How have the Ravens drafted at offensive tackle over the past 10 years?
Welcome to part three of our Revisiting Recent Draft History series. If you haven’t, check out parts one and two.
In preparation for this year’s upcoming cycle, it can be useful to revisit history to understand the team’s drafting tendencies, where they’ve hit, where they’ve missed, and other notable trends. This series will outline each of the Ravens’ draft picks at certain positions dating back 10 years to 2014, broken down into the following categories:
- Early-Round = Player drafted in Round 1-2
- Mid-Round = Player drafted in Round 3-4
- Late-Round = Player drafted in Round 5-7
Next we’ll look at the offensive tackle position, where the Ravens have made only five total selections during this span.
Early-Round Picks:
- Ronnie Stanley (R1, 2016)
Mid-Round Picks:
- Daniel Faalele (R4, 2021)
- Tyre Phillips (R3, 2020)
- Orlando Brown Jr. (R3, 2019)
Late-Round Picks:
- Greg Senat (R6, 2018)
Biggest hit: Ronnie Stanley
Biggest miss: Tyre Phillips
The Ravens have not invested much draft capital on offensive tackles in recent years. Ronnie Stanley is the team’s only early-round selection at the position since 2014. However, he’s the highest selection (No. 6 overall) the team has drafted since (Jamal Lewis, fifth-overall).
Fortunately, Stanley quickly developed into a franchise left tackle and peaked as an All-Pro performer in 2019. However, injury complications have derailed Stanley’s former place as one of the league’s best at the position. Stanley’s performance in 2023 was rocky at times but he has shown he can still provide serviceable, above-average play.
The Ravens will need him to do so in 2024 as they currently lack quality depth at both tackle spots. This could certainly be the year they draft an offensive tackle in one of the first two rounds since 2016 — either to be an immediate starter on the right side, a long-term successor behind Stanley, or potentially both. There’s a real possibility they drafted more than one offensive tackle, too.
Brown was the best value selection from this list. The Ravens used a third-round pick to acquire him and he soon developed into an above-average starter. He made back-to-back Pro Bowls in 2020 and 2021. Unfortunately, he then requested a trade and made two more Pro Bowls with the Kansas City Chiefs over the next two years.
The jury is still out on Daniel Faalele, who was a fourth-round selection in 2021. Faalele will have an opportunity to compete for a starting right tackle spot this year. Faalele has untapped upside but has struggled with consistency in limited opportunities through two seasons. It’s too early to call him a miss, though.
Tyre Phillips was drafted in the third round of the 2020 draft. The Ravens deployed him at both offensive tackle and guard for two seasons and he started 13 total games. However, despite ample opportunities, Phillips never developed into a reliable contributor and was ultimately released by the team before the 2022 season.