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Draft Selections
Monroe Freeling Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (BAL)
Monroe Freeling
OT Georgia
Brenen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (BAL)
Brenen Thompson
WR Mississippi State
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (BAL)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (BAL)
Jaishawn Barham
LB-EDGE Michigan
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (BAL)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BAL)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (BAL)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
George Gumbs Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BAL)
George Gumbs Jr.
DE-EDGE Florida
Andre Fuller Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (BAL)
Andre Fuller
CB Toledo
Trebor Pena Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (BAL)
Trebor Pena
WR Penn State
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall C+
ValueD NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Ravens landed square in the muddy middle: C+.

The Ravens did not so much draft George Gumbs Jr. as overpay for him, 100 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Pena. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Monroe Freeling
In Round 1, Pick 14 they get a building block for the line, a steep price for the projection. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick45 Rnd2 Brenen Thompson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Brenen Thompson well ahead of where he belonged. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick80 Rnd3 Derrick Moore
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Derrick Moore at No. 80 is the proof. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick115 Rnd4 Jaishawn Barham
Jaishawn Barham in pick No. 115 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick152 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
The board had DeMonte Capehart higher than the Round 5 slot, and the interior defensive lineman fell to them anyway. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick160 Rnd5 Trey Moore
They talked themselves into Trey Moore at the 160th pick, and the board did not agree. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick172 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell at the 172nd overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick173 Rnd5 George Gumbs Jr.
George Gumbs Jr. in No. 173 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick249 Rnd7 Andre Fuller
Andre Fuller at the 249th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick252 Rnd7 Trebor Pena
Trebor Pena at the Round 7 slot is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.