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Baltimore Ravens full 2021 NFL Draft mock: Offensive weapons galore

By Richard Bradshaw

TUCSON, ARIZONA - NOVEMBER 14: Wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown #8 of the USC Trojans catches a 48-yard reception against the Arizona Wildcats during the second half of the PAC-12 football game at Arizona Stadium on November 14, 2020 in Tucson, Arizona. The Trojans defeated the Wildcats 34-30. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
TUCSON, ARIZONA - NOVEMBER 14: Wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown #8 of the USC Trojans catches a 48-yard reception against the Arizona Wildcats during the second half of the PAC-12 football game at Arizona Stadium on November 14, 2020 in Tucson, Arizona. The Trojans defeated the Wildcats 34-30. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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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.

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