On Thursday, I wrote about the top defensive trends from our Top 101 Big Board, and now, I am turning to the other side of the ball. Here are the top offensive takeaways from our rankings (1-51, 52-101):
The Ravens will find their next center on Day 2.
The 2026 draft class features no true centers worth taking in the first round. Utah offensive tackle Spencer Fano (No. 9 overall) has been tabbed for a move the interior in the NFL due to his sub-33 inch arms, but he has no experience at center. Snapping the ball in front of scouts at the Combine
is a start, but that hardly encompasses the physical and mental duties of a center. Fano is an impressive enough blocker that he might be worth the gamble with the 14th pick, but Day 2 has several players with actual experience at the position.
Kansas State’s Sam Hecht (No. 50) is the top pure center with Florida’s Jake Slaughter (No. 78) and Iowa’s Logan Jones (No. 91) coming in the bottom quarter of our initial rankings. All three have at least two seasons of high-quality center play in a Power 5 conference. Drafting one on Day 2 seems like the easiest way to find Tyler Linderbaum’s successor.
Yes, the Ravens can use another premium pick on a wide receiver.
From 2019 to 2021, the Ravens used four premium picks on receivers – two each in the first and third rounds. In the next four drafts, Zay Flowers was the only highly-drafted wideout. That could change this year, as Baltimore only has two proven players in their receiver room: Flowers and 2021 first-rounder Rashod Bateman, who disappointed in 2025. 2024 fourth-rounder Devontez Walker seems capable of more, but new offensive coordinator Declan Doyle will likely use more 11 personnel than the last few years, raising the need for depth.
Baltimore Beatdown has 17 wide receivers spread throughout our top 101 prospects, making it a consideration for any of the Ravens’ first three picks. A few players we have rated much higher than consensus are Indiana’s Omar Cooper Jr. (No. 20), Connecticut’s Skyler Bell (No. 58), and NDSU’s Bryce Lance (No. 74).
The 2026 tight end class is deep…on Day 3.
This year was projected to have a strong tight end class, and it does – just not on the first two days of the draft. Oregon’s Kenyon Sadiq (No. 18) is the only tight end in our top 50, with three others between 50 and 75. New Mexico State’s Justin Joly (No. 98) and Stanford’s Sam Roush (No. 100) bring the total to six of the top 101, the second-fewest of any position.
But the Ravens need to add at least one tight end in this draft, potentially two. They have been willing to double-dip before, but investing multiple premium picks in the position – as they did in 2018 with Hayden Hurst and Mark Andrews – feels unwise given the current roster makeup. A first- or second-rounder does not make sense, either, but Vanderbilt’s Eli Stowers (No. 57), Ohio State’s Max Clare (No. 67), and Baylor’s Michael Trigg (No. 72) could all be in play at the 80th pick. However, there are other positions to prioritize and plenty of Day 3 prospects to target. With a strong history of developing tight end talent, the Ravens might be best served by seeing who trickles into the mid-rounds, like they did in 2022 with Isaiah Likely and Charlie Kolar.
What did you think of the offensive players in our top 101 rankings? Which positions and players need more attention than they’re getting right now? Let us know in the comments below!
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