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Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BAL)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BAL)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (BAL)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (BAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (BAL)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (BAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (BAL)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B
ValueA NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Ravens won the night they stopped Fitzgerald from sliding. Grade: B.

Call it larceny. Ryan Fitzgerald sat on the board until slot 245, and the Ravens did not need to be asked twice. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In pick 27 they get a double-digit-sack hope at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
You do not let a linebacker like Jalon Walker reach the 59th pick and blink. They did not. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick91 Rnd3 Tre Harris
Tre Harris in the 91st overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick128 Rnd4 Charles Grant
Charles Grant at slot 128 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick136 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore in Round 4, Pick 35 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick176 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
They will replay Jonah Monheim at pick No. 176 for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick178 Rnd5 Jackson Slater
Jackson Slater in the Round 5 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick185 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
Circle this one: Cam Skattebo at No. 185 is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick205 Rnd6 Kyren Lacy
They barely believed it either: Kyren Lacy still on the board at the Round 6 slot. The roster fit checks out.
Pick213 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
A linebacker of that caliber at the 213th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick245 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
The board fumbled Ryan Fitzgerald all the way to pick No. 245, and they scooped it up. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.