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The Ravens Lounge

Why We Love the Vega Ioane Pick

The Ravens Lounge

Baltimore Ravens

Sports, Football

4.9659 Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2026

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Team insiders Ryan Mink and Garrett Downing discuss why the Ravens and Penn State guard Vega Ioane made a perfect match, what he'll bring to the offensive line, what his long-term projection will be, the rest of the AFC North's first round, and what could still be ahead for the Ravens in the draft.

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0:00.0

Welcome into Lounge, presented by Draft Kings. I'm Ryan Inc. here with Garrett Downing

0:09.0

and thrilled about the Ravens' first round pick of Guard Vanga, Yawane, out of Penn State.

0:15.9

The Ravens got their mauling blocker,grade that offensive line in a big way.

0:22.0

Protect Lamar Jackson.

0:23.2

Pave the way for Derek Henry.

0:24.6

This is a really exciting pick for the Ravens at number 14.

0:28.5

I got to be honest, I am a little surprised at the mild entrance,

0:33.6

considering that you had this in your mock draft.

0:35.6

I was expecting you to lead with that. This is becoming old hat for me. It's just the norm. Now, back to back. Not one, but two. You're at a hot streak. Two years in a row hitting the... And here's the thing is that nobody saw this coming. Nobody saw Van going to be in the Ravens pick. Total Dark Horse. Well, trust in my gut.

0:54.8

I think what the takeaway is here, if you want to nail the mock draft pick, you got to go with chalk because that's what it's been in the last two seasons, where the most popular, which is kind of interesting, because I feel like that historically had not really been the case for the Ravens, but the past two seasons Malachi Stark's last year, and then Vanga Y Yawane both kind of the most popular mock draft

1:13.8

predictions for the Ravens and look in all honesty about the player like this is a guy that's

1:19.0

going to be exactly what the Ravens need on this team he's going to come in here and be a high end

1:24.3

guard step into the starting lineup and be somebody who upgrades this

1:28.3

offensive line and just brings the right mindset and tenacity that the Ravens are looking

1:33.4

for from somebody at that spot look some things just make too much sense right and i feel like

1:39.2

we can just run it back with the malachi starks pod from last year, he checks every box. The Ravens had an

1:45.5

obvious need there. You have the best player at his position available to you at 14. He plays the game

1:52.9

like a Raven. He has great size. He checks every box. Great kid, great family, all these things

2:00.2

on and off the field.

2:01.3

He's exactly what you want.

2:03.0

And so from the minute that I watched Vanga Yuanese tape, I was like, yeah, yes, this

2:08.1

guy is an upgrade.

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