opens the door for Emery Jones Jr. to focus on development and a potential move inside if a single tackle goes down.
Noteboom is most experienced at left tackle, but played nearly 400 snaps at right tackle over the past two seasons. He also has spent legitimate time at both guard spots, giving him four-position versatility should the Ravens deem it necessary.
He isn’t the biggest lineman, but his speed stands out, and that athleticism has made him proficient in the run game and kept him above water as his pass protection fluctuated. As a fairly direct replacement for Josh Jones, Noteboom is a (presumably) cheap replacement with both big-game experience and a translatable skill set to Baltimore’s offensive line.
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