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Rayshaun Benny's Fit in the Ravens Defensive Scheme Requires One Key Adjustment
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Rayshaun Benny's Fit in the Ravens Defensive Scheme Requires One Key Adjustment

Baltimore Ravens On SI·Rafael Zamorano·about 1 month ago
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With the 2026 NFL Draft drawing to a close last Saturday, the Baltimore Ravens made a seventh-round selection that raised some eyebrows for all the right reasons.  Michigan defensive tackle Rayshaun Benny was somehow still available, after being projected by some analysts as a fourth-round choice. By landing in Baltimore, Benny is now reunited with Ravens’ defensive line coach Lou Esposito, who coached the Wolverines’ defensive line for the past two years, and Ravens head coach Jesse Minter, Michigan’s defensive coordinator from the 2022 and 2023 seasons.   However, Benny’s addition to Baltimore won’t be an automatic “ plug-and-play guy coming in right out of the gates ," despite what general manager Eric DeCosta said recently on this pick. He wouldn’t have lasted until the 250th pick if it was. Despite Baltimore using basically the same defensive scheme upfront that Benny played in for Michigan, there will be some adjustments needed from him.…

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