DeCosta Explains Why Ravens Passed on Centers EarlyThe Ravens had opportunities to chase a center, but they just weren’t willing to overpay for it.

With Tyler Linderbaum no longer in the picture, Baltimore evaluated the position closely but ultimately stayed disciplined. Instead of trading up, the Ravens leaned into building overall depth.

“There were a couple centers that we really liked… could we have traded up? Potentially… but for us to do that would have cost our second-round pick, our third-round pick and our fourth-round pick… Would I rather have Ja’Kobi [Lane], [Elijah] Sarratt and [Matt] Hibner? I probably would than one player at that point… there’s nobody that we looked at that we thought… is going to necessarily be an impact player for us this year.”

It’s a classic Ravens approach: trust the board, trust the value.

Baltimore believes it has internal options to compete at center and isn’t forcing a short-term fix. Instead, they walked away with multiple contributors and a deeper roster overall.

This article originally appeared on Ravens Wire: DeCosta says Ravens valued multiple picks over one center