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James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BAL)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BAL)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (BAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Woody Marks Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (BAL)
Woody Marks
RB USC
Robert Longerbeam Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (BAL)
Robert Longerbeam
CB Rutgers
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (BAL)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (BAL)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in No. 129: the Ravens steal Grant and grade out a B.

Call it larceny. Charles Grant sat on the board until Round 4, Pick 27, and the Ravens did not need to be asked twice.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. They will need Longerbeam to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In the 27th overall pick they get a problem off the edge at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks in Round 2, Pick 27 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick91 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
You do not let a cornerback like Maxwell Hairston reach No. 91 and blink. They did not. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick129 Rnd4 Charles Grant
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Charles Grant in pick No. 129, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick136 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at pick 136 is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick176 Rnd5 O'Donnell Fortune
Circle this one: O'Donnell Fortune at the Round 5 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick183 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the 183rd pick, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
Pick203 Rnd6 Woody Marks
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Woody Marks at slot 203 is the proof. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick210 Rnd6 Robert Longerbeam
They liked Robert Longerbeam enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 6, Pick 34. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick212 Rnd6 Addison West
Addison West at pick No. 212 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick243 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
They let Isaac TeSlaa come to them and pounced at slot 243. The roster fit checks out.