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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
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
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (BAL)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (BAL)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (BAL)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (BAL)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (BAL)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in the 243rd overall pick: the Ravens steal Mafah and grade out a B.

You build a draft on nights like this. Phil Mafah had no business being available in pick 243, and the Ravens did the only sane thing and turned in the card.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

They trusted the board more than the depth chart.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In the 27th overall pick they get a true top target, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick59 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at the 59th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick91 Rnd3 Barrett Carter
They let Barrett Carter come to them and pounced at No. 91. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick129 Rnd4 Charles Grant
Charles Grant in Round 4, Pick 27 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick136 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
Taking Joshua Farmer in pick 136 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick176 Rnd5 Quincy Riley
Quincy Riley in slot 176 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick183 Rnd6 Logan Brown
The board fumbled Logan Brown all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick203 Rnd6 Nohl Williams
Nohl Williams in pick No. 203 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick210 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
Steal is underselling it; Oronde Gadsden II at the 210th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick212 Rnd6 Upton Stout
They will replay Upton Stout at slot 212 for years; that is how good the value is. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick243 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
Phil Mafah at the 243rd pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.