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    Ravens
Draft Selections
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Brashard Smith Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BAL)
Brashard Smith
RB SMU
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BAL)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Vernon Broughton Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
Vernon Broughton
DL Texas
RJ Oben Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (BAL)
RJ Oben
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Luke Elzinga Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (BAL)
Luke Elzinga
P Oklahoma
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (BAL)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (BAL)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (BAL)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly executed. Ravens: C+.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Ravens reached some 45 spots for RJ Oben, and value like that does not grow back.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A perfectly average weekend, for better and for worse.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Donovan Jackson
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term starter on the line, a steep price for the projection. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick59 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
They jumped the gun on Tate Ratledge, taking him earlier than his grade liked. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick91 Rnd3 Jacob Parrish
They talked themselves into Jacob Parrish at the 91st pick, and the board did not agree. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick129 Rnd4 Brashard Smith
No drama and no debate, Brashard Smith went about where he belonged in slot 129. The roster fit checks out.
Pick136 Rnd4 Logan Brown
They liked Logan Brown enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 4, Pick 34. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick176 Rnd5 Vernon Broughton
A reach on Vernon Broughton in pick 176; the board had better options right there. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick183 Rnd6 RJ Oben
RJ Oben at the Round 6 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick203 Rnd6 Luke Elzinga
Luke Elzinga in pick 203 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick210 Rnd6 Cam Jackson
They reached into another round for Cam Jackson, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick212 Rnd6 Isaac TeSlaa
A wild overpay on Isaac TeSlaa in No. 212, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick243 Rnd7 Hayden Conner
They left a pile of value on the table to take Hayden Conner this early at the 243rd overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.