CDC'S MOCK DRAFT

Ravens

  • CDC DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BAL)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Tory Horton Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BAL)
Tory Horton
WR Colorado State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (BAL)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Ajani Cornelius Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (BAL)
Ajani Cornelius
OT Oregon
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (BAL)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (BAL)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (BAL)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Ravens robbed the room for Etienne. Final grade: B.

The Ravens did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Trevor Etienne fell into Round 7, Pick 27.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. Ratledge has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In slot 27 they get a rangy last line of defense. Need was not the driver here.
Pick59 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
They went early on Tate Ratledge in the 59th overall pick, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick91 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
A clean, defensible pick in pick 91 with a little surplus value in Chris Paul Jr.. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick129 Rnd4 Charles Grant
Charles Grant at the Round 4 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick136 Rnd4 Tory Horton
Taking Tory Horton in No. 136 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick176 Rnd5 Jordan Phillips
Somehow Jordan Phillips was still sitting there in pick No. 176, and they pounced on premier interior defensive lineman value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick183 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
Cobee Bryant in the 183rd pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick203 Rnd6 Ajani Cornelius
Ajani Cornelius at Round 6, Pick 27 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick210 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
The board fumbled Jay Higgins all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick212 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Jason Marshall Jr. at pick 212 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick243 Rnd7 Trevor Etienne
Trevor Etienne in Round 7, Pick 27 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It patches a soft spot without any drama.