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Draft Selections
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BAL)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Ravens and Murphy II: B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Byron Murphy II had no business being available in Round 3, Pick 30, and the Ravens did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

That offensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. On the needs board they went 3 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick No. 30 they get a double-digit-sack hope at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick62 Rnd2 Terrion Arnold
They will replay Terrion Arnold at Round 2, Pick 30 for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick93 Rnd3 Byron Murphy II
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Byron Murphy II reach slot 93 and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick113 Rnd4 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in No. 113 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick130 Rnd4 Maason Smith
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Maason Smith in the 130th pick, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick165 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Value with a capital V on Kitan Oladapo in the Round 5 slot, a genuine coup. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick218 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
The board fumbled Curtis Jacobs all the way to pick 218, and they scooped it up. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick228 Rnd7 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon in the 228th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick250 Rnd7 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at the 250th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.