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Draft Selections
Ellis Robinson IV Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (BAL)
Ellis Robinson IV
CB Georgia
David Stone Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (BAL)
David Stone
DT Oklahoma
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (BAL)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (BAL)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (BAL)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BAL)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (BAL)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Adepoju Adebawore Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (BAL)
Adepoju Adebawore
DL-EDGE Oklahoma
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (BAL)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Monroe Mills Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (BAL)
Monroe Mills
OT Virginia
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B-
ValueB NeedC+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Ravens a B-.

The Ravens clearly saw something nobody else did in Adepoju Adebawore, taking him 35 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

They banked enough surplus on Stone to cover a lot of smaller sins. With running back, quarterback and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on cornerback is the choice that costs them.

The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Ellis Robinson IV
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Ellis Robinson IV at cornerback with running back, quarterback and other spots open.
Pick45 Rnd2 David Stone
David Stone at the 45th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick80 Rnd3 Raylen Wilson
A want over a need in No. 80: Raylen Wilson adds a linebacker while running back, quarterback and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick115 Rnd4 Iapani Laloulu
You do not let an offensive lineman like Iapani Laloulu reach pick No. 115 and blink. They did not. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Jermaine Mathews Jr. in pick 152 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick160 Rnd5 Whit Weeks
Whit Weeks is a better player than the 160th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It fits a board better than it fits this team.
Pick172 Rnd5 Earnest Greene III
Value said wait; Earnest Greene III in the 172nd overall pick says they were not listening. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick173 Rnd5 Adepoju Adebawore
Adepoju Adebawore at No. 173 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It fills a real need, too.
Pick249 Rnd7 Evan Stewart
Evan Stewart at pick 249 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick252 Rnd7 Monroe Mills
They liked Monroe Mills enough to skip the value, taking him in Round 7, Pick 36. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.