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    Ravens
Draft Selections
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BAL)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (BAL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (BAL)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BAL)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BAL)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B-
ValueC NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Ravens.

The Ravens clearly saw something nobody else did in Zion Tupuola-Fetui, taking him 36 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced.

The wide receiver hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Josh Newton
Josh Newton in the 29th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick61 Rnd2 Braelon Allen
A reach on Braelon Allen in Round 2, Pick 29; the board had better options right there. The roster fit checks out.
Pick92 Rnd3 Troy Fautanu
They reached into another round for Troy Fautanu, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick129 Rnd4 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
They reached a country mile for Zion Tupuola-Fetui at the 129th overall pick, and the board is aghast. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick134 Rnd4 T.J. Sanders
A conviction pick on T.J. Sanders at pick 134 that the board grades a round light. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.