Ravens Flock'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BAL)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BAL)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (BAL)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (BAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (BAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (BAL)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Andrew Armstrong Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (BAL)
Andrew Armstrong
WR Arkansas
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Ravens and Mondon Jr.: B.

The board owed the Ravens one, and it paid up: Smael Mondon Jr., the No. 111 name on the board, sitting there at slot 205 like a gift left on the doorstep.

The cost of the Armstrong reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
In the Round 1 slot they get a potential shutdown corner, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Somehow Jalon Walker was still sitting there in the 59th overall pick, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick91 Rnd3 Tre Harris
The board fumbled Tre Harris all the way to pick 91, and they scooped it up. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick128 Rnd4 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild in slot 128 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick136 Rnd4 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts at No. 136 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick176 Rnd5 Joshua Farmer
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Joshua Farmer in Round 5, Pick 37, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick178 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
Steal is underselling it; Jonah Monheim at pick No. 178 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick185 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
They will replay Cam Skattebo at the 185th pick for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick205 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
You do not let a linebacker like Smael Mondon Jr. reach Round 6, Pick 27 and blink. They did not. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick213 Rnd6 Connor Colby
Connor Colby at pick No. 213 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick245 Rnd7 Andrew Armstrong
Andrew Armstrong in No. 245 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.