austinrwilliams2005'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

draft

  • austinrwilliams2005 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Ravens
Draft Selections
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Marcus Mbow Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Marcus Mbow
OT Purdue
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BAL)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Jaylin Lane Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BAL)
Jaylin Lane
WR Virginia Tech
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (BAL)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (BAL)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Robert Longerbeam Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (BAL)
Robert Longerbeam
CB Rutgers
Kobe Hudson Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (BAL)
Kobe Hudson
WR UCF
CJ Dippre Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (BAL)
CJ Dippre
TE Alabama
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Ravens.

The Ravens banked a tidy surplus when Jaylin Lane lasted to Round 4, Pick 34, a few spots past his grade. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. The Mickens reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Derrick Harmon
In pick No. 27 they get a wrecking ball inside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick59 Rnd2 Marcus Mbow
They let Marcus Mbow come to them and pounced at the 59th overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick91 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
They paid sticker price for Jordan Burch in pick 91, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick129 Rnd4 Brashard Smith
Brashard Smith in the 129th pick is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick136 Rnd4 Jaylin Lane
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jaylin Lane at No. 136 is the proof. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick176 Rnd5 Elijah Roberts
Elijah Roberts at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick183 Rnd6 Connor Colby
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Connor Colby. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick203 Rnd6 R.J. Mickens
They went early on R.J. Mickens in the 203rd overall pick, and the value did not follow. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick210 Rnd6 Robert Longerbeam
Robert Longerbeam in Round 6, Pick 34 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick212 Rnd6 Kobe Hudson
No drama and no debate, Kobe Hudson went about where he belonged in slot 212. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick243 Rnd7 CJ Dippre
A straight-up fair deal on CJ Dippre at pick No. 243, value and slot in agreement. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.