B+
Baltimore Ravens
The Ravens worked the phones like thieves and earned a B+.
by terpfan721 ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 13 picks
· 5 steals
· 3 reaches
The Ravens bet big and early on Tyler Onyedim, 38 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right.
They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. The Sarratt pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.
They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.
Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
In pick No. 22 they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Max Iheanachor in pick 49 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
They jumped the gun on LT Overton, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
D'Angelo Ponds slipping to No. 57 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Jake Slaughter at slot 80 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Skyler Bell at the 89th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Somehow Elijah Sarratt was still sitting there in the Round 4 slot, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
By-the-book stuff, Kaleb Proctor at the 129th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Nice patience on Dametrious Crownover, who had no business lasting to Round 5, Pick 14. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
No drama and no debate, Tanner Koziol went about where he belonged in pick No. 162. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Demond Claiborne at slot 173 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A reach on Jeff Caldwell in No. 181; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They reached into another round for Tyler Onyedim, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It fills a real need, too.
