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2019 NFL Draft: Predicting the Ravens top 1st round targets

By Garrett Ferguson

ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 26: A video board displays the text "ON THE CLOCK" for the Baltimore Ravens during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 26: A video board displays the text "ON THE CLOCK" for the Baltimore Ravens during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA – JANUARY 31: Kyler Murray attends SiriusXM at Super Bowl LIII Radio Row on January 31, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – JANUARY 31: Kyler Murray attends SiriusXM at Super Bowl LIII Radio Row on January 31, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM) /

Wild Card:

Kyler Murray QB, Oklahoma (5’10 195 lbs): If this pick were to happen it would send shock waves throughout the NFL. At first glance this looks like a longshot because the Ravens just spent a first round pick on quarterback Lamar Jackson last year but hear me out. With Joe Flacco “unofficially” going to Denver and the future of Robert Griffin III unclear, the Ravens could be looking for a backup to Jackson that resembles his skill set and the teams offensive scheme.

Jackson’s playing style as a running quarterback arguably makes him more vulnerable to injury, making the backup quarterback position more important than in years past. Kyler Murray would bring excellent insurance to the quarterback position in Baltimore, but is insurance worth a first round pick? That’s the question first year GM Eric DeCosta will ask himself if Murray is there at pick 22. My Pro Comparison: Russell Wilson

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While this move is very hard to see happening, you know people are going to talk about it. This is why it’s the wild card here, we try to cover every possibility in the unpredictable science that is the NFL Draft. For all your offseason coverage of the Baltimore Ravens, Ebony Bird is the place you have to be. Free agency is almost here and our coverage of that and the NFL Draft is just getting started.

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