Ravens Rookie Among Top Potential Gems

The Baltimore Ravens may have gotten a steal in the 2024 NFL Draft.

Jeremy Brener | May 10, 2024

Penn State defensive end Adisa Isaac (20) enters the field with the rest of the defensive unit for / Dan Rainville / USA TODAY NETWORK

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The Baltimore Ravens opted to boost their pass rush when they selected Adisa Isaac in the third round of last month's draft.

But there's a chance that the team may have gotten one of the best players of the draft in Isaac.

"Don't count out third-round pick Adisa Isaac from picking up some of the slack, though. Oweh's former Penn State teammate is a little undersized at 6'4", 247 pounds but actually excelled against the run as a Nittany Lion," Bleacher Report writes. "But the 22-year-old is a strong athlete who posted an 8.99 relative athletic score and can at least be effective as a blitzer as a rookie. That might be enough to get him on the field and making an impact much sooner than the consensus thought."

Isaac was the No. 93 overall pick, but he was the ninth defensive end taken in the NFL Draft, which could show that he was drafted later than he probably should have been. The defensive prospects taken early in the draft could have more of a chance to be a bargain after the first 14 players were all on the offensive side of the ball.

Isaac has a knack for pushing teams back, whether it's sacking the quarterback or finding a running back behind the line of scrimmage. In the past two years at Penn State, he racked up 27 tackles for loss and 11.5 sacks.

If he's able to continue to be that in the NFL, he will be a major addition to the Ravens defense, which already was arguably the league's best last season.

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Published May 10, 2024

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.