AA'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • AA DRAFTING FOR THE
    Ravens
Draft Selections
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Leonard Taylor III Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Leonard Taylor III
DL Miami (FL)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (BAL)
Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
CB Louisville
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 134 RND: 4 (BAL)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (BAL)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (BAL)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Charles Turner III Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (CHI)
Charles Turner III
C LSU
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Ravens did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Ravens did not so much draft Mason McCormick as overpay for him, 25 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

They banked enough surplus on Brownlee Jr. to cover a lot of smaller sins. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Tyler Guyton
In slot 30 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick62 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at pick 62 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick93 Rnd3 Leonard Taylor III
Leonard Taylor III in Round 3, Pick 30 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jarvis Brownlee Jr.
They will replay Jarvis Brownlee Jr. at the Round 4 slot for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick134 Rnd4 Mason McCormick
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Mason McCormick well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick164 Rnd5 Dillon Johnson
A straight-up fair deal on Dillon Johnson at the 164th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
Pick226 Rnd7 Tyrice Knight
Tyrice Knight at the 226th overall pick is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.