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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BAL)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BAL)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (BAL)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (BAL)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Ravens checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Ravens did not so much draft Javon Baker as overpay for him, 52 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

A whole weekend of picks and interior defensive lineman is somehow still a want. Jackson at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick No. 30 they get an island corner, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at pick 62 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick93 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
They paid a round early for Marshawn Kneeland in the Round 3 slot, more than the board wanted. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick131 Rnd4 Austin Booker
They talked themselves into Austin Booker at No. 131, and the board did not agree. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick134 Rnd4 Javon Baker
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Javon Baker well ahead of where he belonged. It fills a real need, too.
Pick164 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
A reach for Roger Rosengarten in the 164th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jha'Quan Jackson
Jha'Quan Jackson in No. 248 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.