Ravens Flock'S MOCK DRAFT

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Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BAL)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BAL)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (BAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (BAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (BAL)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (BAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Andrew Armstrong Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (BAL)
Andrew Armstrong
WR Arkansas
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Ravens cashed the board's mistake on Skattebo: B.

Call it larceny. Cam Skattebo sat on the board until the Round 6 slot, and the Ravens did not need to be asked twice. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Every board in the league had Armstrong lower, and that gap is the story. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Interior defensive lineman was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Landon Jackson
They took Landon Jackson at par in the Round 1 slot, which is nothing to complain about. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Somehow Jalon Walker was still sitting there in No. 59, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick91 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Nothing to complain about; Donovan Jackson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick128 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Savion Williams at pick 128 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick136 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Jordan Phillips reach the 136th pick and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick176 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
Taking Jonah Monheim in pick No. 176 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick178 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They liked Dont'e Thornton Jr. enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 5, Pick 39. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick185 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
Circle this one: Smael Mondon Jr. at the 185th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick205 Rnd6 Robert Spears-Jennings
They robbed the room for Robert Spears-Jennings here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick213 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
They will replay Cam Skattebo at No. 213 for years; that is how good the value is. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick245 Rnd7 Andrew Armstrong
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Andrew Armstrong. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.