Ioane also believes in dominating his opponent at the line of scrimmage, just as Ngata did. The Ravens want to be more physically imposing on both sides of the ball and believe Ioane will help them accomplish that.
He never got to play with Ngata, but if Ioane brings the same type of presence, he’ll be another first-round pick who will leave his own mark on the franchise.
“The guy that we got, I think, as a first pick, is the epitome of what we want the team to be like: a line of scrimmage dominant team,” Head Coach Jesse Minter said. “Really physical, really great player, really great person, and I really enjoyed getting to know him a little bit on the visit. He’s everything that we want our guys to be.”