B-
Baltimore Ravens
A solid, sensible weekend for the Ravens: B-.
by ORRZ04 ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 13 picks
· 1 steals
· 7 reaches
Some picks age like wine; Billy Schrauth at slot 80 will need to, sitting 39 spots clear of his grade.
Leaving interior defensive lineman unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. That Claiborne pick is the receipt they will wave around later.
The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.
In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.
Pick-by-Pick
In Round 1, Pick 14 they get a disruptor off the edge. A clean fit for the roster.
Jake Slaughter in pick No. 45 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Billy Schrauth at slot 80 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
They paid up for Beau Stephens at the 146th pick when waiting would have done the job. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
They jumped the gun on Kevin Coleman Jr., taking him earlier than his grade liked. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
A clean, defensible pick in the 162nd overall pick with a little surplus value in Marlin Klein. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Aamil Wagner. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Demond Claiborne in the Round 5 slot. It fills a real need, too.
Toriano Pride Jr. at the 196th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
The board had cheaper options than Isaiah Nwokobia at No. 211, and it noticed. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
They paid a round early for Barion Brown in pick No. 244, more than the board wanted. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
They did well to land Desmond Reid in pick 250, just ahead of his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Good price on Bryce Foster in the 253rd overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
