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Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (BAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (BAL)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (BAL)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (BAL)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BAL)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (BAL)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (BAL)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (BAL)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Tommy Mellott Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (BAL)
Tommy Mellott
QB Montana State
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Ravens: B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Ravens took Tyler Batty at the 201st overall pick, roughly 105 spots before his name belonged.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Majors. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Malaki Starks
In the 27th overall pick they get a two-high chess piece at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They barely believed it either: Jalon Walker still on the board at Round 2, Pick 26. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick91 Rnd3 Jack Nelson
A big swing on Jack Nelson at pick No. 91, well ahead of any board in the building. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jason Marshall Jr.
A reach for Jason Marshall Jr. in pick 127; a little patience would have been rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick135 Rnd4 Gunnar Helm
Gunnar Helm at the Round 4 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at the 174th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick175 Rnd5 Connor Colby
No edge and no loss on Connor Colby in pick 175; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick181 Rnd6 Kaden Prather
Kaden Prather in Round 6, Pick 6 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick201 Rnd6 Tyler Batty
They talked themselves into Tyler Batty at the 201st overall pick, and the board did not agree. The roster fit checks out.
Pick211 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
Nothing to complain about; Miles Frazier went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick243 Rnd7 Tommy Mellott
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tommy Mellott this early at slot 243. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.