Ravens Flock'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BAL)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BAL)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (BAL)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Brandon Adams Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (BAL)
Brandon Adams
CB UCF
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (BAL)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (BAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (BAL)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in pick 245 lands the Ravens a B, Fitzgerald and all.

The board owed the Ravens one, and it paid up: Ryan Fitzgerald, the No. 117 name on the board, sitting there at pick 245 like a gift left on the doorstep.

Every board in the league had Adams lower, and that gap is the story. They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In slot 27 they get an anchor for the offensive line at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker in pick No. 59 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick91 Rnd3 Malaki Starks
They barely believed it either: Malaki Starks still on the board at the 91st overall pick. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick128 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Savion Williams in the 128th pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick136 Rnd4 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim at the Round 4 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick176 Rnd5 Luke Kandra
They will replay Luke Kandra at Round 5, Pick 37 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick178 Rnd5 Connor Colby
No edge and no loss on Connor Colby in pick 178; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick185 Rnd6 Brandon Adams
They left a pile of value on the table to take Brandon Adams this early at No. 185. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick205 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
They read the board right and Luke Lachey was the payoff at the 205th pick. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick213 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Smael Mondon Jr. in the 213th overall pick, plain and simple. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick245 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
You do not let a specialist like Ryan Fitzgerald reach Round 7, Pick 27 and blink. They did not. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.