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
Jordan Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Jordan Morgan
OT Arizona
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BAL)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Trajan Jeffcoat Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
Trajan Jeffcoat
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Ravens checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Ravens started one anyway for Trajan Jeffcoat, 58 picks ahead of schedule. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

Getting Smith-Wade where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. Leaving running back unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a difference-maker at receiver. A real need, handled.
Pick62 Rnd2 Jordan Morgan
Jordan Morgan in Round 2, Pick 30 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick93 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at pick No. 93 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick113 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
They paid up for Tyler Davis at pick 113 when waiting would have done the job. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick130 Rnd4 Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan at the 130th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick165 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Chau Smith-Wade in slot 165, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick218 Rnd6 Trente Jones
Somehow Trente Jones was still sitting there in the 218th overall pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick228 Rnd7 Tyler Owens
Tyler Owens in No. 228 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick250 Rnd7 Trajan Jeffcoat
They left a pile of value on the table to take Trajan Jeffcoat this early at pick 250. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.