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Draft Selections
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (BAL)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (BAL)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (BAL)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (BAL)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (BAL)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (BAL)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Draft Picks Traded
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (NE)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NE)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Players traded away
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Mark Andrews
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Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall D
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Ravens to a D.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Ravens did exactly that with Gino Garcia in pick No. 245.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it. Emmanwori at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, cornerback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Tyler Booker
In the Round 1 slot they get a long-term starter on the line, though they paid up to get him. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick38 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Nick Emmanwori in pick 38, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick59 Rnd2 Josaiah Stewart
Josaiah Stewart in Round 2, Pick 27 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It fills a real need, too.
Pick91 Rnd3 Savion Williams
By-the-book stuff, Savion Williams at the 91st pick squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick176 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
They paid up for JJ Pegues at slot 176 when waiting would have done the job. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick178 Rnd5 Connor Colby
No drama and no debate, Connor Colby went about where he belonged in pick No. 178. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick185 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
A reach on Luke Lachey in No. 185; the board had better options right there. The roster fit checks out.
Pick205 Rnd6 Cam Jackson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Cam Jackson this early at slot 205. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick213 Rnd6 LaJohntay Wester
LaJohntay Wester in pick No. 213 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick245 Rnd7 Gino Garcia
Value said wait; Gino Garcia in Round 7, Pick 27 says they were not listening. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.