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Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (BAL)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (BAL)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Connor Lew Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (BAL)
Connor Lew
C Auburn
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (BAL)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (BAL)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BAL)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (BAL)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Josh Cuevas Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BAL)
Josh Cuevas
TE Alabama
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (BAL)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (BAL)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Ravens: B-.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Ravens spent the 173rd pick on Josh Cuevas, a name the board had a full 22 spots lower. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Landing Lew that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
They did well to land Carnell Tate in pick 14, just ahead of his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick45 Rnd2 Akheem Mesidor
They liked Akheem Mesidor enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 2, Pick 13. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick80 Rnd3 Connor Lew
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Connor Lew in pick No. 80. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick115 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Keylan Rutledge. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
A reach on Jermaine Mathews Jr. in the 152nd pick; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick160 Rnd5 Zane Durant
Zane Durant in No. 160 is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick172 Rnd5 Bud Clark
No drama and no debate, Bud Clark went about where he belonged in the 172nd pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick173 Rnd5 Josh Cuevas
Josh Cuevas in the Round 5 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick249 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
A real head-scratcher, Eric Gentry in No. 249 is miles ahead of his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick252 Rnd7 Roman Hemby
They paid up for Roman Hemby at Round 7, Pick 36 when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.