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Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BAL)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BAL)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (BAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (BAL)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (BAL)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (BAL)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (BAL)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Ravens a B-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Ravens did exactly that with Miles Frazier in pick No. 176. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

That Milroe pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at the Round 1 slot is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick59 Rnd2 Bradyn Swinson
A straight-up fair deal on Bradyn Swinson at No. 59, value and slot in agreement. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick91 Rnd3 Darien Porter
A slide stopped in pick 91, with Darien Porter worth more than the price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick128 Rnd4 Hollin Pierce
Hollin Pierce at the 128th pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick136 Rnd4 Jalen Milroe
Somehow Jalen Milroe was still sitting there in Round 4, Pick 35, and they pounced on premier quarterback value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick176 Rnd5 Miles Frazier
A wild overpay on Miles Frazier in the 176th overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick178 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in slot 178 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
Pick185 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
The board had JJ Pegues higher than No. 185, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick205 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II in pick No. 205 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick213 Rnd6 Isaac TeSlaa
The board had cheaper options than Isaac TeSlaa at Round 6, Pick 35, and it noticed. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick245 Rnd7 Gino Garcia
This one needs a full-page explanation: Gino Garcia in the 245th pick, miles early. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.