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Draft Selections
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (BAL)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (BAL)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BAL)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Khalid Duke Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
Khalid Duke
DE-EDGE Kansas State
Draft Picks Received
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (GB)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesB+ FutureC+
Good, not great, for the Ravens: B.

The Ravens torched the value chart for Khalid Duke, taking him 41 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.

They banked enough surplus on McClellan to cover a lot of smaller sins. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In slot 30 they get a building block for the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick66 Rnd3 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk at pick 66 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The roster fit checks out.
Pick71 Rnd3 Austin Booker
They paid sticker price for Austin Booker in pick No. 71, and that is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick93 Rnd3 Max Melton
A slide stopped in the 93rd overall pick, with Max Melton worth more than the price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick113 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Zak Zinter at No. 113 is the proof. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick130 Rnd4 Beau Brade
A straight-up fair deal on Beau Brade at Round 4, Pick 30, value and slot in agreement. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick165 Rnd5 Marist Liufau
No edge and no loss on Marist Liufau in Round 5, Pick 29; it is a wash and a sensible one. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick218 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
Jase McClellan at the 218th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
Pick228 Rnd7 Nathan Thomas
Nathan Thomas in the 228th pick is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick250 Rnd7 Khalid Duke
A wild overpay on Khalid Duke in pick 250, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.