Ravens Flock'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (BAL)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (BAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (BAL)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (BAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (BAL)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 207 RND: 6 (BAL)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Robert Spears-Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (BAL)
Robert Spears-Jennings
S Oklahoma
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (BAL)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in slot 207 lands the Ravens a B-, Fitzgerald and all.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Ravens were there to profit. Ryan Fitzgerald, the No. 117 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 207th pick.

If Thornton Jr. pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Landon Jackson
Landon Jackson at the 27th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick59 Rnd2 Trey Amos
A tidy bit of business in pick 59, where Trey Amos graded well above the range. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick91 Rnd3 Hollin Pierce
A big swing on Hollin Pierce at the 91st pick, well ahead of any board in the building. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick127 Rnd4 Dylan Fairchild
A offensive lineman of that caliber at slot 127 is the definition of value, full stop. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick135 Rnd4 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the Round 4 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick174 Rnd5 Nazir Stackhouse
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Nazir Stackhouse well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick181 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in No. 181 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick201 Rnd6 Kalel Mullings
They will replay Kalel Mullings at pick No. 201 for years; that is how good the value is. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick207 Rnd6 Ryan Fitzgerald
You do not let a specialist like Ryan Fitzgerald reach pick No. 207 and blink. They did not. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick211 Rnd6 Robert Spears-Jennings
Robert Spears-Jennings at Round 6, Pick 36 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick243 Rnd7 Kaden Prather
Kaden Prather at the 243rd pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.