drebaby'S MOCK DRAFT

Ravens mock

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Draft Selections
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BAL)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (BAL)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (BAL)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (BAL)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (BAL)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (BAL)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (BAL)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Azareye'h Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (BAL)
Azareye'h Thomas
CB Florida State
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 202 RND: 6 (BAL)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (BAL)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Nic Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (BAL)
Nic Anderson
WR Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Ravens let Lawson fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Deontae Lawson at No. 211 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

The Thomas reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Job largely done: cornerback settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Princely Umanmielen
In the 26th pick they get juice off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. A real need, handled.
Pick58 Rnd2 Malachi Moore
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Malachi Moore in pick 58, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick90 Rnd3 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker in the Round 3 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick127 Rnd4 Deone Walker
Deone Walker at pick No. 127 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick135 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
They barely believed it either: Quinshon Judkins still on the board at Round 4, Pick 34. It fills a real need, too.
Pick174 Rnd5 Theo Wease Jr.
Theo Wease Jr. at slot 174 is a conviction pick that outran the value. The roster fit checks out.
Pick176 Rnd6 Daylen Everette
Daylen Everette in No. 176 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick184 Rnd6 Azareye'h Thomas
Azareye'h Thomas at the 184th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick202 Rnd6 Tonka Hemingway
They paid up for Tonka Hemingway at the 202nd pick when waiting would have done the job. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick211 Rnd6 Deontae Lawson
Deontae Lawson at pick 211 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick241 Rnd7 Nic Anderson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Nic Anderson. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.