If Bozeman walks — and he and the Ravens certainly don’t appear close on a contract extension despite periodic negotiations over the past year — does Baltimore project Trystan Colon as a solid starter? Colon, an undrafted free agent in 2020, has held his own in three starts over the past two years. If the Ravens feel like he’d be a quality starting center, they can move on from Bozeman, avoid spending significant cap space on a free-agent center or using the 14th pick on Iowa’s Tyler Linderbaum, and earmark the asset toward filling another hole.
Defensively, the Ravens have a handful of relatively unproven players who may or may not be long-term starting answers.