RichS'S MOCK DRAFT

Green/Watts

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    Ravens
Draft Selections
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (BAL)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (BAL)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (BAL)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (BAL)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (BAL)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (BAL)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BAL)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (BAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (BAL)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (BAL)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (BAL)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (BAL)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (BAL)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Phillip Webb Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (BAL)
Phillip Webb
DL-EDGE Jackson State
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (BAL)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 50 RND: 2 (SEA)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (SEA)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (ARI)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (ARI)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 161 RND: 5 (PHI)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 164 RND: 5 (PHI)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Phillip Webb Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Phillip Webb
DL-EDGE Jackson State
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (SEA)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
Draft Picks Traded
Tyleik Williams Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (IND)
Tyleik Williams
DT Ohio State
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (CHI)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (MIA)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (PHI)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Simeon Barrow Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (IND)
Simeon Barrow Jr.
DL Miami
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (CHI)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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Players traded away
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Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall C-
ValueC- NeedB TradesC FutureD-
The Ravens land in the muddy middle: C-.

The Ravens spent real capital to be 118 picks early on Phillip Webb, and the board is going to hold them to it. It lands right in the middle: a C-, no more, no less.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Mike Green
In pick 14 they get juice off the edge, reach and all. A real need, handled.
Pick39 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Xavier Watts. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick47 Rnd2 Darien Porter
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Darien Porter well ahead of where he belonged. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick50 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins in the 50th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick52 Rnd2 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in pick No. 52 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick91 Rnd3 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. at the 91st pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick115 Rnd4 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
Antwaun Powell-Ryland at pick No. 115 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick129 Rnd4 O'Donnell Fortune
A real head-scratcher, O'Donnell Fortune in slot 129 is miles ahead of his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick152 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Value said wait; Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the 152nd overall pick says they were not listening. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick161 Rnd5 CJ West
They reached a country mile for CJ West at the 161st pick, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick164 Rnd5 Oronde Gadsden II
They left a pile of value on the table to take Oronde Gadsden II this early at the Round 5 slot. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick183 Rnd6 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
They paid up for KeAndre Lambert-Smith at No. 183 when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick203 Rnd6 Hayden Conner
They talked themselves into Hayden Conner at pick 203, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick210 Rnd6 Teddye Buchanan
Teddye Buchanan in Round 6, Pick 34 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick233 Rnd7 Phillip Webb
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Phillip Webb. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick234 Rnd7 Gino Garcia
A big swing on Gino Garcia at Round 7, Pick 18, well ahead of any board in the building. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.