[News] 2016 Ravens Mock Draft Monitor 5.0

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The Rams-Titans blockbuster trade shook up mock draft everywhere. Here's a roundup of who the draftniks think the Ravens will select in the first round now that there’s a new team at No. 1.

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[PurplenBlackFan2392]

id be estaticed if we received Bosa or Tunsil honestly id be happy with any of these picks outside of Notre Dame LT or Elliot.

[Maurice0094]

I think the wildcard in the top 5 will be Dallas. They are certainly out of the QB hunt but Jerry's Drugs wants Elliot. I'm not sure they are gonna go for another CB/S type with Byron Jones being drafted last year. Hoping Jerry locks Stephen Jones in bathroom, takes a sip of whatever he usually is on and helps us!

[TheSim]

I'd be surprised if the Ravens draft Tunsil given his injury history (especially that knee injury in 2013). He had three major injuries in three 13 game seasons. I know a clean college injury history doesn't mean they are necessarily always going to be injury-resilient (see: Perriman last year), but his history will probably make them too nervous to invest a 6th pick in him. Maybe he is just that great of a talent that he's worth the risk to some teams, but given we've already got an injury-prone LT, you've got to figure they're going to use a later round pick on a reliable guy with a lower ceiling instead to fill out that backup LT role for now.

[merryjman]

If it's Bosa or Tunsil, that's a tough call. But I'd much prefer to see us take a monster pass rusher, and I haven't given up on Monroe as a starting-caliber LT.

[757RavensFan]

I know it sounds crazy b/c he's obviously a top 10 talent, but I would be disappointed if we draft Bosa. 

[fluffy201]

I'd be surprised if the Ravens draft Tunsil given his injury history (especially that knee injury in 2013). He had three major injuries in three 13 game seasons. I know a clean college injury history doesn't mean they are necessarily always going to be injury-resilient (see: Perriman last year), but his history will probably make them too nervous to invest a 6th pick in him. Maybe he is just that great of a talent that he's worth the risk to some teams, but given we've already got an injury-prone LT, you've got to figure they're going to use a later round pick on a reliable guy with a lower ceiling instead to fill out that backup LT role for now.

Well if that is the case than that means Myles Jack would be out of the equation also. Still like Hargreaves and Buckner as my top 2 best available. Assuming Ramsey is gone which he surely will be.

[hen826957]

@Maurice0094 if the Chargers take Tunsil and the Cowboys take Elliott then Ramsey is ours period. The Jaguars will probably take Myles Jack.

[usmccharles]

Well we obviously have the pick out of Tunsil, Stanley, Jack, Bosa, Bucker.  I see it going like this

QB- QB - Tunsil- Ramsey- Jack- Leaving us to decide between Bosa and Buckner and i believe we go Bosa.  We are so good at developing DL that we get in later rounds, i cant see us using a top 6 pick on Buckner.  In no scenario does Ramsey fall to us though, imo

[EdTheMythicalOne]

I have my own thoughts on the players that might be available to us at our pick and if two QBs go before our pick then that is only great news for us because we can use just about every other player that could fall to us.

LT: Tunsil: Obvious reason why he could fit us. He can slot in at LG for now and take over for Monroe when he's done. Some say he's the best talent in the draft if not only the best LT in the draft. The safest pick we can make.

MLB: Jack: If he's healthy he'd be a perfect compliment to Mosley as a coverage backer in the middle which we sorely lack. Just have to hope that knee is healthy. I personally don't take that risk.

OLB/DE: Bosa: We can scheme him around and have him lining up all over the front 7 (other than NT of course) and hope he's an eventual replacement for Suggs or Dumervil. For some reason I just don't think he's all that great. Love to be proven wrong if he's our pick.

DE/DT: Buckner: Probably less of a need but still a fit for our scheme at DE, but we've already got bodies like Urban, Lewis-Moore, Carl Davis, Lawrence Guy, and Timmy Jernigan here. Urban and Lewis-Moore have had injury issues and Guy is very solid but not a "wow" type player. Carl Davis needs to show a bit more in his sophmore season. Jernigan shows flashes but also makes bone headed penalty plays.

HB: Elliott: Though we have a stocked stable, you don't really know what you got for the future. Forsett is an awesome scat back who can excel in the right scheme and is 30 years old now. None of the other backs have exactly blown the doors off the room. Elliott can be that cow bell, 3 down back that wears down a defense.

CB: Ramsey: Could be a playmaker and could help out our struggling secondary in a number of positions. For some reason I just don't see all the hype and playmaking ability that he's getting touted for. But, if we get him I will be happy to be proven wrong.

It is gonna be a great day. The only way I am not happy is if we reach for a guy like Stanley or Hargreaves.

[bioLarzen]

TBH, I never put much faith in Daniel Jeremiah's mocks... Tunsil being on the board at #6 is still the same pipe dream it would have been before the Rams trade. There's simply no way 5 teams pass on the guy who is generally regarded as the best player of this year's draft.
Same with Ramsey.

