Pj'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • Pj DRAFTING FOR THE
    Ravens
Draft Selections
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BAL)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Luke Elzinga Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BAL)
Luke Elzinga
P Oklahoma
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Joe Huber Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (BAL)
Joe Huber
OG Wisconsin
Jonas Sanker Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (BAL)
Jonas Sanker
S Virginia
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (BAL)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (BAL)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (BAL)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall C
ValueF NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Ravens let Barron fall and pounced. Final grade: C.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jahdae Barron, pick No. 210, roughly 195 picks past where he belonged.

The Roberts reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. The interior defensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The Elzinga pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at interior defensive lineman, quarterback and other spots. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Elijah Roberts
In pick 27 they get a problem off the edge, though the board says they badly overpaid. A real need, handled.
Pick59 Rnd2 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. at slot 59 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick91 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Dylan Sampson at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick129 Rnd4 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo in pick No. 129 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick136 Rnd4 Luke Elzinga
Of all the spots to shop, they chose specialist. Luke Elzinga in the 136th pick leaves interior defensive lineman, quarterback and other spots for later.
Pick176 Rnd5 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson in the 176th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick183 Rnd6 Joe Huber
A wild overpay on Joe Huber in No. 183, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick203 Rnd6 Jonas Sanker
Taking Jonas Sanker in Round 6, Pick 27 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick210 Rnd6 Jahdae Barron
They will replay Jahdae Barron at pick 210 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick212 Rnd6 Bradyn Swinson
You do not let an edge rusher like Bradyn Swinson reach Round 6, Pick 36 and blink. They did not. It fills a real need, too.
Pick243 Rnd7 Kaimon Rucker
A edge rusher of that caliber at No. 243 is the definition of value, full stop. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.