Round 5, No. 174 – C Parker Brailsford, Alabama
Brailsford is an undersized center at just under 6-foot-2, but he’s an explosive athlete who is excellent as a pull blocker, making him a strong fit for more outside zone-heavy schemes like the Ravens could use more of in their new offense. Voted a team captain at Alabama, he also previously played with Ravens right tackle Roger Rosengarten at Washington. While Brailsford is shorter than some teams may like, he has significantly longer arms (32 inches) than Iowa’s Logan Jones. The Ravens, who have signed a couple of veteran centers already, found an eventual starting center out of Alabama with Bradley Bozeman and could do so again with Brailsford.
