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Baltimore Ravens
The Ravens cashed the board's mistake on Douglas: A-.
by Dnice ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 15 picks
· 12 steals
· 0 reaches
If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Ravens, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend.
The Douglas steal is the beam this whole class leans on. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.
In the end it comes back to Arvell Reese, and a haul good enough to build on right away.
Pick-by-Pick
In the Round 1 slot they get a three-down second-level presence, and a steal at that.
Eli Stowers in Round 3, Pick 13 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Jake Slaughter at pick No. 80 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Jonah Coleman in No. 115 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Billy Schrauth at the 126th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
They read the board right and Chris McClellan was the payoff at the 154th pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Charles Demmings in pick 162. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Fair-plus on Kage Casey, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
They did well to land Louis Moore in the 173rd overall pick, just ahead of his grade. A minor itch, scratched.
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Zxavian Harris in the 174th pick, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Taking Caleb Douglas in Round 6, Pick 14 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. A need, and now a little less of one.
A slide stopped in the Round 6 slot, with Cole Payton worth more than the price. The roster fit checks out.
Jadon Canady slid further than he should have, and pick No. 229 is lovely value for the cornerback. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Value with a capital V on John Michael Gyllenborg in No. 250, a genuine coup. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Isaiah Nwokobia at slot 253 is the proof. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
