RAVENS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B

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Baltimore Ravens

The Ravens checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

by Tadams17313 · 2026 NFL Draft · 16 picks · 5 steals · 4 reaches
Value B-
Need B
Trades A-
Future B

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Ravens did exactly that with Nadame Tucker in the 115th pick. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

Getting Wheatley where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same. Job largely done: cornerback settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.25 · Pick 25 · Kenyon Sadiq · TE · rank 19
In pick 25 they get a seam-stretching tight end at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
R2.7 · Pick 39 · Emmanuel Pregnon · OG · rank 39
No edge and no loss on Emmanuel Pregnon in the 39th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Jake Slaughter · C · rank 55
They paid a round early for Jake Slaughter in slot 47, more than the board wanted. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R3.16 · Pick 80 · Elijah Sarratt · WR · rank 77
Fair-plus on Elijah Sarratt, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The roster fit checks out.
R3.27 · Pick 91 · Darrell Jackson Jr. · DT · rank 102
They liked Darrell Jackson Jr. enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 91. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R4.13 · Pick 113 · Zakee Wheatley · S · rank 85
Zakee Wheatley at the Round 4 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
R4.15 · Pick 115 · Nadame Tucker · DE-EDGE · rank 174
Nadame Tucker at Round 4, Pick 15 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.14 · Pick 154 · CJ Daniels · WR · rank 143
CJ Daniels slipping to No. 154 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.22 · Pick 162 · Dametrious Crownover · OT · rank 144
Dametrious Crownover in pick No. 162 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.25 · Pick 165 · Zxavian Harris · DT · rank 155
A tidy bit of business in the 165th overall pick, where Zxavian Harris graded well above the range. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R5.33 · Pick 173 · Zane Durant · DT · rank 179
By-the-book stuff, Zane Durant at pick 173 squarely in line with his ranking. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.34 · Pick 174 · Seth McGowan · RB · rank 185
Seth McGowan in the 174th pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R6.30 · Pick 211 · Josh Cameron · WR · rank 187
They will replay Josh Cameron at the Round 6 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
R7.4 · Pick 220 · Thaddeus Dixon · CB · rank 220
No drama and no debate, Thaddeus Dixon went about where he belonged in slot 220. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R7.34 · Pick 250 · Alan Herron · OT · rank 252
Alan Herron at the 250th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R7.37 · Pick 253 · Jack Kelly · LB · rank 256
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jack Kelly. A minor need, but a need all the same.
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