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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BAL)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Trey Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
Trey Taylor
S Air Force
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Ravens and Simpson: B.

The Ravens spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Jaylin Simpson, the No. 137 name on the board, in Round 7, Pick 8. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman. Every board in the league had Taylor lower, and that gap is the story.

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 interior defensive lineman spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In Round 1, Pick 30 they get a premier pass rusher at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe is a better player than pick 62 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick93 Rnd3 DJ James
Somehow DJ James was still sitting there in pick No. 93, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick113 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
A reach for Johnny Wilson in the 113th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick130 Rnd4 Javon Foster
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Javon Foster at the 130th overall pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick165 Rnd5 James Williams
Taking James Williams in slot 165 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick218 Rnd6 Kendall Milton
They read the board right and Kendall Milton was the payoff at No. 218. It fills a real need, too.
Pick228 Rnd7 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson at the Round 7 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick250 Rnd7 Trey Taylor
A reach on Trey Taylor in the Round 7 slot; the board had better options right there. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.