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Draft Selections
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BAL)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Trey Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
Trey Taylor
S Air Force
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Ravens cashed the board's mistake on Jones: B-.

The Ravens spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Jarrian Jones, the No. 136 name on the board, in the Round 5 slot. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Every board in the league had Eboigbe lower, and that gap is the story. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Cooper Beebe
In slot 30 they get protection for the quarterback, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick62 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They paid sticker price for Kingsley Suamataia in pick 62, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick93 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
By-the-book stuff, Brenden Rice at Round 3, Pick 30 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick113 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams at pick No. 113 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick130 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
Justin Eboigbe in the Round 4 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick165 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
A cornerback of that caliber at No. 165 is the definition of value, full stop. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick218 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
A reach for Frank Gore Jr. in the 218th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick228 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
Nice patience on JD Bertrand, who had no business lasting to the 228th pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick250 Rnd7 Trey Taylor
They went early on Trey Taylor in the Round 7 slot, and the value did not follow. Stacking talent where they were already deep.