
The Baltimore Ravens are going to need a strong NFL Draft to get back on schedule.
There's been plenty of interruptions to the status quo this past season. And now, on the heels of a head coaching change, the Ravens hope to (expeditiously) get back to competing in the AFC. Here's the good news — they've got the ammunition, and they've got the cornerstone players to make it happen. How does general manager Eric DeCosta get this team back on track for new head coach Jesse Minter? Here's a 7-round Ravens mock draft to consider.
If you're a Ravens fan and watched Daniel Faalele this past season, I dare you to argue with me over this pick. Is Ioane an ideal positional value selection in the top-15? No. But there are answers at both tackle spots, and the Ravens need more sturdy play on the interior, no matter what happens with Tyler Linderbaum and free agency. I, for one, would not be putting all of my eggs in the basket of Emery Jones Jr. and Andrew Vorhees. If you want Lamar to be right this season, let's get the unit in front of him put together first.
Mike Green and Gabe Jacas may not be the biggest defensive end combination in the league, but they're both high-motor guys with burst and bend. That's a good place to start when the Ravens are playing from a lead. No player helped himself more in Mobile, AL this year at the Senior Bowl than Jacas in my opinion. He's a legit every-down, high-volume option on the edge and could restock a pass rush room that needed remaking anyway.
The key to a happy quarterback is good offensive line play and a plethora of explosive weapons. Baltimore will need to eventually make a contract decision on Zay Flowers. DeAndre Hopkins was a short-term attempt at a third weapon beyond Flowers and Rashod Bateman, who can't seem to keep it together consistently anyway. Williams isn't a big-bodied receiver, but he runs good routes with dangerous run-after-catch ability.
Boerkircher is a late bloomer who caught as many passes with the Aggies in 2025 (19) as he did in four seasons combined at Nebraska. He, like Jacas, was a Senior Bowl standout and would give the Ravens some appeal and developmental upside behind Mark Andrews. Both Isaiah Likely and Charlie Kolar are set to hit free agency after Baltimore double-dipped at the position in the 2022 NFL Draft. That seemed to work out pretty well for the Ravens, maybe they should try that again...
Perkins was once a freshman phenom who has become typecast as a tweeter. He's not big enough to play full-time on the edge. He's not exactly an ideal fit to play off the ball full-time as well. You know what he is? A football player. He has tremendous explosiveness, and good coaches find ways to weaponize players like Perkins in certain situations. I just know Jesse Minter would love to get his hands on Perkins and find the right hybrid opportunity for him to further help the pass rush.
Wisniewski is one of my favorite Day 3 prospects in the entire draft. He's a big safety — the 220-pound type. He's played on the second level and can fit the run from depth. Wisniewski offers good instincts — he had 8 interceptions in 2023 for the North Dakota State Bison. At Texas Tech in 2025, he successfully made the leap to a larger conference while filling a similar hybrid role. With Alohi Gilman and Ar'Darius Washington set for free agency this offseason, the Ravens could use some more flexibility at safety to keep Kyle Hamilton free.
Hear me out. Let's not do the Cooper Rush thing again. I don't know whose idea that one was, but yikes. The Ravens would benefit from having a backup with a similar skillset to Lamar, hence why Snoop Huntley has worked as many times as he has as a viable backup. That said, Huntley is someone I think the Ravens could upgrade, and Daniels has plenty of natural gifts that may be worth investing in behind Jackson.
Soooooo are we going to pay Linderbaum? Are we going to let the Giants pay him $20 million a season? I won't insult your intelligence by suggesting that Jones could properly replace Linderbaum up front. But it would be kind of poetic if one Hawkeye replaced another. I would suspect, at a minimum, the Ravens would sign someone for the center position — be it Linderbaum or otherwise. Even with that signing, Jones is a strong pass protector (8 pressures in the last two seasons) who comes from a strong NFL offensive line pipeline program.
Wagner is a right tackle by trade. And the Ravens already drafted a developmental swing tackle in 2025 when they picked Carson Vinson in the fifth round. But paying utility offensive linemen and swing tackles could be a tough sell when you're bracing to pay your quarterback record-setting money. I am very much pro-keep adding toolsy, raw tackles, and see if you can get any of them to stick. Wagner doubles down on that move last year via Vinson.
"There it is! Magnum!"
Actually, no. This is just the payoff for the tight end double dip I teased earlier. Velling has some receiving chops and leaves college with 1,489 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns. If the Ravens are intent on paying Mark Andrews again, getting rookie contract options behind him and keeping the tight end room versatile feels like the right play.
Landon Robinson is right in Baltimore's backyard. They'll know him well, as Annapolis is just a hop, skip, and a jump away. A 2025 All-American, Robinson is also a member of the Bruce Feldman's Freaks List. Yes, he's undersized. But the leverage and natural strength here make him a worthwhile lottery ticket to play for the Ravens as they search for more disruption up front. They sorely missed Nnamdi Madubuike this past offseason and would benefit from every twitchy option they can get amid the uncertainty there.
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