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Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BAL)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Ravens let Flournoy fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Somebody in the 250th pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Ravens sat still while Ryan Flournoy, the No. 203 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Nate Wiggins
Nice patience on Nate Wiggins, who had no business lasting to pick No. 30. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick62 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
They will replay Ladd McConkey at the 62nd pick for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick93 Rnd3 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at No. 93 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick113 Rnd4 Elijah Jones
No edge and no loss on Elijah Jones in the Round 4 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jarrian Jones
They took Jarrian Jones at par in pick 130, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick165 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Value with a capital V on Kitan Oladapo in the 165th overall pick, a genuine coup. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick218 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
They barely believed it either: Curtis Jacobs still on the board at Round 6, Pick 43. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick228 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
JD Bertrand in slot 228 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick250 Rnd7 Ryan Flournoy
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 250th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It patches a soft spot without any drama.