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Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (BAL)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (BAL)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BAL)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (BAL)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (BAL)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (BAL)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (BAL)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (BAL)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (KC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (KC)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Moliki Matavao Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (SEA)
Moliki Matavao
TE UCLA
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Baylor Cupp
TE
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DK Metcalf
WR
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureC
Best value of the weekend goes to the Ravens for Riley: B+.

When a board-topper like Quincy Riley slides to pick No. 205, you do not overthink it, and the Ravens did not.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The veteran additions, DK Metcalf chief among them, give the class a floor the rookies alone would not. The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In No. 27 they get a run-stuffing presence up front at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick66 Rnd3 Trey Amos
Trey Amos at the 66th pick is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick89 Rnd3 Donovan Ezeiruaku
Donovan Ezeiruaku at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster fit checks out.
Pick128 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
Circle this one: Lathan Ransom at pick No. 128 is a fall that decides a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick136 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Smael Mondon Jr. in slot 136, plain and simple. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick176 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
A running back of that caliber at the 176th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick178 Rnd5 Chase Lundt
Chase Lundt slipping to Round 5, Pick 39 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick185 Rnd6 Ryan Fitzgerald
They barely believed it either: Ryan Fitzgerald still on the board at pick 185. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick205 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
They will replay Quincy Riley at the 205th pick for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick213 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
Somehow Jaylen Reed was still sitting there in the 213th overall pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick245 Rnd7 Seth McLaughlin
Seth McLaughlin at pick 245 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.