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Draft Selections
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Isaiah Adams Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Isaiah Adams
OT Illinois
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BAL)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Jalen Coker Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Jalen Coker
WR Holy Cross
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BAL)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Solomon Byrd Head Shot
PICK: 250 RND: 7 (BAL)
Solomon Byrd
DE-EDGE USC
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Thomas Jr. should have been long gone. The Ravens pounced, and earned a B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Brian Thomas Jr. tumbling to the Ravens in No. 62 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

The Byrd pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The interior defensive lineman hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In the 30th pick they get a lockdown presence outside at a price that makes it sweeter. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick62 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. at Round 2, Pick 30 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick93 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
By-the-book stuff, Christian Mahogany at the 93rd overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick113 Rnd4 Kris Abrams-Draine
They barely believed it either: Kris Abrams-Draine still on the board at pick No. 113. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick130 Rnd4 Isaiah Adams
Isaiah Adams at pick 130 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick165 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
They read the board right and Mason McCormick was the payoff at No. 165. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick218 Rnd6 Jalen Coker
Good price on Jalen Coker in the Round 6 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick228 Rnd7 JD Bertrand
A tidy little value on JD Bertrand in slot 228, a step better than break-even. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick250 Rnd7 Solomon Byrd
They left a pile of value on the table to take Solomon Byrd this early at Round 7, Pick 30. It fills a real need, too.