RichS'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • RichS DRAFTING FOR THE
    Ravens
Draft Selections
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (BAL)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (BAL)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (BAL)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (BAL)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (BAL)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Zy Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (BAL)
Zy Alexander
CB LSU
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (BAL)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (BAL)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (BAL)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (BAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (BAL)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (BAL)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (BAL)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Hayden Conner Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (BAL)
Hayden Conner
OG Texas
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (BAL)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Jaylin Lane Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (BAL)
Jaylin Lane
WR Virginia Tech
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (BAL)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
Draft Picks Received
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (KC)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (SF)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DET)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (CLE)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (CLE)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Jaylin Lane Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (SF)
Jaylin Lane
WR Virginia Tech
R.J. Mickens Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
R.J. Mickens
S Clemson
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CLE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (KC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CLE)
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Draft Picks Traded
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 5 (CHI)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Jake Briningstool Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (MIA)
Jake Briningstool
TE Clemson
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 212 RND: 6 (CLE)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 243 RND: 7 (SF)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Players Gained
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Orlando Brown Jr.
OT
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Hayden Hurst
TE
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McKade Mettauer
OG
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Chukwuma Okorafor
OT
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Pierre Strong Jr.
RB
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Channing Tindall
LB
Players traded away
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Dayton Wade
WR
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Justin Tucker
PK
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Mark Andrews
TE
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Nelson Agholor
WR
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Rasheen Ali
RB
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB- TradesC+ FutureB
The Ravens kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Ravens spent pick 210 on Garrett Dellinger, a name the board had a full 87 spots lower. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

They banked enough surplus on Williams to cover a lot of smaller sins. The Fitzgerald pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at running back and tight end.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick49 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
They took JT Tuimoloau at par in slot 49, which is nothing to complain about. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick59 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery at pick No. 59 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick66 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
A straight-up fair deal on Tate Ratledge at the 66th pick, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick72 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
A clean, defensible pick in pick 72 with a little surplus value in Jayden Higgins. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick75 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at Round 3, Pick 11 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick91 Rnd3 Zy Alexander
Zy Alexander in the 91st overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick110 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips at pick No. 110 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick129 Rnd4 Cody Simon
Cody Simon in pick 129 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick130 Rnd4 Tyler Shough
They went early on Tyler Shough in the Round 4 slot, and the value did not follow. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick136 Rnd4 Ryan Fitzgerald
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Ryan Fitzgerald adds a specialist and leaves running back and tight end untouched.
Pick148 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. at the 148th pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick179 Rnd6 CJ West
CJ West at the 179th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick196 Rnd6 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick200 Rnd6 Kyle Williams
The board fumbled Kyle Williams all the way to Round 6, Pick 24, and they scooped it up. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick203 Rnd6 Hayden Conner
They left a pile of value on the table to take Hayden Conner this early at the Round 6 slot. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick210 Rnd6 Garrett Dellinger
Garrett Dellinger in pick No. 210 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick227 Rnd7 Jaylin Lane
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jaylin Lane in Round 7, Pick 11. The roster fit checks out.
Pick228 Rnd7 R.J. Mickens
R.J. Mickens in the 228th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.