RF4916'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Adonai Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Adonai Mitchell
WR Texas
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
Jonah Elliss Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Jonah Elliss
DE-EDGE Utah
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Dominique Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Dominique Hampton
S Washington
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BAL)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Khalid Duke Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
Khalid Duke
DE-EDGE Kansas State
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Ravens: B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Ravens would have aced it. Khalid Duke at pick 250 is 41 spots clear of where he belonged. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

The Dixon pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through interior defensive lineman.

They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Adonai Mitchell
They took Adonai Mitchell at par in Round 1, Pick 30, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick62 Rnd2 Kiran Amegadjie
By-the-book stuff, Kiran Amegadjie at the 62nd overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick93 Rnd3 Jonah Elliss
They did well to land Jonah Elliss in the Round 3 slot, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick113 Rnd4 Elijah Jones
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Elijah Jones. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick130 Rnd4 Mason McCormick
A reach for Mason McCormick in slot 130; a little patience would have been rewarded. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick165 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
You do not let a linebacker like Tommy Eichenberg reach the 165th pick and blink. They did not. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick218 Rnd6 Dominique Hampton
A conviction pick on Dominique Hampton at slot 218 that the board grades a round light. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick228 Rnd7 Johnny Dixon
A cornerback of that caliber at pick 228 is the definition of value, full stop. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick250 Rnd7 Khalid Duke
Khalid Duke at pick No. 250 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.