Ravens Flock'S MOCK DRAFT

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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BAL)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BAL)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (BAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (BAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (BAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (BAL)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Andres Borregales Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (BAL)
Andres Borregales
PK Miami
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (BAL)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Ravens and Fitzgerald: B.

Somebody in slot 205 was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Ravens sat still while Ryan Fitzgerald, the No. 117 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

Dellinger has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a difference-maker at receiver, and a steal at that.
Pick59 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Fair-plus on Alfred Collins, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick91 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Darien Porter at slot 91 is the proof. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick128 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
They paid sticker price for Emery Jones Jr. in pick No. 128, and that is fine. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick136 Rnd4 Jackson Slater
They paid up for Jackson Slater at No. 136 when waiting would have done the job. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick176 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at the Round 6 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick178 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
No drama and no debate, Dont'e Thornton Jr. went about where he belonged in the 178th pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick185 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
Circle this one: Cam Skattebo at the 185th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick205 Rnd6 Ryan Fitzgerald
Ryan Fitzgerald in pick 205 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick213 Rnd6 Andres Borregales
Andres Borregales in Round 6, Pick 38 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick245 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
A wild overpay on Garrett Dellinger in the 245th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.