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Draft Selections
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BAL)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BAL)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (BAL)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (BAL)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (BAL)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (BAL)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Jaylin Smith Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (BAL)
Jaylin Smith
CB USC
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Ravens.

Every other box got a look, but running back did not. The Ravens will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with.

Porter has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Stewart. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Shemar Stewart
In No. 27 they get a disruptor off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick59 Rnd2 Darien Porter
Darien Porter in Round 2, Pick 27 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick91 Rnd3 Darius Alexander
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Darius Alexander. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick129 Rnd4 Nohl Williams
Nohl Williams in pick 129 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick136 Rnd4 Rylie Mills
No drama and no debate, Rylie Mills went about where he belonged in the Round 4 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick176 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They took Dont'e Thornton Jr. at par in pick No. 176, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick183 Rnd6 Vernon Broughton
By-the-book stuff, Vernon Broughton at slot 183 squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick203 Rnd6 Caleb Ransaw
Caleb Ransaw at the 203rd pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick210 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
Joshua Gray in Round 6, Pick 34 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick212 Rnd6 R.J. Mickens
R.J. Mickens in the Round 6 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick243 Rnd7 Jaylin Smith
They liked Jaylin Smith enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 243. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.