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Draft Selections
David Stone Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (BAL)
David Stone
DT Oklahoma
Jamari Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (BAL)
Jamari Johnson
TE Oregon
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (BAL)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
A.J. Harris Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (BAL)
A.J. Harris
CB Indiana
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (BAL)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Ty Benefield Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BAL)
Ty Benefield
S LSU
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (BAL)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Edwin Spillman Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BAL)
Edwin Spillman
LB Tennessee
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (BAL)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Kelby Collins Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (BAL)
Kelby Collins
DE South Carolina
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Benefield should have been long gone. The Ravens pounced, and earned a B.

Somebody in slot 160 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Ravens sat still while Ty Benefield, the No. 122 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. No fireworks, but a solid B.

For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain. Every board in the league had Greene III lower, and that gap is the story. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 David Stone
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the defensive front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick45 Rnd2 Jamari Johnson
A quiet steal in pick No. 45: Jamari Johnson for less than the market said. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick80 Rnd3 Raylen Wilson
A straight-up fair deal on Raylen Wilson at the 80th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick115 Rnd4 A.J. Harris
They went early on A.J. Harris in slot 115, and the value did not follow. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick152 Rnd5 Earnest Greene III
They jumped the gun on Earnest Greene III, taking him earlier than his grade liked. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick160 Rnd5 Ty Benefield
Ty Benefield at pick 160 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick172 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Circle this one: Jermaine Mathews Jr. at No. 172 is a fall that decides a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick173 Rnd5 Edwin Spillman
They took Edwin Spillman at par in Round 5, Pick 35, which is nothing to complain about. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick249 Rnd7 Evan Stewart
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Evan Stewart. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick252 Rnd7 Kelby Collins
Kelby Collins in the Round 7 slot is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. The roster fit checks out.