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Draft Selections
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (BAL)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (BAL)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Adepoju Adebawore Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (BAL)
Adepoju Adebawore
DL-EDGE Oklahoma
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BAL)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (BAL)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Bear Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BAL)
Bear Alexander
DT Oregon
Tristan Leigh Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (BAL)
Tristan Leigh
OT Clemson
Jordan White Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BAL)
Jordan White
OG Vanderbilt
Jeremiah Cobb Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (BAL)
Jeremiah Cobb
RB Auburn
Kyron Drones Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BAL)
Kyron Drones
QB Virginia Tech
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Ravens.

The Ravens treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick 131 on Patrick Payton a full 51 spots early. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

The Hill Jr. steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. at slot 31 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick63 Rnd2 Caleb Lomu
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Caleb Lomu. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick95 Rnd3 Adepoju Adebawore
A real head-scratcher, Adepoju Adebawore in pick 95 is miles ahead of his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick131 Rnd4 Patrick Payton
A big swing on Patrick Payton at the Round 4 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick143 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
They took Jermaine Mathews Jr. at par in the 143rd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick170 Rnd5 Bear Alexander
They reached a country mile for Bear Alexander at Round 5, Pick 32, and the board is aghast. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick172 Rnd5 Tristan Leigh
A wild overpay on Tristan Leigh in No. 172, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick175 Rnd5 Jordan White
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jordan White in Round 5, Pick 37, miles early. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick244 Rnd7 Jeremiah Cobb
Jeremiah Cobb at the Round 7 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick246 Rnd7 Kyron Drones
They reached into another round for Kyron Drones, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.