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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (BAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (BAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Hollin Pierce Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BAL)
Hollin Pierce
OT Rutgers
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BAL)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (BAL)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
RJ Oben Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (BAL)
RJ Oben
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Tyler Batty Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (BAL)
Tyler Batty
DE-EDGE BYU
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (BAL)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (BAL)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Zeek Biggers Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (BAL)
Zeek Biggers
DT Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
RJ Oben Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (DEN)
RJ Oben
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Players traded away
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Mark Andrews
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Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall D
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesF FutureB-
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Ravens to a D.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Ravens reached some 55 spots for Hayden Conner, and value like that does not grow back.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. On value alone, Ersery makes the weekend a net positive.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and wide receiver is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In Round 1, Pick 27 they get a two-high chess piece. More want than need.
Pick59 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Nice patience on Aireontae Ersery, who had no business lasting to the 59th pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick85 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
A wild overpay on Cam Skattebo in pick 85, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick91 Rnd3 David Walker
They left a pile of value on the table to take David Walker this early at pick No. 91. It fills a real need, too.
Pick122 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. at No. 122 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick129 Rnd4 Hollin Pierce
They paid up for Hollin Pierce at slot 129 when waiting would have done the job. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick136 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
They liked Luke Kandra enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 136. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick176 Rnd5 Ryan Fitzgerald
A quiet steal in the Round 5 slot: Ryan Fitzgerald for less than the market said. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick183 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
A tidy little value on Quincy Riley in Round 6, Pick 7, a step better than break-even. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick197 Rnd6 RJ Oben
RJ Oben at the 197th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick203 Rnd6 Tyler Batty
A real head-scratcher, Tyler Batty in the 203rd overall pick is miles ahead of his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick210 Rnd6 Carson Vinson
Carson Vinson in pick No. 210 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick212 Rnd6 Hayden Conner
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Hayden Conner well ahead of where he belonged. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick243 Rnd7 Zeek Biggers
The board had cheaper options than Zeek Biggers at slot 243, and it noticed. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.