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Draft Selections
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BAL)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Josh Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
Josh Wallace
CB Michigan
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall C+
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Ravens land in the muddy middle: C+.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Ravens did exactly that with Brenden Rice in the 62nd overall pick. It washes out to a C+, no better and no worse.

The Gray pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. That interior defensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Hit on Kris Jenkins and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Kris Jenkins
A real head-scratcher, Kris Jenkins in the 30th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick62 Rnd2 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in the 62nd overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The roster fit checks out.
Pick93 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson in slot 93 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick113 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
They paid sticker price for Blake Fisher in No. 113, and that is fine. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick130 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
The board had Cedric Gray higher than the Round 4 slot, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick165 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
Layden Robinson at pick No. 165 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick218 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at No. 218 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick228 Rnd7 Solomon Byrd
A big swing on Solomon Byrd at the 228th pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick250 Rnd7 Josh Wallace
Josh Wallace at pick No. 250 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.