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Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BAL)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Trey Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
Trey Taylor
S Air Force
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
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Courtland Sutton
WR
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureC
The Ravens let James fall and pounced. Final grade: B+.

The rest of the league will want that one back. DJ James tumbling to the Ravens in pick No. 93 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They will regret leaving wide receiver for another day if the season turns on it. They are betting Taylor proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

The Courtland Sutton pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In pick No. 30 they get a load in the middle, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick62 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Nice patience on Cooper Beebe, who had no business lasting to pick 62. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick93 Rnd3 DJ James
The board fumbled DJ James all the way to Round 3, Pick 30, and they scooped it up. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick113 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Javon Foster at No. 113 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick130 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams at slot 130 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick165 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo is a better player than the 165th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick218 Rnd6 Kendall Milton
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kendall Milton in the 218th pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick228 Rnd7 Javontae Jean-Baptiste
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Javontae Jean-Baptiste at the Round 7 slot is the proof. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick250 Rnd7 Trey Taylor
Trey Taylor at pick 250 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.