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Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BAL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Thomas should have been long gone. The Ravens pounced, and earned a B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Nathan Thomas, the 250th pick, roughly 22 picks past where he belonged.

The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Reaching for Wallace left real value on the table behind him. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick No. 30 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick62 Rnd2 Christian Haynes
A straight-up fair deal on Christian Haynes at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick93 Rnd3 Jonah Elliss
Good price on Jonah Elliss in Round 3, Pick 30, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. The roster fit checks out.
Pick113 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
A conviction pick on Johnny Wilson at the 113th pick that the board grades a round light. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick130 Rnd4 Roger Rosengarten
They took Roger Rosengarten at par in No. 130, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick165 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
A clean, defensible pick in the 165th overall pick with a little surplus value in Tykee Smith. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick218 Rnd6 Trevin Wallace
They went early on Trevin Wallace in slot 218, and the value did not follow. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick228 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. in pick 228 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick250 Rnd7 Nathan Thomas
Circle this one: Nathan Thomas at the Round 7 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.