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Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BAL)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (BAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (BAL)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (BAL)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (BAL)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (BAL)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Picks Traded
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (SEA)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB-
The Ravens won the night they stopped Pierce from sliding. Grade: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Ravens were there to profit. Hollin Pierce, the No. 112 name on the board, should have been long gone before No. 185.

For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

The offense got the lion's share of the attention. A fair-value weekend of trading, no edge to be found.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In slot 27 they get a plug-and-play piece up front, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick59 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Nice patience on Xavier Watts, who had no business lasting to the 59th pick. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick91 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston in the Round 3 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
Taking Jordan Phillips in pick 128 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick176 Rnd5 Tyler Shough
They barely believed it either: Tyler Shough still on the board at Round 5, Pick 37. The roster fit checks out.
Pick178 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A tidy little value on Dont'e Thornton Jr. in No. 178, a step better than break-even. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick185 Rnd6 Hollin Pierce
They will replay Hollin Pierce at pick No. 185 for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick205 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Somehow Oronde Gadsden II was still sitting there in the 205th overall pick, and they pounced on premier tight end value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick213 Rnd6 JJ Pegues
The board fumbled JJ Pegues all the way to No. 213, and they scooped it up. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick245 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Steal is underselling it; Isaac TeSlaa at Round 7, Pick 27 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It patches a soft spot without any drama.