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ArthurVikes'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 22, 2026

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01/14/26 [2]

  • ArthurVikes DRAFTING FOR THE
    Ravens
Draft Selections
Cashius Howell Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (BAL)
Cashius Howell
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (BAL)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (BAL)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (BAL)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Kobe Baynes Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (BAL)
Kobe Baynes
OG Kansas
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BAL)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (BAL)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Josh Moten Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BAL)
Josh Moten
CB Southern Miss
Mitchell Melton Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (BAL)
Mitchell Melton
LB-EDGE Virginia
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (BAL)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Ravens: B-.

The Ravens treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick No. 249 on Mitchell Melton a full 54 spots early.

A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. King falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Cashius Howell
In slot 14 they get a bendy edge with upside, even if it was a touch early. A real need, handled.
Pick45 Rnd2 Zion Young
No drama and no debate, Zion Young went about where he belonged in No. 45. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick80 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Omar Cooper Jr.. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick115 Rnd4 J.C. Davis
They jumped the gun on J.C. Davis, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick152 Rnd5 Kobe Baynes
Kobe Baynes in pick No. 152 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick160 Rnd5 Zane Durant
A straight-up fair deal on Zane Durant at the 160th pick, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick172 Rnd5 Jaydn Ott
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jaydn Ott in slot 172. It fills a real need, too.
Pick173 Rnd5 Josh Moten
They paid sticker price for Josh Moten in pick 173, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick249 Rnd7 Mitchell Melton
Mitchell Melton at the 249th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick252 Rnd7 Haynes King
Value with a capital V on Haynes King in Round 7, Pick 36, a genuine coup. The roster fit checks out.