drebaby'S MOCK DRAFT

Ravens mock

  • drebaby DRAFTING FOR THE
    Ravens
Draft Selections
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Evan Williams Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Evan Williams
S Oregon
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BAL)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Ravens cashed the board's mistake on Dixon: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Johnny Dixon, pick 228, roughly 37 picks past where he belonged.

Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

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

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Graham Barton
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a cornerstone up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Adonai Mitchell
They barely believed it either: Adonai Mitchell still on the board at pick 62. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick93 Rnd3 Max Melton
Value with a capital V on Max Melton in the 93rd pick, a genuine coup. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick113 Rnd4 Braelon Allen
They did well to land Braelon Allen in the Round 4 slot, just ahead of his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick130 Rnd4 Mohamed Kamara
Mohamed Kamara at pick No. 130 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick165 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey is a better player than No. 165 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick218 Rnd6 Evan Williams
A clean, defensible pick in slot 218 with a little surplus value in Evan Williams. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick228 Rnd7 Johnny Dixon
Johnny Dixon at the 228th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick250 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
No drama and no debate, LaDarius Henderson went about where he belonged in slot 250. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.