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Did ESPN give Ravens ideal draft selection?

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Could there be an ideal pick for Baltimore?

Did ESPN give Ravens ideal draft selection? originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here .

For most, the Baltimore Ravens ' biggest draft need is to add an offensive lineman to help protect Lamar Jackson. With Tyler Linderbaum now a Las Vegas Raider, getting the interior strengthened has to be one of the franchise's top priorities. Picking at No.

14, there's a fair chance that the Ravens will have their pick of the top offensive linemen in the class, but who could/should the franchise be looking at? Well, ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. just dropped his latest mock, and he might have given the Ravens their ideal draft selection -- Spencer Fano.

โ€œTaking Fano here would give Baltimore options,โ€ Kiper Jr. wrote . โ€œHe could stick at his traditional position and become a swing tackle in Year 1 behind Ronnie Stanley and Roger Rosengarten before eventually taking a starter role.