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  • RF4916 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Ravens
Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BAL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Ravens, and a B- to prove it.

There is a lot to like until you notice interior defensive lineman is still a hole. The Ravens never got to the one that mattered most.

The McCormick pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They banked enough surplus on Dorlus to cover a lot of smaller sins.

Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a difference-maker at receiver. A real need, handled.
Pick62 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
A straight-up fair deal on Kingsley Suamataia at the Round 2 slot, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick93 Rnd3 Brandon Dorlus
Brandon Dorlus is a better player than the 93rd pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick113 Rnd4 Cam Hart
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Cam Hart in No. 113. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick130 Rnd4 Mason McCormick
They went early on Mason McCormick in pick No. 130, and the value did not follow. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick165 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
A clean, defensible pick in pick 165 with a little surplus value in Tykee Smith. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick218 Rnd6 Trevin Wallace
A reach for Trevin Wallace in the 218th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick228 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Frank Gore Jr.. The roster fit checks out.
Pick250 Rnd7 Solomon Byrd
No drama and no debate, Solomon Byrd went about where he belonged in pick 250. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.