What will the Baltimore Ravens do at 22 in the NFL Draft? Here is the top argument for their top 3 needs:
The Argument for the Ravens to draft a wide receiver:
The Baltimore Ravens have a chance to get the DeCosta era on a completely fresh start. If they can draft a wide receiver that will be a true difference maker and a core player for the future, it would be the most refreshing step into the new era imaginable. The Ravens haven’t drafted a wide receiver in the first round that has worked out for them. It’s been just over 20 seasons and the wait for the Ravens to find a star wide receiver in the NFL Draft is getting old.
One of the problems the Ravens face is having next to nothing to work off of at the receiver position. Last year they brought in John Brown, Michael Crabtree and Willie Snead to completely begin anew at the receiver position. Snead is the last of the short lived trio. Seth Roberts helps, but he doesn’t solve the problem that the Ravens never seem to solve. Chris Moore could step up, but the point is beginning to set in, I would think. When drafting receivers is this hard for an organization, no real progress gets made at the position. Veteran free agents have only put a bandage on the problem. Now the Ravens don’t have a Derrick Mason, an Anquan Boldin or a Steve Smith Sr. and the bleeding at the position is about to become obvious.
The Ravens could have their pick of wide receivers. Just doing the math, most of the receivers are going to be pushed back to the end of the first round, even the second and third rounds. Defense rules this draft. Quarterbacks always get taken, even in this draft class it’s going to happen. Add some offensive tackles, a tight end or two and the receivers could be the best of what is left for Baltimore. The Ravens could actually start the run at receiver. DeCosta could have his chance to get his top choice at the position. That is an opportunity that DeCosta may not be able to turn down; and as long as it’s not D.K. Metcalf it’s hard not to be excited about that.