B+
Baltimore Ravens
The Ravens cashed the board's mistake on Williams: B+.
by Madmax ·
2024 NFL Draft
· 6 picks
· 3 steals
· 2 reaches
Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Isaiah Williams got past him. The Ravens do not have to explain a thing at No. 253. No fireworks, but a solid B+.
The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They punted on interior defensive lineman, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The cost of the Murphy reach is exactly the players who went right after him.
Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.
Pick-by-Pick
They read the board right and Patrick Paul was the payoff at pick No. 64. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Gabriel Murphy at the 95th pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A need, and now a little less of one.
A premium they did not need to pay, Javion Cohen a notch or two before his time. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Circle this one: Max Melton at No. 134 is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Ty'Ron Hopper in pick 169 is fair value, right on his grade. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
They robbed the room for Isaiah Williams here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It patches a soft spot without any drama.