52'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • 52 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Ravens
Draft Selections
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 24 RND: 1 (BAL)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (BAL)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (BAL)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (BAL)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (BAL)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Phillip Webb Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (BAL)
Phillip Webb
DL-EDGE Jackson State
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BAL)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (BAL)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Joey Slackman Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (BAL)
Joey Slackman
DL Florida
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (BAL)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Tim Smith Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (BAL)
Tim Smith
DL Alabama
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Ravens landed square in the muddy middle: C+.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Ravens took Phillip Webb a full 125 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. The final tally is a middling C+.

Henderson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick24 Rnd1 Shavon Revel Jr.
In No. 24 they get an island corner, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick55 Rnd2 Charles Grant
They left a pile of value on the table to take Charles Grant this early at Round 2, Pick 23. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick86 Rnd3 David Walker
David Walker at pick No. 86 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick125 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
You do not let a running back like TreVeyon Henderson reach pick 125 and blink. They did not. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick135 Rnd4 Jaeden Roberts
Jaeden Roberts in the 135th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick174 Rnd5 Phillip Webb
They talked themselves into Phillip Webb at the 174th overall pick, and the board did not agree. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick175 Rnd5 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
Value said wait; Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson in slot 175 says they were not listening. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick180 Rnd6 Jamaree Caldwell
Jamaree Caldwell at pick 180 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick197 Rnd6 Joey Slackman
Joey Slackman in the Round 6 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick211 Rnd6 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
A tidy little value on Ar'maj Reed-Adams in No. 211, a step better than break-even. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick240 Rnd7 Tim Smith
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Tim Smith well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.