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    Ravens
Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (BAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (BAL)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (BAL)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (BAL)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (BAL)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (BAL)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (BAL)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BAL)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BAL)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (BAL)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BAL)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 70 RND: 3 (JAX)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (BUF)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BUF)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (BUF)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (CAR)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (CLE)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (TEN)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (BUF)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (BUF)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (BUF)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Donovan Smith Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (CLE)
Donovan Smith
QB Houston
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
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Xavier Hutchinson
WR
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Jon Runyan
OG
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Pierre Strong Jr.
RB
Players traded away
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Mark Andrews
TE
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Nick Boyle
TE
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Rasheen Ali
RB
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Riley Sharp
TE
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Shemar Bridges
WR
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall C-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
The Ravens lost the trade table, and the C- tells the story.

The Ravens treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick 206 on Gino Garcia a full 75 spots early. It nets out a thoroughly average C-.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. The Lambert-Smith steal is the beam this whole class leans on. With running back and edge rusher unsolved, spending premium capital on linebacker is the choice that costs them.

That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Hit on Jalon Walker and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick34 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They read the board right and Jalon Walker was the payoff at pick 34. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick42 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
Xavier Watts in pick No. 42 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick59 Rnd2 Demetrius Knight Jr.
A curious use of the Round 2 slot. Running back and edge rusher needed the pick; a linebacker in Demetrius Knight Jr. did not.
Pick70 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Alfred Collins at the 70th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick73 Rnd3 Zy Alexander
No drama and no debate, Zy Alexander went about where he belonged in slot 73. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick111 Rnd4 Charles Grant
Charles Grant at Round 4, Pick 9 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick114 Rnd4 Cody Simon
Of all the spots to shop, they chose linebacker. Cody Simon in No. 114 leaves running back and edge rusher for later.
Pick140 Rnd5 Dillon Gabriel
Dillon Gabriel in pick No. 140 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick170 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
A conviction pick on Oronde Gadsden II at Round 5, Pick 32 that the board grades a round light. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick173 Rnd5 Kyle Williams
Kyle Williams at slot 173 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick203 Rnd6 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
KeAndre Lambert-Smith at the 203rd overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick206 Rnd6 Gino Garcia
They reached a country mile for Gino Garcia at the Round 6 slot, and the board is aghast. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.