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Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Javon Bullard Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Javon Bullard
S Georgia
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BAL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Trey Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
Trey Taylor
S Air Force
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB TradesA+ FutureC
Grand theft in the 218th pick: the Ravens steal Simpson and grade out a B+.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Jaylin Simpson, the No. 137 name on the board, stolen at slot 218. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They will need Taylor to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
Jer'Zhan Newton at No. 30 is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick62 Rnd2 Javon Bullard
Somehow Javon Bullard was still sitting there in pick 62, and they pounced on premier safety value. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick93 Rnd3 Zak Zinter
They liked Zak Zinter enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 3, Pick 30. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick113 Rnd4 DJ James
A cornerback of that caliber at pick No. 113 is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick130 Rnd4 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten at the 130th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick165 Rnd5 James Williams
They will replay James Williams at slot 165 for years; that is how good the value is. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick218 Rnd6 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at the Round 6 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick228 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
They took Frank Gore Jr. at par in the 228th pick, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick250 Rnd7 Trey Taylor
A reach for Trey Taylor in No. 250; a little patience would have been rewarded. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.