C-
Baltimore Ravens
The Ravens let Rodriguez fall into their laps, and walked away with a C-.
by mdkfbg13 ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 8 picks
· 3 steals
· 0 reaches
Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Ravens, and the value they bled adds up to real damage. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C-.
The running back spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They banked enough surplus on Rodriguez to cover a lot of smaller sins. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.
The offense got the lion's share of the attention.
Call it incomplete, and check back in a couple of seasons.
Pick-by-Pick
In slot 14 they get a true top target. A clean fit for the roster.
Caleb Banks at pick 45 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
A clean, defensible pick in the 60th pick with a little surplus value in Caleb Tiernan. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
No drama and no debate, Logan Jones went about where he belonged in No. 87. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Jacob Rodriguez at pick No. 95 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
They read the board right and Michael Trigg was the payoff at Round 4, Pick 30. A need, and now a little less of one.
Isaiah World at the 151st pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Charles Demmings is a better player than pick No. 157 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.