Olaivavega Ioane NFL Draft 2026 Scouting Report for Baltimore Ravens IOL

The Baltimore Ravens selected Penn State IOL Olaivavega Ioane with the No. 14 overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft.

Olaivavega "Vega" Ioane is the top pure guard in the class, driven by very good play strength and point-of-attack power that allow him to routinely halt the bull rush with a firm anchor while creating displacement and compressing the line of scrimmage. His movement skills grade closer to average, limiting his ability to consistently win in space or redirect against quicker interior defenders. Even with that constraint, his patience, balance and power profile project to an early NFL starter who can control the pocket inside and become a tone-setter in a downhill or balanced run scheme.

Ioane is a 6'4", 320-pound guard prospect, who entered the Penn State program as a 3-star recruit in the 2022 class.

The former Nittany Lion started 32 career games at left guard, including 11 in 2025 while earning first team All-Big Ten. He trained for the combine under Duke Manyweather at OL Masterminds in Frisco, Texas.

Brandon Thorn: Brandon is the author of the Trench Warfare newsletter, which focuses exclusively on offensive and defensive line evaluation. He also contributes as an analyst to Establish the Run, serves as the scouting coordinator for OL Masterminds and is a selection committee member for the Joe Moore Award. 

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Where He Wins

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— Stout, densely-built body type with heavy hands and very good square power.

— Jarring power in hips and hands to deliver jolt on contact and excavate smaller defenders on the move.

— Excellent grip strength to strike through pass-rush moves, latch on target and end reps on command.

— Plays on the plus side of the line of scrimmage in the run game by covering up targets and creating displacement to form lanes on combinations, angle-drive and base blocks.

— Does a nice job using shoe and short sets to play with inside-out positional leverage in pass protection to harden his inside shoulder and force rushers to work down the middle or high-side.

Areas of Improvement

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— Solid rather than a very good or elite athlete.

— Rigid approach as a pass protector results in adequate fluidity and recovery skills once rushers get on his edge.

Grade, Rank and Pro Comparison

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GRADE: 8.1 (Year 1 Starter - Round 1)

COMPARABLE GRADE: Tyler Booker (7.8 in 2025), Steve Avila (7.6 in 2023), Zion Johnson (8.3 in 2022)

OVERALL RANK: 13

POSITION RANK: IOL1

PRO COMPARISON: Mike Iupati

Measurables and Testing Data

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Height: 6'4"

Weight: 320

Arm: 32¾"

Hand: 10 ½"

40-Yard Dash: N/A

10-Yard Split: N/A

Vertical: 31½"

Broad: 8'8"

Shuttle: N/A

3-Cone: N/A

Bench: N/A

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