RF4916'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Dominick Puni Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BAL)
Dominick Puni
OT Kansas
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BAL)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (BAL)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BAL)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Ravens did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The Ravens put a flag in the ground for Kendall Milton, 133 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

That McKinstry pick is the receipt they will wave around later. For all the activity, interior defensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the 30th pick they get protection for the quarterback, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick62 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Somehow Kool-Aid McKinstry was still sitting there in the Round 2 slot, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick93 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
They robbed the room for Brenden Rice here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick131 Rnd4 Dominick Puni
They barely believed it either: Dominick Puni still on the board at pick 131. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick134 Rnd4 Malik Washington
Malik Washington is a better player than slot 134 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick164 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at pick No. 164 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick248 Rnd7 Kendall Milton
Kendall Milton in No. 248 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.