B-
Baltimore Ravens
The Ravens did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.
by RF4916 ·
2026 NFL Draft
· 11 picks
· 3 steals
· 5 reaches
The Ravens looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Marvin Jones Jr. at the Round 7 slot regardless, 83 picks early. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.
They banked enough surplus on Jones to cover a lot of smaller sins. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
In the 14th pick they get a long-term starter on the line, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
They liked Eli Stowers enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 45. A need, and now a little less of one.
Antonio Williams slid further than he should have, and No. 80 is lovely value for the wide receiver. It fills a real need, too.
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 115 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
A tidy little value on Charles Demmings in the Round 5 slot, a step better than break-even. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
They read the board right and Kaytron Allen was the payoff at the 162nd overall pick. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Zane Durant. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
They paid up for Jeff Caldwell at the Round 5 slot when waiting would have done the job. The roster fit checks out.
The board had cheaper options than Thaddeus Dixon at pick No. 211, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
By-the-book stuff, Jack Kelly at Round 7, Pick 34 squarely in line with his ranking. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Marvin Jones Jr. this early at slot 253. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.