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cj'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JUN 13, 2025

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  • cj DRAFTING FOR THE
    Ravens
Draft Selections
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (BAL)
Jalon Kilgore
CB South Carolina
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (BAL)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (BAL)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (BAL)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 143 RND: 5 (BAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Jalen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BAL)
Jalen Thompson
DL-EDGE Michigan State
Boubacar Traore Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (BAL)
Boubacar Traore
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Nolan Rucci Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BAL)
Nolan Rucci
OT Penn State
Mitchell Melton Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (BAL)
Mitchell Melton
LB-EDGE Ohio State
Clayton Smith Head Shot
PICK: 246 RND: 7 (BAL)
Clayton Smith
DL-EDGE Arizona State
Draft Picks Received
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 141 RND: 5 (CLE)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Justice Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (CLE)
Justice Haynes
RB Michigan
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall C+
ValueD NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Ravens did enough to get by: C+.

The Ravens did not so much draft Clayton Smith as overpay for him, 97 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. Fine in stretches, shaky in others: a C+.

Durant falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Jalon Kilgore
In pick 31 they get a lockdown presence outside, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick63 Rnd2 Zane Durant
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Zane Durant at the 63rd overall pick is the proof. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick95 Rnd3 Kaytron Allen
A straight-up fair deal on Kaytron Allen at slot 95, value and slot in agreement. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick141 Rnd5 Earnest Greene III
By-the-book stuff, Earnest Greene III at pick No. 141 squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick143 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
A wild overpay on DJ Campbell in the 143rd pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jalen Thompson
Jalen Thompson in Round 5, Pick 32 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick172 Rnd5 Boubacar Traore
They reached into another round for Boubacar Traore, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick175 Rnd5 Nolan Rucci
No drama and no debate, Nolan Rucci went about where he belonged in slot 175. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick244 Rnd7 Mitchell Melton
Mitchell Melton at the 244th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick246 Rnd7 Clayton Smith
Clayton Smith at the 246th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.