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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BAL)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (BAL)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (BAL)
Cooper DeJean
DB Iowa
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BAL)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BAL)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (BAL)
Connor Colby
OT Iowa
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Egbuka should have been long gone. The Ravens pounced, and earned a B.

When a board-topper like Emeka Egbuka slides to the 61st pick, you do not overthink it, and the Ravens did not.

It is not that DeJean is a bad player; it is that the Ravens had louder needs to answer first. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In pick 29 they get a load in the middle, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick61 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka at pick No. 61 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick92 Rnd3 Cooper DeJean
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending slot 92 on Cooper DeJean with cornerback, tight end and other spots unsolved.
Pick129 Rnd4 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu slid further than he should have, and the 129th overall pick is lovely value for the offensive lineman. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick134 Rnd4 Audric Estime
Audric Estime at the Round 4 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick166 Rnd5 Connor Colby
Circle this one: Connor Colby at Round 5, Pick 30 is a fall that decides a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick250 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
They paid sticker price for Taulia Tagovailoa in No. 250, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.