The Ravens spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Lee Hunter, the No. 48 name on the board, in slot 250. The bottom line is a respectable B.
That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The cost of the Ioane reach is exactly the players who went right after him. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.
Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.
In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.
Pick-by-Pick
R1.14
· Pick 14
· Olaivavega Ioane
· OG
· rank 22
In pick 14 they get a building block for the line, though they paid up to get him. Exactly the need they had to hit.
R2.13
· Pick 45
· David Bailey
· LB-EDGE
· rank 5
Somehow David Bailey was still sitting there in slot 45, and they pounced on premier edge rusher value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R3.16
· Pick 80
· Carnell Tate
· WR
· rank 12
Carnell Tate at Round 3, Pick 16 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A need, and now a little less of one.
R4.15
· Pick 115
· Jake Slaughter
· C
· rank 55
A offensive lineman of that caliber at No. 115 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
R5.14
· Pick 154
· Brandon Cisse
· CB
· rank 36
Brandon Cisse at the 154th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
R5.22
· Pick 162
· Kenyon Sadiq
· TE
· rank 19
A top-tier tight end at a bargain, Kenyon Sadiq in pick No. 162, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.33
· Pick 173
· Sonny Styles
· LB
· rank 21
They will replay Sonny Styles at the Round 5 slot for years; that is how good the value is. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
R5.34
· Pick 174
· Jonah Coleman
· RB
· rank 66
Circle this one: Jonah Coleman at the 174th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R6.30
· Pick 211
· Trey Zuhn III
· OT
· rank 125
Steal is underselling it; Trey Zuhn III at the 211th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R7.34
· Pick 250
· Lee Hunter
· DT
· rank 48
Lee Hunter at Round 7, Pick 34 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R7.37
· Pick 253
· Max Llewellyn
· DE-EDGE
· rank 154
Max Llewellyn in pick 253 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.