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Baltimore Ravens
The Ravens won the night they stopped Klare from sliding. Grade: A-.
by terpfan721 ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 10 picks
· 5 steals
· 1 reaches
You build a draft on nights like this. Max Klare had no business being available in Round 4, Pick 15, and the Ravens did the only sane thing and turned in the card. This is how you run a draft, and the A- reflects it.
Every board in the league had Eastern lower, and that gap is the story. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast.
They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.
In short, they turned a good board into a better roster, and it shows.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 23rd pick they get a building block for the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
Gabe Jacas in the Round 2 slot is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Quietly one of the better values of the day, D'Angelo Ponds at pick 65. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Circle this one: Jake Slaughter at No. 81 is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Elijah Sarratt at pick No. 83 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Max Klare in the 115th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It fills a real need, too.
They will replay Bryce Lance at Round 4, Pick 16 for years; that is how good the value is. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Zxavian Harris in slot 174 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
No drama and no debate, Jeff Caldwell went about where he belonged in slot 193. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Deven Eastern at Round 7, Pick 37 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.