Jovaughn Gwyn (ankle) likely out multiple weeks

Gwyn went down with a serious leg injury in Week 3 against the Cowboys and will require surgery in the coming days, per Fowler. That will leave Lamar Jackson and the Ravens offense without their starting center for at least the next couple months. Rookie first-round pick Vega Ioane will likely start at center for the Ravens in Week 4. It’s a blow to a Baltimore offensive line that ranks 29th in ESPN’s pass blocking win rate and third in run blocking win rate.

“On of them in the mix of the battle is coming off an injury. That timeline may or may not be perfect for that first game,” Minter relayed via the team’s website Monday. Recent signee Ethan Pocic is coming off a torn Achilles in Week 14 of the 2025 season but possesses the most starting experience of the players battling to supplant longtime starter Tyler Linderbaum following his departure in free agency. Minter’s comments, while slightly vague, seem to point towards Pocic as the desired starter, assuming his injury recovery continues to progress without hiccup. Fellow free agent additions Danny Pinter and Jovaughn Gwyn will compete with Pocic for the starting role.

Gwynn is following his former offensive line coach Dwayne Ledford to Baltimore. He spent the first three years of his career in Atlanta. Gwynn only took the field for 11 offensive snaps in 2025, but he was active for all 17 games and saw some run on special teams. He will be a depth option for the Ravens.

Gwyn (6’2/300) was a 4-star recruit, and the 15th-ranked offensive guard in the 2018 recruiting class, from Charlotte, North Carolina. You may be asking why a prospect who has 47 starts at right guard in the SEC is listed as a center. Gwyn likely just doesn’t have the size or length to survive at guard in the NFL. Measuring just under 6’2” with sub-32” arms and sub-10” hands doesn’t exactly point to a quick transition at the next level. However, he demonstrates phenomenal strength that went along with the South Carolina brand of notable athletes. Thanks to his lack of height, he is rarely out-leveraged and has the advantage when trying to forklift defensive linemen. Even when compared to powerful guards, Gwyn had a 95th percentile bench press number at the Combine. He likely has a ceiling akin to Nick Martin.