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It’s draft day!  Finally, the Ravens Big Board is here.  Let me explain for a moment the purpose of this Ravens Big Board.  It is not a ranking of all prospects such as you typically see on numerous websites.  That type of ranking is not really useful in figuring out who the Ravens will target.  The goal is to find who fits what the Ravens try to do, and which players bring to the table what the Ravens most need.  Therefore, my Ravens Big Board is intended to list, by round, which specific prospects I think the Ravens should draft, roughly in that round.

Then there is the draft analysis.  Obviously, the draft can go a million different ways for the Ravens – starting right away in the first round.  I try to deal with some of the possibilities in setting my priorities, and I explain some of these scenarios.  But there is no way anyone can predict them all, and neither can I.

So, I begin by augmenting the analysis I started in the Round One analysis post (look here). Continue reading “Ravens Big Board – The 2022 Draft”

In this post I take a look at running back prospects for the Ravens in the 2022 draft.  Once again, players are listed in the order in which I think the Ravens should consider them.

Previous offensive position analyses can be found at these posts:
Tight end prospects are located here.
Offensive linemen posts are located here.

Previous defensive position analyses can be found at these posts:
Edge defender prospects are located here.
Defensive secondary prospects are located here.
Inside linebacker prospects are located here.
Defensive line prospects are located here.

And, for an analysis of Round One from the Ravens’ perspective, look here. Continue reading “Running Back Prospects – Ravens 2022 Comprehensive Draft Report”

Below is my review of tight end prospects who the Ravens could consider selecting in the 2022 draft.  Players are listed in the round order in which I think the Ravens should consider them.

Previous position and other analyses can be found at these posts:
Offensive lineman prospects are located here.
Inside linebacker prospects are located here.
Defensive line prospects are located here.
Edge defender prospects are located here.
Defensive secondary prospects are located here.
And, for the Round One analysis, look here.

Continue reading “Tight End Prospects – Ravens 2022 Comprehensive Draft Report”

Inside linebacker prospects for Ravens in the 2022 draft are reviewed.  Once again, the embedded table of contents guides you to individual player profiles.  Players are listed in the round order in which I think the Ravens should consider them.

Previous position and other analyses can be found at these posts:
For defensive line prospects look here.
For edge defenders look here.
For defensive secondary prospects look here.
For offensive linemen look here.
And, for the Round One analysis look here. Continue reading “Inside Linebacker Prospects – Ravens 2022 Comprehensive Draft Report”

Here I review defensive line prospects for the 2022 draft.  The embedded table of contents guides you to individual players.  Players are listed in the round order in which I think the Ravens should consider them.

Previous position analyses can be found at these posts:
For edge defenders look here.
For defensive secondary look here.
For offensive lineman look here.
For the Round One analysis look here.

Defensive Line Prospects

Unfortunately for the Ravens, defensive line is not a strong position in this year’s class.  Right now, the Ravens’ front consists of Michael Pierce, Calais Campbell, Justin Madubuike, Broderick Washington, Isaiah Mack, and the injured Derek Wolfe.  I’m assuming Wolfe never suits up in 2022.  Pierce likely can’t be counted on for more than 50% of play action, and arguably Campbell for not much more. Continue reading “Defensive Line Prospects – Ravens 2022 Comprehensive Draft Report”

This post reviews all of Ravens edge defender prospects who I think have varying degrees of attractiveness.  Use the imbedded table of contents to jump to players of interest.

Previous position analyses can be found at these posts:
For offensive linemen look here.
For defensive secondary look here.
For the Round One analysis look here. Continue reading “Edge Defender Prospects – Ravens 2022 Comprehensive Draft Report”

My Ravens’ round one analysis for the 2022 draft is posted here.  The offensive live profiles are posted here.  Now, it’s time to post the defensive secondary prospects for 2022.

What follows below is an analysis of just the cornerbacks and safeties who I believe the Ravens should consider drafting, and why.  A few others are listed because they received some scouting acclaim, but who don’t warrant drafting by the Ravens in my view.  Again, please use the embedded table of contents immediately below to jump to specific players.  Just click the player’s name.

With that, here’s this years’ group. Continue reading “Defensive Secondary Prospects – Ravens 2022 Comprehensive Draft Report”

My Ravens’ round one analysis for the 2022 is posted here.  Now, it’s time to post the offensive line profiles for 2022.  In years gone by I posted all of the position profiles in one place.  And I ultimately will in 2022 for those readers who prefer that convenience.  But because of the volume of material, it might be easier for some readers to have the profiles broken down into several posts.

This post analyzes offensive line prospects – the offensive tackles, guards, and centers – who I believe are draftable by the Ravens, and why.  A few others are listed because they have received some scouting acclaim but don’t warrant drafting by the Ravens in my view. Continue reading “Offensive Line Prospects – Ravens 2022 Comprehensive Draft Report”

This is part 1 of the Ravens 2022 Comprehensive Draft Report.  The entire draft analysis that follows here (and on other soon-to-be published posts) is solely from the Ravens’ perspective.  This part one consists of a round one analysis.  What do the Ravens most need?  Which players fit their needs?  What first round strategies are available?  And so on.

This is a very deep draft because of the Covid impact on the 2021 draft – there are many more draftable prospects this year.  As a result, I’ve broken my review down into several parts.  For one, individual prospect analyses are now provided in separate groupings in different postings to the website, which will be available shortly.  There’s a lot of information there – perhaps too much for many readers, but you can dig through the materials as far as you want.  The quarterback position is ignored.  The safety position didn’t offer much given that the Ravens would only be looking at safeties below the fifth round in my view.  Otherwise, there’s a lot to take a gander at in the player reports.

So, let’s dig in. Continue reading “Ravens 2022 Comprehensive Draft Report – Round One Analysis”