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Draft Selections
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BAL)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BAL)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
RJ Oben Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (BAL)
RJ Oben
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Howard Cross III Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (BAL)
Howard Cross III
DL Notre Dame
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (BAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (BAL)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (BAL)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Ravens did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Ravens took RJ Oben a full 46 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

That Edwards pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Job largely done: cornerback settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Grey Zabel
No drama and no debate, Grey Zabel went about where he belonged in the 27th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick59 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery is a better player than slot 59 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick91 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
Darius Alexander in No. 91 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick129 Rnd4 Dorian Strong
Dorian Strong at pick No. 129 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick136 Rnd4 Brashard Smith
They paid sticker price for Brashard Smith in pick 136, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick176 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the Round 5 slot, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
Pick183 Rnd6 RJ Oben
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for RJ Oben. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick203 Rnd6 Howard Cross III
Howard Cross III at the 203rd pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick210 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins in No. 210 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick212 Rnd6 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
A slide stopped in the Round 6 slot, with Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson worth more than the price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick243 Rnd7 Donovan Edwards
Steal is underselling it; Donovan Edwards at pick 243 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.