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Baltimore Ravens

Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Ravens.

by Ravens Flock · 2026 NFL Draft · 13 picks · 4 steals · 6 reaches
Value C+
Need B+
Trades C
Future B+

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Ravens shredded theirs for Patrick Payton. He came off 82 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

Lew falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.18 · Pick 18 · Olaivavega Ioane · OG · rank 22
Olaivavega Ioane in the 18th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R2.13 · Pick 45 · Chris Johnson · CB · rank 32
Value with a capital V on Chris Johnson in slot 45, a genuine coup. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.16 · Pick 80 · Connor Lew · C · rank 61
Circle this one: Connor Lew at the 80th pick is a fall that decides a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
R4.15 · Pick 115 · DeMonte Capehart · DT · rank 131
DeMonte Capehart in Round 4, Pick 15 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.14 · Pick 154 · Tanner Koziol · TE · rank 159
Tanner Koziol at pick 154 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
R5.22 · Pick 162 · Patrick Payton · DL-EDGE · rank 244
Patrick Payton at No. 162 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R5.23 · Pick 163 · Ephesians Prysock · CB · rank 186
They reached a country mile for Ephesians Prysock at No. 163, and the board is aghast. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R5.33 · Pick 173 · Jeff Caldwell · WR · rank 184
A reach for Jeff Caldwell in slot 173; a little patience would have been rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
R5.34 · Pick 174 · VJ Payne · S · rank 191
VJ Payne in pick 174 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A minor need, but a need all the same.
R6.15 · Pick 196 · Kobe Baynes · OG · rank 189
Kobe Baynes at the Round 6 slot 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.
R6.30 · Pick 211 · Adam Randall · RB · rank 276
Adam Randall at Round 6, Pick 30 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
R7.34 · Pick 250 · Trey Zuhn III · OT · rank 239
Trey Zuhn III is a better player than pick No. 250 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R7.37 · Pick 253 · John Michael Gyllenborg · TE · rank 240
They let John Michael Gyllenborg come to them and pounced at the 253rd overall pick. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
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