Right Tackle
Going into free agency, Rick Wagner seemed like the most likely to leave. As expected, he found a home away from Baltimore and for a lot of money. The Detroit Lions signed Wagner on a five year, $47.5 million deal with $17.5 in guaranteed money. This was not the kind of money that the Ravens felt they needed to spent on a right tackle.
There are options in house to replace Wagner, but it will be interesting to see if the Ravens go that route. Second year guard Alex Lewis could move out to tackle, but the team thinks that Alex Lewis is best suited at guard. This makes sense, especially with the departure of Vlad Ducasse.
#Ravens think Alex Lewis' best fit is at left guard. Internal options at right tackle include James Hurst, Stephane Nembot, De'Ondre Wesley.
— Luke Jones (@BaltimoreLuke) March 8, 2017
Other in house options would include James Hurst, De’Ondre Wesley, and Stephane Nembot. All three were undrafted coming out of college and Hurst is the only one that has any starting experience. Even with his starting experience, Hurst has not fared well.
Even if the Ravens choose to use an option already on the roster, do not count out bringing in lineman through the draft. They lack depth on the line as a whole and could use younger players to develop. Drafting offensive lineman has been a specialty for the birds and they have found many gems in the later rounds of the draft. Wagner, Kelechi Osemele, Marshal Yanda, and Alex Lewis were all drafted in the third round or later.