[EdTheMythicalOne]

I know it sounds crazy b/c he's obviously a top 10 talent, but I would be disappointed if we draft Bosa. 

For some reason in my gut I feel the same way about Bosa. I don't know why, but I just don't think he's all that.

[bioLarzen]

More and more mocks start to think the Browns aren't gonna take a QB at #2, as the Rams take the only QB they are reallyinterested in.

[EdTheMythicalOne]

I think the wildcard in the top 5 will be Dallas. They are certainly out of the QB hunt but Jerry's Drugs wants Elliot. I'm not sure they are gonna go for another CB/S type with Byron Jones being drafted last year. Hoping Jerry locks Stephen Jones in bathroom, takes a sip of whatever he usually is on and helps us!

Why would Dallas be out of the QB hunt? Tony Romo is Mr. Glass incarnate under center and don't know how many years he's got left in him at this point. If I were the Cowboys I would be planning my exit strategy from Romo.

[bioLarzen]

Well we obviously have the pick out of Tunsil, Stanley, Jack, Bosa, Bucker.  I see it going like this

QB- QB - Tunsil- Ramsey- Jack- Leaving us to decide between Bosa and Buckner and i believe we go Bosa.  We are so good at developing DL that we get in later rounds, i cant see us using a top 6 pick on Buckner.  In no scenario does Ramsey fall to us though, imo

For some reason I think Buckner is higher on OPzzie's list than Bosa.

[usmccharles]

1 minute ago, bioLarzen said:

For some reason I think Buckner is higher on OPzzie's list than Bosa.

Maybe so, the guy is so tall i worry about his leverage.  But like i said, we are great at developing DL so if he is already that good...we might be  able to make him great.  I have no clue whats going to happen, other than us not getting Ramsey. 

[EdTheMythicalOne]

8 minutes ago, bioLarzen said:

TBH, I never put much faith in Daniel Jeremiah's mocks... Tunsil being on the board at #6 is still the same pipe dream it would have been before the Rams trade. There's simply no way 5 teams pass on the guy who is generally regarded as the best player of this year's draft.
Same with Ramsey.

There could be a couple of reasons why he drops:

1) Health issues: He missed some time with injuries every single season in college and these weren't little nagging muscle pulls. Dislocated ankle and broken leg, partially torn bicep.

2) Character issues: Domestic Assault; charges were dropped as it supposedly was a fight with his father to protect his mother and if that is the case then that red flag is checked. But the other reason why he missed game time was a suspension for receiving impermissible benefits. Say what you want about student athletes not getting paid, but the rules are the rules as they are right now. This shows some poor decision making and perhaps hanging out with the wrong crowd.

It is up to the teams scouting him to determine whether these things are enough to scratch them off their list as a possible franchise player or not.

[ALSKAN RAVEN FAN]

The draft is like being a kid in the middle of December and waiting for Christmas day to come. It's so close but seems like its coming too darn slow. Guys and Gals it's going to be fun to watch we get to pick towards the beginning of every round.

[EdTheMythicalOne]

1 minute ago, ALSKAN RAVEN FAN said:

The draft is like being a kid in the middle of December and waiting for Christmas day to come. It's so close but seems like its coming too darn slow. Guys and Gals it's going to be fun to watch we get to pick towards the beginning of every round.

I agree with you and I am also excited to see who we might pick in the mid-late rounds and who we might be able to scoop up as UDFA.

I like Moritz Boehringer's numbers. He is a freakish athlete for his size which is 6'4'' 230ish lbs. Faster, stronger, more agile, and more explosive than any of our other big wideouts and has a 39" vertical. He's coming out of German Pro Leagues which isn't even as good as our colleges so you kinda have to toss his stats aside and go by what you see in workouts. You can teach him a passing tree, you can teach him techniques, just as long as he can actually catch a football. You can't teach the other things he's already got.

There is also a HUGE TE named LaQuan McGowan who is 6'7'' 410lbs and was a former offensive lineman. At Baylor he played OL/TE/FB. I am not going to lie to you and tell you he's fast, but he is actually pretty agile for a guy his size and all you need to do is google him for his highlight catch. Obviously he's too heavy at over 400lbs even to be a lineman, but I would bring him into camp just to see his skills, stash him on the practice squad, have him work out all the time and eat right to get him down to around the 320ish range if possible and see what you got with him. Oh, and if you think he's a pile of flub like Terrence "Mount" Cody you'd be wrong. Dude benches 500lbs and did 37 reps of 225. He also makes one handed grabs with ease.

[mettro79]

I believe with the Rams almost certain to take a QB, we will be able to scoop a defensive playmaker in the 1st and address an OT in the 2nd or 3rd round.

[BmoreB]

Apparently there's going to be quite a few disappointed Ravens fans on April 28th, but I won't be one of them. Bosa will be the pick. This guy is going to terrorize Big Ben, The Red Pop Gun and about 55 QB's that Cleveland trots out to the field over the next 5 to 10 years.

Can't wait !

[Bohica5]

I was with Tunsil but with him being "oft injured" i say trade the pick.....

