RF4916'S MOCK DRAFT

Ravens Mock

  • RF4916 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Ravens
Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Jacob Parrish Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BAL)
Jacob Parrish
CB Kansas State
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BAL)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (BAL)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
JJ Pegues Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (BAL)
JJ Pegues
DT Ole Miss
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (BAL)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (BAL)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (BAL)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (BAL)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Ravens, and a B- to prove it.

The Ravens bet big and early on Jacob Parrish, 88 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Harvey falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In pick 27 they get a two-high chess piece at fair value.
Pick59 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
A reach on Donovan Ezeiruaku in No. 59; the board had better options right there. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick91 Rnd3 Charles Grant
Charles Grant at the 91st pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jacob Parrish
Jacob Parrish at Round 4, Pick 27 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick136 Rnd4 Pat Bryant
No drama and no debate, Pat Bryant went about where he belonged in pick No. 136. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick176 Rnd5 Quincy Riley
Quincy Riley at the Round 5 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick178 Rnd5 JJ Pegues
JJ Pegues in pick 178 is fair value, right on his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick185 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser in Round 6, Pick 7 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick205 Rnd6 RJ Harvey
RJ Harvey at the 205th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick213 Rnd6 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
They reached a country mile for Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson at the 213th overall pick, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick245 Rnd7 Ja'Corey Brooks
Steal is underselling it; Ja'Corey Brooks at the Round 7 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.