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Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BAL)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BAL)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
Jonah Monheim
C USC
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (BAL)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (BAL)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (BAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (BAL)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Andrew Armstrong Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (BAL)
Andrew Armstrong
WR Arkansas
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Ravens let Mondon Jr. fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The Ravens spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Smael Mondon Jr., the No. 111 name on the board, in the Round 6 slot. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

Every board in the league had Armstrong lower, and that gap is the story. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped interior defensive lineman, which is a strange place to end up.

They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The offense got the lion's share of the attention.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but interior defensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Josh Simmons
In slot 27 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
Jalon Walker at Round 2, Pick 27 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick91 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
They barely believed it either: Andrew Mukuba still on the board at the 91st pick. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick128 Rnd4 Maxwell Hairston
Circle this one: Maxwell Hairston at pick No. 128 is a fall that decides a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick136 Rnd4 Savion Williams
Taking Savion Williams in pick 136 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick176 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim in the 176th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick178 Rnd5 Earnest Greene III
Nice patience on Earnest Greene III, who had no business lasting to the Round 5 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick185 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
Luke Lachey in No. 185 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick205 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in Round 6, Pick 27 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick213 Rnd6 Connor Colby
They will replay Connor Colby at the 213th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick245 Rnd7 Andrew Armstrong
This one needs a full-page explanation: Andrew Armstrong in the 245th pick, miles early. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.