The Ravens bet big and early on Dominic Zvada, 48 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.
They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Scott.
They will regret leaving interior defensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it. The Chris Jones deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.
Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.
Pick-by-Pick
R2.8
· Pick 40
· Malachi Fields
· WR
· rank 73
Malachi Fields at the 40th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.
R2.13
· Pick 45
· Sam Hecht
· C
· rank 87
Value said wait; Sam Hecht in No. 45 says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R3.16
· Pick 80
· Keionte Scott
· CB
· rank 61
The board fumbled Keionte Scott all the way to slot 80, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R4.15
· Pick 115
· Oscar Delp
· TE
· rank 132
Oscar Delp in the 115th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.14
· Pick 154
· Jaeden Roberts
· OG
· rank 150
Nothing to complain about; Jaeden Roberts went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R5.22
· Pick 162
· Demond Claiborne
· RB
· rank 162
They took Demond Claiborne at par in Round 5, Pick 22, which is nothing to complain about. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R5.33
· Pick 173
· Kaleb Elarms-Orr
· LB
· rank 178
Kaleb Elarms-Orr in pick No. 173 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
R5.34
· Pick 174
· Dae'Quan Wright
· TE
· rank 181
Dae'Quan Wright at Round 5, Pick 34 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R6.30
· Pick 211
· Andre Fuller
· CB
· rank 235
A big swing on Andre Fuller at the 211th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R7.34
· Pick 250
· Jalon Daniels
· QB
· rank 258
They liked Jalon Daniels enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 250. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.37
· Pick 253
· Dominic Zvada
· PK
· rank 301
Dominic Zvada in No. 253 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Stacking talent where they were already deep.