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Draft Selections
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
James Burnip Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
James Burnip
P Alabama
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BAL)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BAL)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (BAL)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (BAL)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (BAL)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (BAL)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Stone Handy Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (BAL)
Stone Handy
LB-EDGE Charlotte
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall C+
ValueD NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Ravens did enough to get by: C+.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Ravens spent pick No. 243 on Stone Handy, a name the board had a full 104 spots lower. For now it grades a C+, with the swing picks left to settle the rest.

James falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. With wide receiver unsolved, spending premium capital on specialist is the choice that costs them.

They punted on wide receiver, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Kyle Kennard
In the Round 1 slot they get a double-digit-sack hope, though the board says they badly overpaid. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
They reached a country mile for Antwaun Powell-Ryland at pick No. 59, and the board is aghast. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick91 Rnd3 James Burnip
A surprising call. With wide receiver still to address, they spent the 91st overall pick on James Burnip, a specialist they were not short of.
Pick129 Rnd4 Gunnar Helm
The board fumbled Gunnar Helm all the way to the 129th pick, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick136 Rnd4 Jamaree Caldwell
Jamaree Caldwell in slot 136 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick176 Rnd5 Jordan James
Somehow Jordan James was still sitting there in Round 5, Pick 38, and they pounced on premier running back value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick183 Rnd6 Tyler Shough
Steal is underselling it; Tyler Shough at pick No. 183 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick203 Rnd6 Clay Webb
They talked themselves into Clay Webb at slot 203, and the board did not agree. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick210 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
They barely believed it either: Jaylen Reed still on the board at Round 6, Pick 34. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick212 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
Quincy Riley at the 212th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick243 Rnd7 Stone Handy
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Stone Handy well ahead of where he belonged. It fills a real need, too.