RF4916'S MOCK DRAFT
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  • RF4916 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Ravens
Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Abdul Carter
LB Penn State
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Tez Johnson
WR Troy
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (BAL)
Jonah Monheim
OT USC
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BAL)
Derrick Moore
LB-EDGE Michigan
Aubrey Burks Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (BAL)
Aubrey Burks
S West Virginia
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (BAL)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Maryland
Jack Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (BAL)
Jack Nelson
OT Wisconsin
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Ravens.

The Ravens looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Jack Nelson at slot 222 regardless, 31 picks early. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Carter. The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In No. 30 they get the heartbeat of the defense, and a steal at that. Need was not the driver here.
Pick62 Rnd2 Tez Johnson
By-the-book stuff, Tez Johnson at Round 2, Pick 30 squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick94 Rnd3 Jonah Monheim
A clean, defensible pick in the 94th overall pick with a little surplus value in Jonah Monheim. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick126 Rnd4 Derrick Moore
The board had cheaper options than Derrick Moore at the 126th pick, and it noticed. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick158 Rnd5 Aubrey Burks
They paid a round early for Aubrey Burks in the Round 5 slot, more than the board wanted. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jaishawn Barham
They went early on Jaishawn Barham in pick 190, and the value did not follow. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick222 Rnd7 Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson in the Round 7 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.