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Draft Selections
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (BAL)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (BAL)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
McKinnley Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
McKinnley Jackson
DL Texas A&M
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Joshua Cephus Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Joshua Cephus
WR UTSA
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BAL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (BAL)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
Draft Picks Received
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (CAR)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CAR)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Draft Picks Traded
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (CAR)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B for the Ravens.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Ravens took Joshua Cephus a full 48 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. On value alone, Leveston makes the weekend a net positive. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Their trades came out a wash either way.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick33 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Kool-Aid McKinstry in the Round 2 slot is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Patrick Paul
Patrick Paul in pick 62 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick93 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
They took Brenden Rice at par in Round 3, Pick 30, which is nothing to complain about. It fills a real need, too.
Pick101 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zak Zinter. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick113 Rnd4 McKinnley Jackson
They paid up for McKinnley Jackson at the 113th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick130 Rnd4 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade in No. 130 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick165 Rnd5 Nelson Ceaser
A straight-up fair deal on Nelson Ceaser at slot 165, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick218 Rnd6 Joshua Cephus
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Joshua Cephus well ahead of where he belonged. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick228 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
No drama and no debate, Frank Gore Jr. went about where he belonged in No. 228. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick240 Rnd7 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson at pick No. 240 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick250 Rnd7 KT Leveston
The board had KT Leveston higher than pick 250, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.