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Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (BAL)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BAL)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BAL)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (BAL)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Joshua Gray Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 6 (BAL)
Joshua Gray
OG Oregon State
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (BAL)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (BAL)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 213 RND: 6 (BAL)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (BAL)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B
ValueA NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Ravens let Fitzgerald fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Ryan Fitzgerald tumbling to the Ravens in No. 245 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

The Watts pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at quarterback, tight end and other spots. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In the 27th pick they get a true top target, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick59 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks in the 59th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick91 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
A surprising call. With quarterback, tight end and other spots still to address, they spent pick 91 on Xavier Watts, a safety they were not short of.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
Steal is underselling it; Jared Wilson at pick No. 128 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick136 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
Good price on Darius Alexander in slot 136, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick176 Rnd6 Rylie Mills
A interior defensive lineman of that caliber at No. 176 is the definition of value, full stop. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick178 Rnd6 Joshua Gray
A straight-up fair deal on Joshua Gray at Round 6, Pick 3, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick185 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
No edge and no loss on Jason Marshall Jr. in the Round 6 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick205 Rnd6 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at pick No. 205 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick213 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
Somehow Smael Mondon Jr. was still sitting there in the 213th pick, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick245 Rnd7 Ryan Fitzgerald
They barely believed it either: Ryan Fitzgerald still on the board at pick 245. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.