[AZRaven520]

If M. Jack is as versatile as they say he is I would think the team would be looking to pick him. They were already considering moving a safety down if I recall. At least with him they'll be getting someone who can do ILB and Coverage duties.
Who ever comes in I'll be rooting for. But after what happened last year I'm trying not to get my hopes up too much. At least not until the season starts and even then it's just hoping that injuries don't destroy what we build.

[J.O.14]

More and more mocks start to think the Browns aren't gonna take a QB at #2, as the Rams take the only QB they are reallyinterested in.

When people were saying that the trade between SL and TEN was great for us, the first thing that popped in my mind was that it actually may not change anything. If CLE doesn't go QB, we are still in the situation as before. More than likely, I see us picking between Buckner and Bosa.

[n#7]

  1 hour ago, bioLarzen said:

More and more mocks start to think the Browns aren't gonna take a QB at #2, as the Rams take the only QB they are reallyinterested in.

When people were saying that the trade between SL and TEN was great for us, the first thing that popped in my mind was that it actually may not change anything. If CLE doesn't go QB, we are still in the situation as before. More than likely, I see us picking between Buckner and Bosa.

Can't go wrong either way but let's hope one of them is still available.

[FloridalovesRavens]

I was with Tunsil but with him being "oft injured" i say trade the pick.....

No trading picks. We may never draft this high again. I hope. I hope.

[jravens1313]

  2 hours ago, bioLarzen said:

More and more mocks start to think the Browns aren't gonna take a QB at #2, as the Rams take the only QB they are reallyinterested in.

When people were saying that the trade between SL and TEN was great for us, the first thing that popped in my mind was that it actually may not change anything. If CLE doesn't go QB, we are still in the situation as before. More than likely, I see us picking between Buckner and Bosa.

I think is is almost a 100% chance Two QB's go before 6. It sounds like teams will offer the Chargers or Cowboys picks to move up and take Goff/Wentz. SF and Philly are both being rumored and a potential dark-horse could come in.

[Halshayeji]

3 hours ago, bioLarzen said:

TBH, I never put much faith in Daniel Jeremiah's mocks... Tunsil being on the board at #6 is still the same pipe dream it would have been before the Rams trade. There's simply no way 5 teams pass on the guy who is generally regarded as the best player of this year's draft.
Same with Ramsey.

Not too much of a pipe dream if a QB is taken at #2 or SF or Phi move up. I don't think the Cowboys are taking a LT. Who knows...

[budkretz]

  3 hours ago, usmccharles said:

Well we obviously have the pick out of Tunsil, Stanley, Jack, Bosa, Bucker.  I see it going like this

QB- QB - Tunsil- Ramsey- Jack- Leaving us to decide between Bosa and Buckner and i believe we go Bosa.  We are so good at developing DL that we get in later rounds, i cant see us using a top 6 pick on Buckner.  In no scenario does Ramsey fall to us though, imo

For some reason I think Buckner is higher on OPzzie's list than Bosa.

Assuming the Rams and Browns take QBs then I see the next three being Tunsil, Ramsey and Jack which leaves us Bosa or Buckner. I like Buckner better, but can also see a fit with Bosa. I don't see how we lose with either one . It would be neat to see how the Ravens draft board rom is divided if it comes to these two. I'd like Ramsey to drop to us but I can't see it happening. My concern with Jack is his knee, if he was healthy picking him would be a no brainer. Tunsil also has been hit by the injury bug in college and if he's the one left at pick #6, I could see the Ravens trading back to 10-12 getting a second for sure and probably a fourth as well. The Giants at #10 are looking for a tackle. Either way I expect 3 starters in the first three rounds.

[jravens1313]

My Draft scenarios: 

1. Wentz

2. Goff

3. Bosa-----Bosa------Bosa-----Tunsil----Tunsil----Tunsil----Tunsil----Ramsey-Ramsey-Ramsey-Buckner-Buckner-Buckner

4. Ramsey-Ramsey-Jack------Ramsey-Jack------Bosa-----Bosa-----Jack------Bosa-----Bosa-----Ramsey-Ramsey-Jack

5. Tunsil----Jack------Ramsey-Jack------Ramsey-Ramsey-Jack------Tunsil----Tunsil----Jack------Tunsil----Jack-----Ramsey

6. Jack------Tunsil----Tunsil----Bosa-----Bosa-----Jack------Ramsey--Bosa-----Jack-----Tunsil-----Bosa-----Tunsil---Tunsil

It seems to be a high probability we land either Jack, Bosa, or Tunsil and all fill a huge long term need. Each could be considered the best player of the 2016 class. This is going to be a great draft!

Ramsey fits a team need for SD, DAL, and JAX, so I think it is highly unlikely falls to 6. I don't think the Jags draft Bosa, but it is possible. SD is the wildcard of this draft and it is really hard to guess which direction they will go. If a miracle happened and we had to choose between Bosa or Tunsil I think Ozzie goes with the LT who most regard as the best player in the class to protect "The Franchise". 

 

Edited April 17, 2016 by jravens1313