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The Ravens Lounge

Mel Kiper Jr. Shares His Best Fits for Ravens

The Ravens Lounge

Baltimore Ravens

Sports, Football

4.9659 Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

ESPN draft legend Mel Kiper Jr. joins team insiders Garrett Downing and Clifton Brown to talk about why he likes Spencer Fano in Baltimore, which wide receivers are a good fit, and how the Ravens could address other positions of need.

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0:00.0

Welcome into the lounge presented by Draft Kings. I'm Garrett Downing today. I'm joined by Clifton Brown. And this is one of my favorite episodes of the year every single year. We get to talk with the legend Mel Kuiper. Mel, thank you so much for the time. I like your shirt here today. Hey, it had to be all of Ravens all the time, right? Garrett and Glyth made to be with you.

0:21.4

So it's going to be a lot of fun in Pittsburgh. Would it be up there and see it all unfold?

0:25.5

And a critical draft, obviously, for the Ravens with some neat areas, which we'll get into. But it's going to be a lot of fun. We know the number one pick will be, but really from two on down, even the second pick still up in the air right now.

0:35.3

You know, Mel, you're wearing your Ravens shirt today.

0:37.7

I'll give you bonus points if you wear any Ravens gear in Pittsburgh next week.

0:41.2

That's where that's the real test right there going into Pittsburgh wearing Ravens gear. Yeah, I probably will. I'll take my chance. I think everybody in Pittsburgh knows I had to wear a steeler hat the one because I lost some bet with somebody. I had to wear a steel hat when the Steelers were on the clock that one year was like seven, eight years ago, whenever it was. So I've done some crazy things. But Steelers are usually great. My son-in-law is a big Steeler fan. His parents are a huge Steeler fan. So we got that rivalry going with our own home here between Baltimore and Pittsburgh. So they're great. they understand it's Yankees, Red Sox, right? It's a huge rivalry and it always will be. Makes Thanksgiving dinner a little interesting when you're sitting on the opposite side at the table there. Well, Mel, let's look at this draft. And at pick number 14, the Ravens can go a number of different directions. As you look at it right now, where do you think the ravers are going to go with that pick?

1:44.7

I'll tell you what? It's Spencer Fano's got to be in play, Utah right tackle guard because of that guard area being such an Eden center. He could probably play that spot and people say, well, he's too tall. Don Mostbar was 6'7 coming out of USC, went to the Raiders. Then you got tight end. This is a tight end centric team, right?

1:44.7

They're going to probably try to come away with a couple tight ends in this track because it's loaded with H. coming out of USC went to the Raiders. Then you got tight end. This is a tight end centric team, right?

1:47.3

They're going to probably try to come away with a couple tight ends in this draft because it's loaded with H-backs and tight-ends, the Fs and the Ys. It's loaded with them, right? So to me, Kenyon Sadiq from Oregon's got to be in play. Then you go, okay, you want to plug and play guard? you know, Vanga, O'Wane has got to be in play.

2:01.0

You know, Garfin Penn State.

2:02.1

So there's a lot of options the Ravens have.

2:04.3

And guess what? plug and play guard, you know, Vanga, O'Wane has got to be in play.

2:01.0

You know, guard from Penn State. So there's a lot of options the Ravens have. And guess what? What does Eric DeCosta love to do in the middle of the first round? If there's some guys there that are all bunched together, trade down, right? Acquire extra picks. Remember all those fourth round picks he had not long ago. Look at all those guys became key entities from that fourth round of that dress,

2:18.9

some of which aren't here anymore, unfortunately.

2:20.8

But fourth, fifth round area is where I know Eric DeCost in the sixth round.

2:24.8

Day three is where they like to do a lot of great work there.

2:28.3

If Fano, Sadiq, and Ione were all there at 14,

2:33.5

which one do you think Raven should and would do go with and why?

2:38.7

That'll be a heck of a discussion.

2:40.1

I'll tell you what, because they're all needs.

2:42.4

I mean, at both positions, tight end and the guard spot.

2:45.9

And a versatile guy like Fano, especially Fano to me, when I look at him,

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