G Ben Powers
When the Ravens selected Powers out of Oklahoma in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft, they envisioned him becoming a steady presence on the interior of their offensive line for years to come. In 2020, he’ll finally get the chance to show off his skills.
Powers didn’t get a lot of playing time in 2019, only playing in the Ravens’ Week 17 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. However, in that game he performed well, giving the team a glimpse of what they could have in the future.
It seemed like Baltimore was redshirting Powers by letting him watch and learn behind one of the best right guards of all time in Marshal Yanda. With Yanda retired, the team is going to rely on Powers to have a big year in 2020 and hopefully win the starting right guard job.
Powers is a nasty finisher at the point of attack and is famous for saying that he “loves taking a grown man’s dreams and crushing them.” He’s a hard worker that plays every snap beyond the whistle. Powers learned plenty by sitting behind Yanda and absorbing everything thrown at him like a sponge. With so much uncertainty on the interior of the offensive line, now it’s time for him to step up and show what he learned.