Baltimore Beatdown
The annual premier all-star games featured some impressive performances from prospects at positions that will be addressed this offseason.
The Ravens front office has long believed in drafting and developing their core talent rather than relying on veteran acquisitions. General manager Eric DeCosta has repeatedly said the draft is the “lifeblood” of the organization, and a quick glance at the roster explains why. Outside of Roquan Smith, all of the Ravens’ key long-term players were acquired via the draft.
College football’s annual all-star games are key scouting opportunities for the Ravens. The Reese’s Senior Bowl is one of the premier events of the circuit and provides a pool of the top collegiate talent from which the Ravens regularly find future players.
Four of the Ravens’ nine selections in the 2024 NFL Draft attended last year’s Senior Bowl: right tackle Roger Rosengarten, outside linebacker Adisa Isaac, wide receiver Devontez Walker and running back Rasheen Ali.
Here are some promising prospects who fit the Ravens’ positions of need on defense and could hear their names called by the organization during the 2025 NFL Draft.
EDGE Mike Green, Marshall
The scouting report on Green coming into the week was that he was a speed- and finesse-based pass rusher. He was named Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year after leading the FBS with career highs in sacks (17) and tackles for loss (23) in 2024. He has the college production and athletic profile the Ravens covet in a pass rusher. While he showed off his explosive first step and impressive bend around the edge, he also exhibited surprising power and edge-setting ability despite below-average arm length. On the second day of practice, his strength was on display when he bulldozed Oregon offensive tackle Josh Conerly Jr. (who has been mocked as a Ronnie Stanley replacement for the Ravens).
Green was so dominant during the week of practice that he opted to forgo the game after solidifying his status as a first-round pick. Coming into the week, it looked like Green would be available to the Ravens at the 27th overall pick, but his performance could force them to trade up to land him. With Kyle Van Noy and Odafe Oweh—both of whom recorded double-digit sacks in 2024—entering the final year of their contracts, the Ravens could look to be proactive in adding another potent pass rush threat off the edge.
EDGE Donovan Ezeiruaku, Boston College
Ezeiruaku is another athletic and bendy pass rusher with an explosive first step but is even more polished of a pass rusher than most other edge prospects coming into the league. He has a nice pass rush plan that includes inside counter moves aside from just spinning. The former ACC standout also had some impressive reps against Conerly Jr. on the second day of practice and has one of the highest floors in a deep edge defender class this year.
Ezeiruaku finished just behind Green for second in the FBS with career-highs in both sacks (16.5)...
