C Patrick Mekari
For as well as Skura played, Mekari actually played better. When Skura went down with an injury, Mekari immediately stepped into the starting role and the Ravens never missed a beat. That’s incredibly difficult to do regardless of a player’s pedigree but for a rookie undrafted player, it’s extra impressive.
Mekari finished the season with a 70.5 overall grade and gave up no sacks over 12 starts (11 total games), according to PFF.
Now Baltimore has an interesting problem on their hands this offseason with Mekari still under contract and Skura a pending free agent. It’s a great problem for the Ravens to have but it goes to prove the quality of play from the “next man up.”