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ravens 4/3/24

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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Grayson Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Grayson Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BAL)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in pick 250 lands the Ravens a B, Jones and all.

Call it larceny. Trente Jones sat on the board until the 250th overall pick, and the Ravens did not need to be asked twice.

They will need Vidal to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In pick No. 30 they get a difference-maker at receiver. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
Somehow Tyler Nubin was still sitting there in the 62nd overall pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick93 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
Steal is underselling it; Mike Sainristil at pick 93 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick113 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
Mekhi Wingo at the Round 4 slot is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick130 Rnd4 Chau Smith-Wade
Fair-plus on Chau Smith-Wade, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick165 Rnd5 Grayson Murphy
A reach for Grayson Murphy in No. 165; a little patience would have been rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick218 Rnd6 Erick All
A quiet steal in the 218th pick: Erick All for less than the market said. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick228 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
Value said wait; Kimani Vidal in slot 228 says they were not listening. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick250 Rnd7 Trente Jones
They will replay Trente Jones at slot 250 for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.