Couch GM'S MOCK DRAFT

Pretty Good

  • Couch GM DRAFTING FOR THE
    Ravens
Draft Selections
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Ravens did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Ravens spent No. 30 on Kingsley Suamataia, a name the board had a full 27 spots lower. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

Beebe falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it. Job largely done: offensive lineman settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kingsley Suamataia
In pick 30 they get a cornerstone up front, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick62 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
A quiet steal in No. 62: Cooper Beebe for less than the market said. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick93 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
No edge and no loss on Brenden Rice in the 93rd pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick113 Rnd4 James Williams
They jumped the gun on James Williams, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick130 Rnd4 Justin Eboigbe
Justin Eboigbe in pick No. 130 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick165 Rnd5 Dillon Johnson
Dillon Johnson in the 165th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.