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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (BAL)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (BAL)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Tyler Davis Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
Tyler Davis
DT Clemson
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BAL)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Trey Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
Trey Taylor
S Air Force
Draft Picks Received
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (MIN)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Cam Hart Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (MIN)
Cam Hart
CB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (MIN)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Kamren Kinchens Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (MIN)
Kamren Kinchens
S Miami (FL)
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Ravens.

The Rasheen Ali pick is the one that will follow the Ravens into the fall. They took him 28 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

That Flournoy pick is the receipt they will wave around later. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Nothing gained and nothing lost at the table.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In No. 23 they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick93 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in pick 93 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick108 Rnd4 Cam Hart
A tidy bit of business in slot 108, where Cam Hart graded well above the range. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick113 Rnd4 Tyler Davis
Tyler Davis at the 113th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jalyx Hunt
They reached into another round for Jalyx Hunt, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The roster fit checks out.
Pick165 Rnd5 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern at the Round 5 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick218 Rnd6 Ryan Flournoy
Value with a capital V on Ryan Flournoy in pick 218, a genuine coup. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick228 Rnd7 Rasheen Ali
Rasheen Ali at Round 7, Pick 8 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick250 Rnd7 Trey Taylor
Trey Taylor in pick No. 250 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.