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    Ravens
Draft Selections
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (BAL)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (BAL)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (BAL)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (BAL)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (BAL)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (BAL)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BAL)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BAL)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (BAL)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (BAL)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (BAL)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Picks Received
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (JAX)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (KC)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (HOU)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (BUF)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 224 RND: 7 (MIA)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (JAX)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (KC)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (KC)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (NE)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (CAR)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (MIA)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Tommi Hill Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (CAR)
Tommi Hill
CB Nebraska
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (BUF)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (MIA)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
Players Gained
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Channing Tindall
LB
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Travon Walker
LB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Mark Andrews
TE
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Nick Samac
C
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall C
ValueC NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Ravens bled value on every deal, hence the C.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Ravens would have aced it. Hayden Conner at No. 224 is 41 spots clear of where he belonged. Call it a C and check back in two years.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it.

The Ravens paired the rookies with proven help, Travon Walker leading the way. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick36 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
Donovan Ezeiruaku in the 36th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick63 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in slot 63 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick66 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at the Round 3 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick79 Rnd3 Charles Grant
They paid up for Charles Grant at the 79th pick when waiting would have done the job. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick106 Rnd4 Cody Simon
Cody Simon at pick No. 106 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick140 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
O'Donnell Fortune in No. 140 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick169 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A reach on Dont'e Thornton Jr. in pick No. 169; the board had better options right there. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick170 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
A big swing on Oronde Gadsden II at the Round 5 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick173 Rnd5 CJ West
They liked CJ West enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 173. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick210 Rnd6 Carson Vinson
Carson Vinson at No. 210 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick212 Rnd6 Cam Jackson
The board had cheaper options than Cam Jackson at slot 212, and it noticed. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick224 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
Hayden Conner at Round 7, Pick 8 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.