[News] 2017: Ravens Mock Draft Monitor 4.0

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Ravens General Manager Ozzie Newsome will find himself on the clock in less than a month. Here's a roundup of who draftniks think the Ravens will select at pick No. 16 in the first round.

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[whobilly]

Ross...."So Flacco can unleash his cannon arm". I thought that's what the plan was for Perriman, you know, the should have been 4th rounder we took with our #1 pick.

[Tenacious Faulker]

It would be a coup to land Derek Barnett, Corey Davis, or Mike Williams. I don't anticipate them being around at 16, but stuff happens. All it takes id for perhaps 2 curve balls early in the draft and someone gets a steal. That said, practically speaking, I'm not sold on John Ross. He has the speed, but is a raw route runner with questionable hands. If they don't have veteran in place (or at least a plan to nab one before preseason) then I'd prefer they take Christian McaCaffery who plays like a Raven, has a high football IQ and would be a day one starter as a utility player. Despite being RB, he tried out as a WR at his Pro Day Best part is that he's looking like a early to mid-20 overall pick (high 2nd round at worst) so I think they could trade back to get him and land another pick or two.

[ellicottraven]

Marshawn Lattimore dropping to us? That isn't happening. I think most of the guys mentioned here are doubtful with the exception of one of the top 3 receivers. I don't believe Barnett falls to us either. Ryan Ramczyk I don't really think we'll draft.

[hen826957]

1 hour ago, Tenacious Faulker said:

It would be a coup to land Derek Barnett, Corey Davis, or Mike Williams. I don't anticipate them being around at 16, but stuff happens. All it takes id for perhaps 2 curve balls early in the draft and someone gets a steal. That said, practically speaking, I'm not sold on John Ross. He has the speed, but is a raw route runner with questionable hands. If they don't have veteran in place (or at least a plan to nab one before preseason) then I'd prefer they take Christian McaCaffery who plays like a Raven, has a high football IQ and would be a day one starter as a utility player. Despite being RB, he tried out as a WR at his Pro Day Best part is that he's looking like a early to mid-20 overall pick (high 2nd round at worst) so I think they could trade back to get him and land another pick or two.

If Mike Williams gets close to our pick and he's dropping, some team will probably trade up before we pick. It's possible l could see Corey Davis or Derek Barnett be there. I like the Derek Barnett pick in the first if Mike Williams and Corey Davis aren't there and JuJu Smith could be a good pick in the the 2nd if we draft Derek Barnett, and corner in the 3rd. I don't like the pick of John Ross in the first, he seem like a bust to me idk. Not saying that his name would mean he is a bust, but his name reminds me of Tandon Doss Iol. We kinda of need big recievers and John Ross is 5-11. He does have some questionable hands sometimes. John Ross could be a good in the 2nd if JuJu Smith isn't there. 

Edited April 3 by hen826957

[JD08]

There's no way Lattimore falls to us, I don't even know why they even asked that guy lol. Wouldn't mind us getting a big WR instead of John Ross, not really sold on him. Hope Reuben Foster slips down to us, unlikely but he would fit right in, then we can slide Correa to the OLB slot where he is more comfortable

[designermaryland]

i think Ramczyk would be a better improvement of the offense than making a flashy WR selection, which still leaves Flacco with happy feet dumping off to West every other play. If the line is solid to above average with: Stanley, Lewis, Urschel, Yanda, Ramczyk ... the run and pass game could both improve. I would much rather them go CB. They need to prepare to beat Pittsburgh, New England, and maybe Oakland as the other contenders. Unless either the pass rush or corner play is drastically improved, they will continue to get eaten alive when it counts.

[hen826957]

16 minutes ago, JD08 said:

There's no way Lattimore falls to us, I don't even know why they even asked that guy lol. Wouldn't mind us getting a big WR instead of John Ross, not really sold on him. Hope Reuben Foster slips down to us, unlikely but he would fit right in, then we can slide Correa to the OLB slot where he is more comfortable

I also like the idea of drafting Reuben Foster and have Correa as OLB as well. But after the draft, if we don't draft Reuben Foster and he's still on the open market by then, Zach Brown could be another slide in player that Ozzie could take a look at. 👍

Edited April 3 by hen826957

[ravens4life86]

Please do not reach on a 1st round RT like Cam Robinson or Ramcyk.

