RF4916'S MOCK DRAFT

Ideal Ravens Draft

  • RF4916 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Ravens
Draft Selections
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Ravens a B-.

The Xavier Thomas selection is the head-turner. The Ravens reached 33 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. The Hart steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan at Round 1, Pick 30 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick62 Rnd2 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley in the 62nd pick is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick93 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany at slot 93 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick113 Rnd4 Cam Hart
They read the board right and Cam Hart was the payoff at pick No. 113. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick130 Rnd4 Xavier Thomas
They talked themselves into Xavier Thomas at the 130th overall pick, and the board did not agree. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick165 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Nothing to complain about; Tykee Smith went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.