Ravens’ Draft Roger Rosengarten Claims Blocking for Lamar Jackson in Baltimore: “Dream Come True”

The Baltimore Ravens have made a decisive move in bolstering their offensive line by selecting OT Roger Rosengarten out of the Washington Huskies with the 62nd overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. While speculation surrounded the Ravens potentially targeting a tackle in the first round, to everyone’s awe, they ultimately secured their desired prospect in the second round. With the departure of RT Morgan Moses earlier in the offseason, the need for tackle assistance for the Ravens was evident, and Rosengarten emerged as the right guy to fill this void.

And for Rosengarten, joining the Ravens represents a dream come true. Speaking to ESPN’s Ravens reporter Jamison Hensley, he expressed his excitement: “As soon as I heard Baltimore, that’s the first thing that came to mind – blocking for Lamar, an elite-level quarterback, and an MVP-level quarterback. I mean, it is a dream come true.”

Indeed, the Ravens also made it clear that safeguarding Lamar Jackson is a top priority by picking Rosengarten. This was evident in their early draft selection of a tackle to address this concern. While uncertainties still exist along the offensive line, the addition of Rosengarten strengthens their efforts.

Rosengarten is an excellent addition to the Ravens’ offense

Although somewhat overshadowed by teammate Troy Fautanu, who was selected by the rival Steelers at No. 20 overall, Rosengarten is a formidable prospect in his own right. Despite playing alongside Fautanu at left tackle, Rosengarten boasts a solid track record. Notably, he did not concede a single sack throughout his college career, which is a remarkable feat considering he played in one of college football’s most pass-heavy offenses.

With 28 starts over the past two seasons for Washington, the 6-foot-5, 308-pound tackle showcases both size and speed. He even clocked a notable 4.92 40-yard dash during the draft evaluation process. Renowned for his athleticism, Rosengarten possesses exceptional footwork and demonstrates prowess in advancing upfield during running plays.

NFL.com’s Lance Zierlein states, “Rosengarten is a two-year starter with long legs and a physical demeanor but a limited athletic profile. He is smart and uses all the tricks in his bag to make up for his lack of fluidity. His ability to help protect his quarterback in five-man protections helped bring the Huskies the Joe Moore Award.” Dеspitе potеntial challеngеs against NFL lеvеl rushеrs, his stеllar footwork and formidablе strеngth at thе linе of scrimmagе offеr promisе.

With Rosеngartеn’s arrival, Jackson can anticipatе еnhancеd protеction, whilе Dеrrick Hеnry stands to bеnеfit from thе addition of a dynamic young talеnt in Baltimorе. Givеn thе rеmaining tacklе prospеcts, Baltimorе’s choicе is laudеd by draft analysts as a shrеwd movе, with Rosеngartеn poisеd to makе an immеdiatе impact.