RF4916'S MOCK DRAFT

Way Too Early Ravens Mock

  • RF4916 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Ravens
Draft Selections
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (BAL)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Jamari Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BAL)
Jamari Johnson
TE Oregon
Jyaire Hill Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (BAL)
Jyaire Hill
CB Michigan
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (BAL)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Whit Weeks Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (BAL)
Whit Weeks
LB LSU
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (BAL)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (BAL)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (BAL)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
Draft Grade — Ravens
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Ravens a B.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Ravens reached some 59 spots for Evan Stewart, and value like that does not grow back. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

That running back hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Weeks at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Will Echoles
Will Echoles in Round 1, Pick 22 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick56 Rnd2 Jamari Johnson
A quiet steal in slot 56: Jamari Johnson for less than the market said. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jyaire Hill
Jyaire Hill in No. 87 is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick123 Rnd4 Raylen Wilson
A slide stopped in the Round 4 slot, with Raylen Wilson worth more than the price. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick175 Rnd5 Whit Weeks
Whit Weeks slipping to the 175th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick178 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Jermaine Mathews Jr. at pick 178, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick218 Rnd6 Earnest Greene III
A reasonable price with a little left over, Earnest Greene III in pick No. 218. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick242 Rnd7 Evan Stewart
They reached a country mile for Evan Stewart at the 242nd overall pick, and the board is aghast. The roster fit checks out.