B-
Baltimore Ravens
The Ravens kept it disciplined and banked a B-.
by RF4916 ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 4 steals
· 3 reaches
The Ravens bet big and early on Marvin Jones Jr., 88 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.
That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. 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 pick No. 14 they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
They went early on Eli Stowers in the 45th overall pick, and the value did not follow. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick 80 is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Logan Jones at slot 115 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Good price on Charles Demmings in the 154th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
No edge and no loss on Beau Stephens in Round 5, Pick 22; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Value with a capital V on Zxavian Harris in pick 173, a genuine coup. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Ar'maj Reed-Adams in No. 174 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Taylen Green at the 211th pick is money in the bank, a quarterback taken below his worth. It fills a real need, too.
Marvin Jones Jr. in slot 250 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Adam Randall in the Round 7 slot, miles early. The roster fit checks out.