Ravens Flock'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (BAL)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (BAL)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (BAL)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
John Williams Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (BAL)
John Williams
OT Cincinnati
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (BAL)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (BAL)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Draft Picks Received
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (CHI)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Sebastian Castro Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CHI)
Sebastian Castro
S Iowa
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (CHI)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Players traded away
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Mark Andrews
TE
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Ravens lost the trade table, and the D+ tells the story.

Nobody had John Williams this high, and it is not close. The Ravens reached 42 spots to get him at No. 210.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want.

However the rest shakes out, Dike at that price is a win they earned.

In short, the board sent warnings, and they will be hoping it was wrong.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In the 27th overall pick they get a premier pass rusher, and a steal at that.
Pick41 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks at the 41st pick is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick59 Rnd2 Azareye'h Thomas
Azareye'h Thomas at slot 59 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick91 Rnd3 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman in Round 3, Pick 27 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick176 Rnd5 Vernon Broughton
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Vernon Broughton. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick183 Rnd6 Connor Colby
Connor Colby in No. 183 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick203 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey in No. 203 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick210 Rnd6 John Williams
A real head-scratcher, John Williams in the 210th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick212 Rnd6 Isaac TeSlaa
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Isaac TeSlaa well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick243 Rnd7 Chimere Dike
Circle this one: Chimere Dike at the Round 7 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.