With the NFL Draft getting underway tonight, Michael Natelli takes his final stab at guessing what the Baltimore Ravens will do on draft weekend.
We’ve made it to draft day, so it’s time to lock in our final mock drafts for the Baltimore Ravens.
This time around, I used NFL Mock Draft Database’s Mock Draft Simulator to let the board play out and used the Drafttek Draft Pick Trade Value Chart to ensure trades were fair.
The closer we get, the more I get the sense that the Ravens will end up with one of the least predictable hauls of the year. That’s not to say Eric DeCosta will ignore team needs or be reckless, but Baltimore is anything but predictable. It seems unlikely the Ravens will ultimately pick at the 28th spot, regardless of whether they move up or down the draft board, and it wouldn’t be surprising to see them move around the board multiple times before the weekend is up.
That being said, I didn’t choose to get too wild here. Without further adieu, let’s get started.
Round 1:
I opted to trade down and picked a familiar trade partner this offseason: the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons have reportedly been trying to move up in the first round to add one of the draft’s blue-chip talents, but haven’t had any luck with just hours to go before we get started. In the event that they continue to be unsuccessful in their quest, I could see Atlanta opting to trade back into the first round to add two first-round talents with Thomas Dimitroff and Dan Quinn both on the hot seat.