I more prefer pass rusher so Im all for Barnett DE/Olbr, or TakMckinley,Harris,Etc

Mike Williams WRs

[J.O.14]

Rueben Foster, Mike Williams, John Ross, or a pass rusher would make me pleased with our first round. We can find a quality WR/CB in the 2nd or 3rd. I think we will draft an OL in the mid-late rounds. We can find quality starting OL after day one.

[JD08]

  15 minutes ago, JD08 said:

There's no way Lattimore falls to us, I don't even know why they even asked that guy lol. Wouldn't mind us getting a big WR instead of John Ross, not really sold on him. Hope Reuben Foster slips down to us, unlikely but he would fit right in, then we can slide Correa to the OLB slot where he is more comfortable

I also like the idea of drafting Reuben Foster and have Correa as OLB as well. But after the draft, if we don't draft Reuben Foster and he's still on the open market by then, Zach Brown could be another slide in player with Mosley. 👍

Would like that too, if he stays on the market. Kind of surprised he's still out there, think he's meeting with the Redskins today, all the players that left them, im sure they have money to throw around

[Halshayeji]

2 hours ago, Tenacious Faulker said:

It would be a coup to land Derek Barnett, Corey Davis, or Mike Williams. I don't anticipate them being around at 16, but stuff happens. All it takes id for perhaps 2 curve balls early in the draft and someone gets a steal. That said, practically speaking, I'm not sold on John Ross. He has the speed, but is a raw route runner with questionable hands. If they don't have veteran in place (or at least a plan to nab one before preseason) then I'd prefer they take Christian McaCaffery who plays like a Raven, has a high football IQ and would be a day one starter as a utility player. Despite being RB, he tried out as a WR at his Pro Day Best part is that he's looking like a early to mid-20 overall pick (high 2nd round at worst) so I think they could trade back to get him and land another pick or two.

Those two curve balls are the QBs taken ahead of us. Every mock that has 2 QBs and a TE picked in the top 15 lands us a potential game breaker.

on the flip side, if teams don't feel desperate and pass on QBs then we're stuck in no mans land 

[Halshayeji]

49 minutes ago, JD08 said:

There's no way Lattimore falls to us, I don't even know why they even asked that guy lol. Wouldn't mind us getting a big WR instead of John Ross, not really sold on him. Hope Reuben Foster slips down to us, unlikely but he would fit right in, then we can slide Correa to the OLB slot where he is more comfortable

I suppose it's to give the impression that heck we could trade up if someone falls lol 

john Ross at 16 would be a horrible reach! Especially when we already have 3 deep threats and no chain mover.

Ruben Foster and CJ wound be the best Linebacking duo the NFL has seen since browman and Willis took the 49ers to a SB. Correa, Judon, and Suggs could make a nice trio splitting snaps

[Bilbo]

I'm intrigued by Corey Davis and Taco Charlton. Davis could be a very nice #1 WR we have always needed and wouold make a nice corp with Wallace, Perriman and Davis. Charlton on the other hand, would provide a solid DE that is just scratching the surface of his passrush potential. Great all-around player with 9 sacks last season. Perfect draft for me is Taco Charlton, Fabian Moreau and Ju-Ju Shuster and Ryan Anderson in the first three rounds.

[b93333]

if Williams is still there at 16 it's hard to see Ozzie passing... if not I'm guessing Ramczyk makes the most sense. They can get a good pass rusher in round 2.

[rmcjacket23]

Ross...."So Flacco can unleash his cannon arm". I thought that's what the plan was for Perriman, you know, the should have been 4th rounder we took with our #1 pick.

Well he did average 15 yards/catch, so...

[mendii]

2 hours ago, hen826957 said:

2 hours ago, JD08 said:

There's no way Lattimore falls to us, I don't even know why they even asked that guy lol. Wouldn't mind us getting a big WR instead of John Ross, not really sold on him. Hope Reuben Foster slips down to us, unlikely but he would fit right in, then we can slide Correa to the OLB slot where he is more comfortable

I also like the idea of drafting Reuben Foster and have Correa as OLB as well. But after the draft, if we don't draft Reuben Foster and he's still on the open market by then, Zach Brown could be another slide in player that Ozzie could take a look at. 👍

The Dolphins wanted to sign Brown but he wanted too much money. When the Miami Dolphins think a player is asking for too much, you can bet that he is out of the Ravens price range.

That being said, I hope so much that we can draft Reuben Foster. 

