Caveman'S MOCK DRAFT

Ravens Take best available player (no trades)

  • Caveman DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Caelen Carson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
Caelen Carson
CB Wake Forest
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
M.J. Devonshire Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BAL)
M.J. Devonshire
CB Pittsburgh
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in slot 165: the Ravens steal Jones and grade out a B.

The Ravens did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Christian Jones fell into pick 165.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Graham Barton
Graham Barton at the 30th overall pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick62 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
A quiet steal in the Round 2 slot: Chris Braswell for less than the market said. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick93 Rnd3 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson at Round 3, Pick 30 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick113 Rnd4 Caelen Carson
Caelen Carson slid further than he should have, and pick No. 113 is lovely value for the cornerback. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick130 Rnd4 Cam Hart
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Cam Hart in the 130th pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick165 Rnd5 Christian Jones
Circle this one: Christian Jones at No. 165 is a fall that decides a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick218 Rnd6 Ryan Flournoy
Ryan Flournoy in pick 218 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick228 Rnd7 M.J. Devonshire
M.J. Devonshire in slot 228 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick250 Rnd7 Julian Pearl
They robbed the room for Julian Pearl here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.