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What Baltimore Ravens 2015 NFL Draft do-over would look like

By Chris Schisler

CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 30: Breshad Perriman of the UCF Knights walks on stage after being picked #26 overall by the Baltimore Ravens during the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University on April 30, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 30: Breshad Perriman of the UCF Knights walks on stage after being picked #26 overall by the Baltimore Ravens during the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University on April 30, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO, IL – APRIL 30: Breshad Perriman of the UCF Knights holds up a jersey after being picked #26 overall by the Baltimore Ravens during the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University on April 30, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

The 2015 NFL Draft gave the Baltimore Ravens one of their most frustrating draft moments of all time. What should they have done? Here is a do-over for the first three rounds.

The 2015 NFL Draft had some missteps from Ozzie Newsome and the Baltimore Ravens. Most notably, the Ravens selected Breshad Perriman with the 26th overall pick. Perriman had a rough go with the purple and black and has started to play decently with the Cleveland Browns and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Nobody needs to be reminded that this was a bust for the Ravens. With that in mind, what should the Ravens have done that year? Who should they have taken?

Who would the Ravens take in a do-over: Trade back 

Honestly, the Ravens were not in an ideal situation with their first round pick. The best possible outcome would have been to trade out of the 26th pick. There were a handful of good options that Baltimore could grab a little later in the first round. The best players on the board were Byron Jones, Eric Kendricks, Landon Collins and Benardrick McKinney. Considering the fact that the Seahawks landed Tyler Lockett in the third round, the Ravens didn’t have to take a wide receiver in the first round. They certainly didn’t need to take a chance on a wide receiver and that’s what they did by taking Perriman.

If the Ravens stuck with the pick Byron Jones would have been the best pick. The New England Patriots beat them in the playoffs because their secondary fell apart. Cornerback would have been a very justifiable position to attack in the draft. Pairing C.J. Mosley with Kendricks or McKinney would have been a dream situation. In a re-do the Ravens should trade back. If they had to pick at 26, helping their defense with one of these three players would have be the way to go.

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