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2026

  • Darien DRAFTING FOR THE
    Ravens
Draft Selections
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (BAL)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (BAL)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Carter Smith Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (BAL)
Carter Smith
OT Indiana
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (BAL)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (BAL)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Brenen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BAL)
Brenen Thompson
WR Mississippi State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (BAL)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BAL)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
Damari Brown Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (BAL)
Damari Brown
CB Miami
Jamari Lyons Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (BAL)
Jamari Lyons
DL Florida
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Ravens and Taylor: B-.

The rest of the league will want that one back. J'Mari Taylor tumbling to the Ravens in No. 173 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

Reaching for Rutledge left real value on the table behind him. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In the Round 1 slot they get a weapon on the perimeter. A real need, handled.
Pick45 Rnd2 LT Overton
No drama and no debate, LT Overton went about where he belonged in slot 45. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick80 Rnd3 Carter Smith
A straight-up fair deal on Carter Smith at the 80th pick, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick115 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
Keylan Rutledge in No. 115 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.
Pick152 Rnd5 Eli Raridon
You do not let a tight end like Eli Raridon reach pick No. 152 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick160 Rnd5 Brenen Thompson
Nothing to complain about; Brenen Thompson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick172 Rnd5 Taylen Green
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Taylen Green at the 172nd overall pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick173 Rnd5 J'Mari Taylor
J'Mari Taylor in Round 5, Pick 35 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.
Pick249 Rnd7 Damari Brown
By-the-book stuff, Damari Brown at the 249th pick squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick252 Rnd7 Jamari Lyons
Jamari Lyons at Round 7, Pick 36 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.