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Five Players to Watch at Combine: Centers
Ravens starting center Bradley Bozeman is a pending free agent, and improving the offensive line is a priority. Here are five centers attending next week's NFL Combine that Baltimore may target.

Luke Fortner, Kentucky
After starting for two years at right guard, Fortner became a standout center when he moved there last season. Competing against some of the country's best interior linemen in the SEC should help Fortner make the transition to the NFL. He was extremely durable at Kentucky, starting 35 straight games over the past three seasons. The Ravens may value Fortner's ability to play both guard and center, and he took practice reps at both positions every day during Senior Bowl week. Fortner's draft stock appears to be rising and he'll try to keep trending upward at the Combine.

Cam Jurgens, Nebraska
Jurgens was recruited to Nebraska as a tight end, but he moved to center and quickly became one of the country's best at his position. He was the first freshman to start at center for Nebraska since 1972. Had Jurgens elected to remain in school for another season, he was expected to be a candidate for the Rimington Award given to the country's top center. Now that he's entered the draft, Jurgens will be watched closely at the Combine by teams who are looking for a center who can compete for a starting job.

Tyler Linderbaum, Iowa
Linderbaum has been among the most popular mock draft choices for the Ravens as a projected replacement for Bradley Bozeman should he leave in free agency. ESPN's Mel Kiper wrote that Linderbaum is "Pro-ready right now – he already has great technique and is already a great run and pass blocker." In addition to Linderbaum's blocking, his snaps were extremely accurate during his three years starting at Iowa when the quarterback was in the pistol or shotgun formation. That's another strength that could make Linderbaum attractive to Baltimore.

Alec Lindstrom, Boston College
After a strong week of practice at the East-West Shrine Game, Lindstrom heads into the Combine with momentum. Pro Football Focus rated Lindstrom as the fifth-best pass-blocking center in the FBS last season. That's a strength that could help reduce some of the inside pocket pressure that Lamar Jackson saw last season when he was sacked a career-high 38 times. Lindstrom has NFL pedigree in his family as the younger brother of Atlanta Falcons starting right guard Chris Lindstrom.

Dohnovan West, Arizona State
West was an excellent interior lineman in college playing left guard, right guard and center, but ESPN's Todd McShay ranks West as the No. 2 center on his most recent .draft board. West underwent hand surgery in January, so it remains to be seen how much he will participate in drills at the Combine. But he excelled as a run blocker for Sun Devils Head Coach Herm Edwards, a former NFL head coach who ran a pro-style system. Teams looking for a potential starting interior lineman on Day 2 or Day 3 of the draft will likely target West, who was a starter from Day 1 in college.