bleach51'S MOCK DRAFT
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bleach51'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 8, 2026

Blair Mock 1

  • bleach51 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Ravens
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (BAL)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (BAL)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (BAL)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (BAL)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (BAL)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
Nyjalik Kelly Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BAL)
Nyjalik Kelly
DE-EDGE UCF
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BAL)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Nate Boerkircher Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (BAL)
Nate Boerkircher
TE Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Ravens, and a B to prove it.

Nobody else had Nyjalik Kelly anywhere near the 162nd overall pick. The Ravens did, by 45 spots, and that gap is the whole story. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

That Lew pick is the receipt they will wave around later. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick45 Rnd2 Brandon Cisse
Brandon Cisse slid further than he should have, and slot 45 is lovely value for the cornerback. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick80 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
You do not let a wide receiver like Zachariah Branch reach Round 3, Pick 16 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick115 Rnd4 Connor Lew
Connor Lew at the 115th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick154 Rnd5 Skyler Gill-Howard
Nothing to complain about; Skyler Gill-Howard went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick162 Rnd5 Nyjalik Kelly
Nyjalik Kelly at the 162nd overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick173 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Demond Claiborne in No. 173. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick174 Rnd5 Nate Boerkircher
Value with a capital V on Nate Boerkircher in Round 5, Pick 34, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.