Kaoz'S MOCK DRAFT

Koz

  • Kaoz DRAFTING FOR THE
    Ravens
Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BAL)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (BAL)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (BAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (BAL)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (BAL)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (BAL)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Ravens and Fitzgerald: B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Ryan Fitzgerald, pick No. 245, roughly 128 picks past where he belonged. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Frazier has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In slot 27 they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker. More want than need.
Pick59 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
They talked themselves into Donovan Jackson at pick No. 59, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick91 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
Denzel Burke at pick 91 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick128 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
They barely believed it either: Malachi Moore still on the board at the 128th pick. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick136 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at the Round 4 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick176 Rnd5 Devin Neal
Somehow Devin Neal was still sitting there in No. 176, and they pounced on premier running back value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick178 Rnd5 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray at the 178th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick185 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
You do not let a linebacker like Smael Mondon Jr. reach Round 6, Pick 7 and blink. They did not. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick205 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Steal is underselling it; Oronde Gadsden II at Round 6, Pick 27 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick213 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier at pick No. 213 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick245 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
The board fumbled Ryan Fitzgerald all the way to the Round 7 slot, and they scooped it up. Stacking talent where they were already deep.