The Ravens spent real capital to be 60 picks early on Wesley Williams, and the board is going to hold them to it. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.
Landing McAlister that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.
The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.
All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.14
· Pick 14
· Cashius Howell
· DE-EDGE
· rank 24
A reach on Cashius Howell in pick No. 14; the board had better options right there. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R2.13
· Pick 45
· Max Iheanachor
· OT
· rank 47
Max Iheanachor in pick 45 is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.16
· Pick 80
· Malachi Fields
· WR
· rank 72
A quiet steal in the 80th overall pick: Malachi Fields for less than the market said. The roster fit checks out.
R4.15
· Pick 115
· Max Llewellyn
· DE-EDGE
· rank 150
Max Llewellyn at No. 115 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R5.14
· Pick 154
· Tim Keenan III
· DT
· rank 148
Tim Keenan III at slot 154 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.22
· Pick 162
· Jalen Farmer
· OG
· rank 161
No drama and no debate, Jalen Farmer went about where he belonged in the 162nd pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.33
· Pick 173
· Ephesians Prysock
· CB
· rank 186
They went early on Ephesians Prysock in slot 173, and the value did not follow. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R5.34
· Pick 174
· Keagen Trost
· OT
· rank 181
Keagen Trost at pick 174 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R6.30
· Pick 211
· Eric McAlister
· WR
· rank 190
They barely believed it either: Eric McAlister still on the board at the Round 6 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R7.34
· Pick 250
· Desmond Reid
· RB
· rank 243
A clean, defensible pick in the 250th pick with a little surplus value in Desmond Reid. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R7.37
· Pick 253
· Wesley Williams
· DE-EDGE
· rank 313
A big swing on Wesley Williams at Round 7, Pick 37, well ahead of any board in the building. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.