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Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Javon Solomon Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Javon Solomon
OLB-EDGE Troy
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Marcus Harris Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Marcus Harris
DE-EDGE Auburn
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BAL)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Picks Traded
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (TB)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Players Gained
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Vita Vea
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Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Ravens and Gould: B+.

Somebody in Round 6, Pick 43 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Ravens sat still while Anthony Gould, the No. 142 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

Every board in the league had Tagovailoa lower, and that gap is the story. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Spending an early pick on OLB-EDGE with interior defensive lineman and tight end open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick62 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
They will replay Xavier Legette at No. 62 for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick93 Rnd3 Javon Solomon
A curious use of pick No. 93. Interior defensive lineman and tight end needed the pick; an OLB-EDGE in Javon Solomon did not.
Pick113 Rnd4 DJ James
You do not let a cornerback like DJ James reach the Round 4 slot and blink. They did not. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick130 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Javon Foster at the 130th pick is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick165 Rnd5 Marcus Harris
Marcus Harris slipping to pick 165 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick218 Rnd6 Anthony Gould
Anthony Gould at slot 218 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick228 Rnd7 Dylan Laube
A running back of that caliber at the 228th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It fills a real need, too.
Pick250 Rnd7 Taulia Tagovailoa
Taulia Tagovailoa at Round 7, Pick 30 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.