Edited April 3 by mendii

[BiggMack91]

tbh i have no clue anymore but we need a #1 wr and C

[JD08]

  3 hours ago, hen826957 said:

  3 hours ago, JD08 said:

There's no way Lattimore falls to us, I don't even know why they even asked that guy lol. Wouldn't mind us getting a big WR instead of John Ross, not really sold on him. Hope Reuben Foster slips down to us, unlikely but he would fit right in, then we can slide Correa to the OLB slot where he is more comfortable

I also like the idea of drafting Reuben Foster and have Correa as OLB as well. But after the draft, if we don't draft Reuben Foster and he's still on the open market by then, Zach Brown could be another slide in player that Ozzie could take a look at. 👍

The Dolphins wanted to sign Brown but he wanted too much money. When the Miami Dolphins think a player is asking for too much, you can bet that he is out of the Ravens price range.

That being said, I hope so much that we can draft Reuben Foster. 

Zach Brown has signed with the Redskins, it would be a blessing if Foster slid to us...but if not im sure we will be fine, Ozzie will think of something

[robbie29]

Please, do not draft a WR in the first round. I don't care if it's a pass rusher, O Lineman, RB, or whatever. Just don't waste another 1st round pick on Wide Receiver. We suck at drafting WR talent, we suck at developing WR talent, and the ONLY good WR the Ravens drafted they let go once his rookie contract was up (right after he caught 11 TD passes for the Ravens!?). Defense and O Line are Ozzie's bread & butter; WR is his Achilles heel.

 

And on more thing- I truly hope when week 1 gets here we're not looking at Urschel/Jensen at Center and West as our starting RB. That's going to be rough...

Edited April 3 by robbie29

[billiejean]

Please, do not draft a WR in the first round. I don't care if it's a pass rusher, O Lineman, RB, or whatever. Just don't waste another 1st round pick on Wide Receiver. We suck at drafting WR talent, we suck at developing WR talent, and the ONLY good WR the Ravens drafted they let go once his rookie contract was up (right after he caught 11 TD passes for the Ravens!?). Defense and O Line are Ozzie's bread & butter; WR is his Achilles heel.

So you would have been alright with giving Torrey a 5 year 40mil contract?

The niners were regretting it after one year
http://www.ninersnation.com/2016/2/17/11032618/torrey-smith-contract-worst-49ers-salary-cap-the-sporting-news

in 2015 he had
33 rec for 663 yards
That same year on that same team Boldin had
69 rec for 789 yards

The numbers scream one dimensional

[Ravenslifer]

A right tackle in the first round? When we have a young stud left tackle? That's about as bad as Al Davis taking Ray Guy in the first round - who cares how talented the guy is, you can get him or another good player at his position in the mid rounds.

[EddiOK]

RD 1: Williams, Davis, or the best pass rusher still on the board at that time.

[law215]

Ravens need a playmaker at pick 16#. To do anything else is very questionable. I expect Ravens to slide Lewis to RT and draft interior linemen in the mid rounds and add depth after June 1.

[bigcatfrank1]

Ravens will probably get a shot at one of the 3rd players in position -
Reddick- Humphry - Ross respectively,
but should have a shot at the top LT Ramczyk or 2nd RB Dalvin Cook.

This will be a tough decision for the Ravens with those 5 players left on the board all look to have great talent, however which one is going to break out in the NFL? (I don't particularly pick Charlton at a #16.)

I might take Dalvin Cook RB or Ramczyk LT - I think the question might be who do they really like at 2,3, 3 and 4.
- If they have their sites on a OL in the later rounds we may see them pass on Ramczyk.
- they may see Cook as another Dixon and not see the value.
- Does Riddick fit the Raven pass rush mold ?
- Is Ross tough enough, he seems fragile
- Humphry looks hot and cold, can he stay consistent

it sure would make it easier if one of the top 12 were to slip ( considering 2 QB and TE should go in 15)

Williams, Davis, Foster or Barnette would be highly coveted.at 13-16. I think any one of them would be a shoe-in at 16 for the Ravens

[bigcatfrank1]

Ravens will probably get a shot at one of the 3rd players in position -
Reddick- Humphry - Ross respectively,
but should have a shot at the top LT Ramczyk or 2nd RB Dalvin Cook.

This will be a tough decision for the Ravens with those 5 players left on the board all look to have great talent, however which one is going to break out in the NFL? (I don't particularly pick Charlton at a #16.)

