2024'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • 2024 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Ravens
Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BAL)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BAL)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (BAL)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (BAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (BAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (BAL)
Woody Marks
RB USC
Roc Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (BAL)
Roc Taylor
WR Memphis
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Ravens robbed the room for Taylor. Final grade: B.

The Ravens did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Roc Taylor fell into the 245th overall pick.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In the Round 1 slot they get a rangy last line of defense. More want than need.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
The board fumbled Jihaad Campbell all the way to pick 59, and they scooped it up. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick91 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A tidy little value on Donovan Jackson in the 91st pick, a step better than break-even. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick128 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Mason Taylor in No. 128, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick136 Rnd4 Devin Neal
Devin Neal in Round 4, Pick 35 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick176 Rnd5 Logan Brown
Logan Brown at the 176th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick178 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
Mello Dotson in pick No. 178 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick185 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
Good price on Jay Higgins in slot 185, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick205 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They will replay Dont'e Thornton Jr. at No. 205 for years; that is how good the value is. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick213 Rnd6 Woody Marks
They barely believed it either: Woody Marks still on the board at the Round 6 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick245 Rnd7 Roc Taylor
Circle this one: Roc Taylor at the 245th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A need, and now a little less of one.