drebaby'S MOCK DRAFT

Ravens mock

  • drebaby DRAFTING FOR THE
    Ravens
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BAL)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Dominique Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
Dominique Hampton
S Washington
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Washington should have been long gone. The Ravens pounced, and earned a B.

Somebody in the 228th pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Ravens sat still while Tahj Washington, the No. 189 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

A whole weekend of picks and running back is somehow still a want. Every board in the league had Robinson lower, and that gap is the story.

Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the offensive line, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley at the 62nd pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick93 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
No edge and no loss on Khyree Jackson in the 93rd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick113 Rnd4 Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
By-the-book stuff, Jarvis Brownlee Jr. at pick No. 113 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick130 Rnd4 Maason Smith
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Maason Smith in No. 130, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick165 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
A conviction pick on Layden Robinson at slot 165 that the board grades a round light. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick218 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford at Round 6, Pick 43 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick228 Rnd7 Tahj Washington
They will replay Tahj Washington at pick 228 for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
Pick250 Rnd7 Dominique Hampton
They read the board right and Dominique Hampton was the payoff at No. 250. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.