drebaby'S MOCK DRAFT

Ravens mock

  • drebaby DRAFTING FOR THE
    Ravens
Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (BAL)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (BAL)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (BAL)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (BAL)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (BAL)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BAL)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (BAL)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (CIN)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NYJ)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (CIN)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Ravens let McGlothern fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

The board owed the Ravens one, and it paid up: Dwight McGlothern, the No. 161 name on the board, sitting there at the 228th overall pick like a gift left on the doorstep. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The Harrell reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
They took Brian Thomas Jr. at par in No. 30, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick62 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kingsley Suamataia. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick111 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
A reach for Johnny Wilson in the 111th overall pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick113 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Value with a capital V on Zak Zinter in the Round 4 slot, a genuine coup. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick130 Rnd4 Elijah Jones
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Elijah Jones at pick 130. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick135 Rnd4 Chau Smith-Wade
A tidy bit of business in slot 135, where Chau Smith-Wade graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick149 Rnd5 Javon Foster
They robbed the room for Javon Foster here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick165 Rnd5 Fabien Lovett
Fabien Lovett in pick No. 165 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick185 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jaylen Harrell this early at pick No. 185. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick214 Rnd6 Evan Williams
Evan Williams at Round 6, Pick 39 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick218 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
They went early on Frank Gore Jr. in the Round 6 slot, and the value did not follow. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick228 Rnd7 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern at No. 228 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick250 Rnd7 Josh Proctor
A tidy little value on Josh Proctor in the 250th overall pick, a step better than break-even. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick257 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
Nothing to complain about; LaDarius Henderson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.