Baltimore Ravens full 2021 NFL Draft mock: Offensive weapons galore
In this edition of my Baltimore Ravens 2021 NFL Draft mock we see the team add some major firepower to the offense and some new pass rushers.
Round one: Gregory Rousseau, EDGE, Miami FL.
There was once a time where Gregory Rousseau was the consensus EDGE1 in the 2021 NFL Draft. After he opted out of the 2020 season, however, he’s become a victim of overthinking and is slipping in the draft quickly. The Baltimore Ravens will gladly be the beneficiary of his fall.
Rousseau was a bit of a raw prospect entering 2020 after a dynamite 2019 season that saw him pace the ACC in sacks with 15.5. The production isn’t the only thing attractive about Rousseau, as he’s also a mammoth of a being at 6’5″ 260-lbs. and arms longer than most people’s legs. There’s a lot of potential to become something absolutely amazing if given the opportunity to develop. Baltimore has been one of the best teams in the league at developing pass-rushing talent, so taking Rousseau is a no-brainer pick.
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With his massive frame and upside to be something special, it’s mind-blowing that Rousseau would even be available this late on day one. If it were up to me he’d be picked a lot sooner. Instead, group think will push Rousseau down the board and right into the waiting Ravens’ laps where he can be molded into one of the league’s best pass-rushing weapons.
Round two: Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR, USC
I’m not the biggest advocate in the world that the Ravens need to add a wide receiver early in the 2021 NFL Draft, especially if they add someone in Free Agency, but Amon-Ra St. Brown’s value is too good to pass up. Passing up St. Brown would be a mistake similar to the one the team made a few years back with (ironically) another USC wide receiver, JuJu Smith-Schuster.
ARSB is a big-bodied receiver at 6’1″ 195-lbs. with natural hands and the upside to be a very good starting receiver. St. Brown would give Baltimore a sure-handed weapon across the middle of the field who can create yards after the catch. St. Brown is a very crafty receiver in that sense.
Adding weapons for Lamar Jackson is a must and adding St. Brown at the end of round one would be a good move. Adding him in round two would be a steal.