The Baltimore Ravens had a very successful 2022 draft that saw them select 11 total prospects. Some of those players were at positions that the team double dipped at, including the tight end position, where Baltimore selected both Iowa State’s Charlie Kolar and Costal Carolina’s Isaiah Likely in the fourth round.
During the Ravens’ post-draft press conference, head coach John Harbaugh was asked how Kolar and Likely upgrade the team’s tight end room, as well as if he can see a scenario where they keep four tight ends on the roster in 2022. Harbaugh first went into detail on Kolar, but also mentioned at the beginning of his answer that he does see a situation where they could keep four at the position.
“Yes, to the second part of it. And he [Charlie Kolar] is a big target. He’s a receiving tight end whose got … He’s willing to block. He’ll go throw it up in there – he’s not afraid. But he’s a … Bottom line, he’s a big receiver. He’s got great catch radius, great body control; he’s good over the middle; he can catch it in every kind of direction; [he] makes big plays; [he’s] a very smart, tough guy. He’s a big receiver for us in the middle of the field.”
Harbaugh then described Likely and what he brings to the table.
“This is a very intriguing player. I remember watching him on tape early on. It was just like, ‘Man, this guy is making plays all the time.’ He lines up as a receiver; he’s catching the ball as a wide receiver. He lines up at tight end. They motion him. They run him in boots – in the drag boots and things – and he’s just really electric. He runs downfield. Sometimes he blocks people and knocks them off their feet downfield. It’s just an interesting guy, but you watch him, [and] it’s not like an obvious position fit; he’s just kind of a playmaker-type guy. So, I think he’s really intriguing, and it’s going to … We’re excited about trying to figure out exactly where he fits, but he definitely fits as a playmaker.”