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Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (BAL)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (BAL)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Antonio Williams Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (BAL)
Antonio Williams
WR Clemson
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (BAL)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Hezekiah Masses Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (BAL)
Hezekiah Masses
CB California
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BAL)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
VJ Payne Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BAL)
VJ Payne
S Kansas State
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (BAL)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (BAL)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Adam Randall Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
Adam Randall
RB Clemson
Wesley Williams Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (BAL)
Wesley Williams
DE-EDGE Duke
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Ravens: B-.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Ravens shredded theirs for Wesley Williams. He came off 59 spots early, and the room will hear about it. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

The Hecht value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. 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.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In slot 14 they get an anchor for the offensive line, though they paid up to get him. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick45 Rnd2 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers in pick 45 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick80 Rnd3 Antonio Williams
Antonio Williams at No. 80 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. The roster fit checks out.
Pick115 Rnd4 Sam Hecht
Sam Hecht at Round 4, Pick 15 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick154 Rnd5 Hezekiah Masses
Steal is underselling it; Hezekiah Masses at the 154th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick162 Rnd5 Zane Durant
A reach for Zane Durant in pick No. 162; a little patience would have been rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick173 Rnd5 VJ Payne
They talked themselves into VJ Payne at the Round 5 slot, and the board did not agree. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick174 Rnd5 Taylen Green
Taylen Green at the 174th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick211 Rnd6 Eric McAlister
A tidy bit of business in Round 6, Pick 30, where Eric McAlister graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick250 Rnd7 Adam Randall
They reached a country mile for Adam Randall at slot 250, and the board is aghast. It fills a real need, too.
Pick253 Rnd7 Wesley Williams
A big swing on Wesley Williams at No. 253, well ahead of any board in the building. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.