mtpallas'S MOCK DRAFT

mtpallas'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 24, 2025

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  • mtpallas DRAFTING FOR THE
    Ravens
Draft Selections
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BAL)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BAL)
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins
DL-EDGE Georgia
Simeon Barrow Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
Simeon Barrow Jr.
DL Miami
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (BAL)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (BAL)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (BAL)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (BAL)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Ahmed Hassanein Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (BAL)
Ahmed Hassanein
DL-EDGE Boise State
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall C+
ValueD+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The Ravens landed square in the muddy middle: C+.

There is reaching, and then there is Kaimon Rucker at the 59th overall pick. The Ravens jumped the board by 89 and dared it to prove them wrong. It nets out a thoroughly average C+.

Ayomanor falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The offensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Josaiah Stewart
A real head-scratcher, Josaiah Stewart in slot 27 is miles ahead of his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick59 Rnd2 Kaimon Rucker
Kaimon Rucker at the 59th pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick91 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
You do not let a wide receiver like Elic Ayomanor reach the 91st overall pick and blink. They did not. The roster fit checks out.
Pick129 Rnd4 Dillon Gabriel
A clean, defensible pick in No. 129 with a little surplus value in Dillon Gabriel. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick136 Rnd4 Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins
They reached a country mile for Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins at Round 4, Pick 34, and the board is aghast. It fills a real need, too.
Pick176 Rnd5 Simeon Barrow Jr.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Simeon Barrow Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick183 Rnd6 Jaydon Blue
Jaydon Blue is a better player than pick 183 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick203 Rnd6 Tyler Batty
A wild overpay on Tyler Batty in the 203rd overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick210 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
The board had Jason Marshall Jr. higher than the 210th pick, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick212 Rnd6 Donovan Edwards
Donovan Edwards slid further than he should have, and Round 6, Pick 36 is lovely value for the running back. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick243 Rnd7 Ahmed Hassanein
A reasonable price with a little left over, Ahmed Hassanein in slot 243. A need, and now a little less of one.