{"id":424149,"date":"2023-05-01T19:02:54","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T19:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=424149"},"modified":"2023-05-01T19:02:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T19:02:54","slug":"ravens-drafted-usc-guard-andrew-vorhees-one-of-the-best-pick-of-nfl-2023-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/ravens-drafted-usc-guard-andrew-vorhees-one-of-the-best-pick-of-nfl-2023-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"Ravens Drafted USC Guard Andrew Vorhees: One Of The Best Pick Of NFL 2023 Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the seventh round of the NFL Draft on Saturday, the Ravens completed a deal with the Browns in order to acquire USC guard Andrew Vorhees.<\/p>\n<p>The Ravens gave a 2024 sixth-round pick to the Browns in exchange for Cleveland&#8217;s seventh-round pick.<\/p>\n<p>Vorhees tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during a Combine session in February, and he will likely miss the 2023 campaign. When he returns to action in 2024, the Ravens anticipate a full recovery and are excited about his potential.<\/p>\n<h2>Ravens Drafted USC Guard Andrew Vorhees: One Of The Best Pick Of NFL 2023 Draft<\/h2>\n<p>On the choice of Vorhees, Raven&#8217;s general manager Eric DeCosta issued a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAndrew is a player who we\u2019ve admired, and the opportunity to trade back in to get him was too appealing,\u201d DeCosta stated. \u201cWe are getting a tough and physical competitor who is polished and experienced. We have every expectation that he will be playing winning football for us in 2024, and this is a move that really solidified our line for the coming years.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Andrew Vorhees in the 7th round is amazing for the Ravens. <\/p>\n<p>Tore his ACL at the combine then knocked out 38 reps on the bench. Probably going to be stashed this year but great move. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vQQxtxJzpk\">pic.twitter.com\/vQQxtxJzpk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; RAMEY (@HoodieRamey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoodieRamey\/status\/1652429989134979072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Vorhees was chosen by his teammates to receive the 2022 Morris Trophy, which is awarded to the Pac-12&#8217;s top offensive and defensive linemen. Throughout his career, he started 48 games for the Trojans and was recognized as a first-team All-American by both Pro Football Focus and the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">With the No. 229 overall pick in the 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLDraft?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NFLDraft<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ravens?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Ravens<\/a> select Andrew Vorhees!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa: 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFLDraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFLDraft<\/a> on NFLN\/ESPN\/ABC<br \/>\ud83d\udcf1: Stream on NFL+ <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D3EqkrKdIw\">https:\/\/t.co\/D3EqkrKdIw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dij7MMpDhN\">pic.twitter.com\/dij7MMpDhN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1652429854174748673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Vorhees supported Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Caleb Williams over his 55 games and 48 starts for the Trojans. Vorhees had the fifth-best grade among all guards in the country who played at least 700 snaps from Pro Football Focus.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cAndrew is a player who we\u2019ve admired, and the opportunity to trade back in to get him was too appealing.&quot; <\/p>\n<p>GM Eric DeCosta on Andrew Vorhees. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UxOSwXxc4p\">pic.twitter.com\/UxOSwXxc4p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ravens\/status\/1652436243731415042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to USA TODAY Sports NFL writer Mike Schwartz, who said the following, this distinguishes him as one of the steals in the 2023 draft:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA torn ACL suffered at the NFL scouting combine might have significantly weighed down Vorhees\u2019 stock, though the second-team All-American already had an extensive injury history prior to that. His rookie season likely will be a wash, but the 6-6, 310-pound blocker with 48 starts at USC was surely worth a flier. If he can bounce back and stay healthy, Vorhees has the toughness and savvy to stick around in the NFL.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Baltimore selects USC OL Andrew Vorhees 229th overall<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udfe3 Highest graded OL in the Pac-12 since 2021 (91.6) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z8czOJrwEB\">pic.twitter.com\/Z8czOJrwEB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PFF College (@PFF_College) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PFF_College\/status\/1652430032231342080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Ravens have selected players in the past who had serious injuries a month prior to the draft. This is not the first instance of that. David Ojabo, an outside linebacker for Baltimore who tore his Achilles at Michigan&#8217;s pro day, was selected in the second round the previous year. 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Vorhees tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during a Combine session in February, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":424150,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71,48],"tags":[7768,6826,7770,7769],"class_list":["post-424149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-baltimore-ravens","category-nfl","tag-andrew-vorhees","tag-nfl-draft-2023","tag-nfl-draft-2023-andrew-vorhees","tag-ravens-andrew-vorhees"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424149","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=424149"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424149\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/424150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=424149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=424149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}