Over the course of their franchise history, the Baltimore Ravens have generally been known as a team that drafts well. They employ multiple different strategies on draft weekend which include taking the best player available on their board while also not ignoring need altogether.
Some drafts have gone better than others for Baltimore, as is the case with every NFL organization. When grading each team’s 2019 draft haul over three years later, Maurice Moten of Bleacher Report wasn’t impressed with who the Ravens were able to land, giving them a “D” grade. He mentions that his grade doesn’t factor in the late Jaylon Ferguson, who tragically passed away as he was entering his fourth professional season, but talks about some of the other members of the draft class.
“On Day 1 of the 2022 draft, the Ravens traded their most productive player from the class, sending Marquise Brown to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for a first-round pick. Last year, he logged career highs in catches (91) and receiving yards (1,008)…Ben Powers is the only player in the group who remains on the roster with a chance to start in the upcoming campaign. For the 2021 term, he opened 12 out of 13 contests with the first unit, allowing three sacks and committing three penalties in 844 snaps, per Pro Football Focus…In April, Baltimore released Miles Boykin, who caught 33 passes for 470 yards and seven touchdowns through 40 contests (24 starts) with the team. At best, Justice Hill is the No. 3 running back on the depth chart behind J.K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards, but eighth-year pro Mike Davis may bump him down to the fourth spot.”
