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Shaun80'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 14, 2025

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  • Shaun80 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Ravens
Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (BAL)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Kaimon Rucker Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Kaimon Rucker
DE-EDGE North Carolina
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (BAL)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (BAL)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Nicholas Singleton Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (BAL)
Nicholas Singleton
RB Penn State
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BAL)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Jalen Rivers Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (BAL)
Jalen Rivers
OT Miami
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (BAL)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (BAL)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Shaun Dolac Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BAL)
Shaun Dolac
LB Buffalo
Alijah Clark Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (BAL)
Alijah Clark
S Syracuse
Draft Picks Received
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (DET)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Shaun Dolac Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Shaun Dolac
LB Buffalo
Draft Picks Traded
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (DET)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Ravens: B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Ravens took Jalen Rivers a full 138 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

Singleton 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. They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Value over need was the throughline, for better and worse.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Jahdae Barron at Round 1, Pick 27. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick58 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in pick 58 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick91 Rnd3 Kaimon Rucker
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Kaimon Rucker. It fills a real need, too.
Pick127 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
Steal is underselling it; Luke Kandra at slot 127 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick135 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins at pick No. 135 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The roster fit checks out.
Pick174 Rnd5 Nicholas Singleton
Nicholas Singleton in the 174th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick175 Rnd5 Tonka Hemingway
They reached a country mile for Tonka Hemingway at pick No. 175, and the board is aghast. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jalen Rivers
Jalen Rivers at pick 182 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick201 Rnd6 Elijah Arroyo
A tidy bit of business in Round 6, Pick 26, where Elijah Arroyo graded well above the range. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick225 Rnd7 Nick Nash
Nick Nash at the 225th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick228 Rnd7 Shaun Dolac
Shaun Dolac in slot 228 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick243 Rnd7 Alijah Clark
A slide stopped in the Round 7 slot, with Alijah Clark worth more than the price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.