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Baltimore Ravens: 5 Underrated Draft Picks From The Past 5 Years

By Chris Schisler

Feb 22, 2014; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome speaks at the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Pat Lovell-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 22, 2014; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome speaks at the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Pat Lovell-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 18, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Baltimore Ravens offensive guard Alex Lewis (72) against the Cleveland Browns during the second half at FirstEnergy Stadium. The Ravens defeated the Browns 25-20. Mandatory Credit: Scott R. Galvin-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 18, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Baltimore Ravens offensive guard Alex Lewis (72) against the Cleveland Browns during the second half at FirstEnergy Stadium. The Ravens defeated the Browns 25-20. Mandatory Credit: Scott R. Galvin-USA TODAY Sports /

4. Alex Lewis:

The Ravens found one heck of a diamond in the rough with Alex Lewis. It is rare to find a guy who can play left guard and left tackle in the fourth round. Lewis arguably has as much positive potential as Ronnie Stanley. Stanley was this sixth pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. Lewis was the 130th pick in the draft. Before getting hurt in the Ravens TNF game against the Browns, Lewis was having a fantastic rookie season.

Lewis’s NFL.com Draft Profile had him as a 5th or a 6th round pick. The profile was penned by Lance Zierlein and it says “There is enough there to work with Lewis as a back up tackle.” The Ravens took Lewis in the fourth round and started him next to a rookie left tackle. It sounds like a disaster waiting to happen and it was not a problem at all. Lewis even got some time at left tackle when Stanley was hurt.

Stanley was pegged as an average athlete who wasn’t going to be a starter in the NFL. The Ravens saw something else. This is a pick that Newsome and company should get an awful lot of credit for.

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