Couch GM'S MOCK DRAFT

Coleman in the First

  • Couch GM DRAFTING FOR THE
    Ravens
Draft Selections
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BAL)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Renardo Green Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BAL)
Renardo Green
S Florida State
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (BAL)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (BAL)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BAL)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Dixon should have been long gone. The Ravens pounced, and earned a B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Johnny Dixon slide, and the Ravens were the ones holding the card at the 226th pick. Highway robbery. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. The Eboigbe reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Keon Coleman
In pick No. 30 they get a difference-maker at receiver, reach and all. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
A straight-up fair deal on Patrick Paul at Round 2, Pick 30, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick93 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
The board fumbled Jeremiah Trotter Jr. all the way to pick 93, and they scooped it up. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick131 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
They left a pile of value on the table to take Justin Eboigbe this early at slot 131. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick134 Rnd4 Renardo Green
Circle this one: Renardo Green at No. 134 is a fall that decides a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick164 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
A clean, defensible pick in the 164th pick with a little surplus value in Mason McCormick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick226 Rnd7 Johnny Dixon
They robbed the room for Johnny Dixon here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick248 Rnd7 Logan Lee
A tidy bit of business in the 248th overall pick, where Logan Lee graded well above the range. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.