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    Ravens
Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (BAL)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (BAL)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (BAL)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Ravens: B.

The one they had to fix is still broken. The Ravens left wide receiver untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

If Melton pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 3 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick29 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In No. 29 they get a cornerstone up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick61 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
Byron Murphy II in the 61st overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick92 Rnd3 Max Melton
They paid up for Max Melton at pick 92 when waiting would have done the job. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.