RF4916'S MOCK DRAFT

Excellent No Trade Mock

  • RF4916 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Ravens
Draft Selections
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BAL)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Marcellas Dial Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
Marcellas Dial
CB South Carolina
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Ravens did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Javion Cohen at slot 130 is 40 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

That Legette pick is the receipt they will wave around later. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Tyler Guyton
In pick No. 30 they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick62 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
Bralen Trice in Round 2, Pick 30 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick93 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette in No. 93 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick113 Rnd4 Josh Newton
Josh Newton in the 113th overall pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick130 Rnd4 Javion Cohen
Javion Cohen in the 130th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick165 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at the Round 5 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick218 Rnd6 Edefuan Ulofoshio
Value said wait; Edefuan Ulofoshio in the 218th pick says they were not listening. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick228 Rnd7 Nathan Thomas
They paid sticker price for Nathan Thomas in the Round 7 slot, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick250 Rnd7 Marcellas Dial
Marcellas Dial at the 250th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.