I might take Dalvin Cook RB or Ramczyk LT - I think the question might be who do they really like at 2,3, 3 and 4.
- If they have their sites on a OL in the later rounds we may see them pass on Ramczyk.
- they may see Cook as another Dixon and not see the value.
- Does Riddick fit the Raven pass rush mold ?
- Is Ross tough enough, he seems fragile
- Humphry looks hot and cold, can he stay consistent

it sure would make it easier if one of the top 12 were to slip ( considering 2 QB and TE should go in 15)

Williams, Davis, Foster or Barnette would be highly coveted.at 13-16. I think any one of them would be a shoe-in at 16 for the Ravens

correction...Ramczyk is RT !

[hen826957]

18 hours ago, JD08 said:

20 hours ago, mendii said:

  9 hours ago, hen826957 said:

22 hours ago, JD08 said:

There's no way Lattimore falls to us, I don't even know why they even asked that guy lol. Wouldn't mind us getting a big WR instead of John Ross, not really sold on him. Hope Reuben Foster slips down to us, unlikely but he would fit right in, then we can slide Correa to the OLB slot where he is more comfortable

I also like the idea of drafting Reuben Foster and have Correa as OLB as well. But after the draft, if we don't draft Reuben Foster and he's still on the open market by then, Zach Brown could be another slide in player that Ozzie could take a look at. 👍

The Dolphins wanted to sign Brown but he wanted too much money. When the Miami Dolphins think a player is asking for too much, you can bet that he is out of the Ravens price range.

That being said, I hope so much that we can draft Reuben Foster. 

Zach Brown has signed with the Redskins, it would be a blessing if Foster slid to us...but if not im sure we will be fine, Ozzie will think of something

Zach Brown only signed a one year deal. This is horrible. We could afford that. It was a one-year deal worth up to $4.65M. All well.

Edited April 4 by hen826957

[law215]

I think the difference makers that may be available at 16 are:

Offense: Wr Williams, Wr Davis, TE OJ Howard - Flacco needs a big body
sure-handed target and these are the top 3. They have enough speed. They need a physical mismatch receiver.

Defense: CB Conley, OLB Harris, OLB Barnett, McKinley

I am not sold on Peppers, Ross and Cook.

I agree with the comment at the end. There is no need to draft another ILB with Mosley on the team and the holes still in the secondary and offense.

[bioLarzen]

I'm still of the opinion that Ozzie cannot pick the wrong position at #16. He can pick the wrong guy, but not the wrong position. WR, edge rusher, CB, front seven, OL, RB, ILB, you name it... even a TE or S would not be a bad idea. And we know he won't pick a QB.
What makes me think it's gonna be an OT or OG is the fact that this is the thinnest rookie pool of our truest need positions in this draft. There are gonna be great options for WR, rusher and CB in the second round, ones that could even be day 1 starters - but if you want an O-lineman who may have to heavily contribute in 2017, you probably cannot wait until after early-second round. You either take the best option at #16 - there is a good chance that all the options are still on the board at that point, but one of the top 2-3 guys are definitely gonna be still available. - or fingers crossed one of the really serviceable guys somehow falls through the cracks and is still there when we pick in the second round. With this few picks I think we can forget about Ozzie trading UP - and count on him trading DOWN at some point.

So, my way-early suspicion is that it's gonna be Ryan Ramczyk Ozzie picks at #6.

Edited April 4 by bioLarzen

[sizzlingdoom]

I'm still of the opinion that Ozzie cannot pick the wrong position at #16. He can pick the wrong guy, but not the wrong position. WR, edge rusher, CB, front seven, OL, RB... even a TE or S would not be a bad idea. And we know he won't pick a QB.
What makes me think it's gonna be an OT or OG is the fact that this is the thinnest rookie pool of our truest need positions in this draft. There are gonna be great options for WR, rusher and CB in the second round, ones that could even be day 1 starters - but if you want an O-lineman who may have to heavily contribute in 2017, you probably cannot wait until after early-second round. You either take the best option at #16 - there is a good chance that all the options are still on the board at that point, but one of the top 2-3 guys are definitely gonna be still available. - or fingers crossed one of the really serviceable guys somehow fall through the cracks and is still there when we pick in the second round. With this few picks I think we can forget about Ozzie trading UP - and count on him trading DOWN at some point.

Sop, my way-early suspicion is that it's gonna be Ryan Ramczyk Ozzie picks at #6.

I understand your logic. I just think it has to be a wr or edge guy at 16. Unless we trade down and take an Olineman later in the first.
Corey Davis would be amazing
Ross and Williams would be sweet too. Barnett would be sweet as well
Howard is nuts. But I don't think a Safety, RB, CB, or TE makes sense at all for us at 16. With our roster, FA, and the way the draft is looking at this point. I get what you're saying though