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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BAL)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Khalid Duke Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
Khalid Duke
DE-EDGE Kansas State
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Ravens did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Ravens treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 250th pick on Khalid Duke a full 41 spots early. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a matchup problem out wide. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
No drama and no debate, Kingsley Suamataia went about where he belonged in the 62nd pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick93 Rnd3 Jonah Elliss
Jonah Elliss at slot 93 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick113 Rnd4 Elijah Jones
Elijah Jones at pick 113 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick130 Rnd4 Mason McCormick
A reach for Mason McCormick in pick No. 130; a little patience would have been rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick165 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith at No. 165 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick218 Rnd6 Trevin Wallace
They paid a round early for Trevin Wallace in the Round 6 slot, more than the board wanted. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick228 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. in No. 228 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick250 Rnd7 Khalid Duke
Khalid Duke at the 250th overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The roster fit checks out.