RF4916'S MOCK DRAFT

Trade Back From 30 2.0

  • RF4916 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Ravens
Draft Selections
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (BAL)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (BAL)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BAL)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Marcellas Dial Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
Marcellas Dial
CB South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (LV)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Draft Picks Traded
Cooper DeJean Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (LV)
Cooper DeJean
CB Iowa
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in Round 7, Pick 8 lands the Ravens a B-, Wallace and all.

Everything else got attention, and interior defensive lineman got none. That is a strange way for the Ravens to leave a draft. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

They banked enough surplus on Wallace to cover a lot of smaller sins. They are betting Elliss proves the room right and everyone else wrong.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick44 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Xavier Legette at the 44th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick62 Rnd2 Kiran Amegadjie
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kiran Amegadjie. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jonah Elliss
Jonah Elliss in the 77th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick93 Rnd3 Max Melton
Max Melton slipping to the Round 3 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick113 Rnd4 James Williams
James Williams at slot 113 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick130 Rnd4 Roger Rosengarten
Roger Rosengarten in No. 130 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick165 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
By-the-book stuff, Malik Mustapha at Round 5, Pick 29 squarely in line with his ranking. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick218 Rnd6 Kendall Milton
Kendall Milton at slot 218 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick228 Rnd7 Caedan Wallace
They robbed the room for Caedan Wallace here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick250 Rnd7 Marcellas Dial
Marcellas Dial at pick No. 250 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.