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Baltimore Ravens NFL Draft Picks 2020: Round-by-Round Results, Grades

How will the Ravens use their picks in the 2020 NFL draft? Take a look at every selection.
Baltimore Ravens NFL Draft Picks 2020: Round-by-Round Results, Grades
Baltimore Ravens NFL Draft Picks 2020: Round-by-Round Results, Grades

The Baltimore Ravens were arguably the best team in the NFL throughout the 2019 regular season, finishing the year 14-2, good for the AFC's No. 1 seed. Second-year quarterback Lamar Jackson took home the NFL's MVP award and John Harbaugh won the NFL's Coach of the Year award. 

Baltimore as a team led the NFL with a dozen Pro Bowlers and had five first-team All-Pro performers, the most of any franchise. It lost, however, in its lone postseason game to the Tennessee Titans, abruptly ending the team's quest for the Super Bowl

In the 2019 NFL draft, Baltimore added wide receiver Marquise Brown in the first round. The Ravens then selected defensive end Jaylon Ferguson and wide receiver Miles Boykin in the third round. In the draft's later rounds, the Ravens added running back Justice Hill, guard Ben Powers, quarterback Iman Marshall, defensive tackle Daylon Mack and quarterback Trace McSorley. 

According to The MMQB's AFC North team needs, the Ravens don't have many major holes, but they could use additional talent at linebacker. Defensive back is also a potential area of need. On offense, Baltimore could also decide to use an an early-round selection on a perimeter wide receiver. Longtime Pro Bowl guard Marshal Yanda also retired this offseason, leaving a potential hole on the right side of the team's line.  

The Ravens are set to pick No. 28 in this year's first round. You can follow along with RavenCountry's draft live blog.

A full list of Baltimore's picks will be updated below as the draft progresses. 

Round 1, Pick 28 (No. 28 overall): Patrick Queen, LB, LSU

Andy Benoit's analysis: The Ravens entered the draft with no starting-caliber linebackers on their roster. Now they found one who has the athleticism to play on passing downs. Problem solved. Or, at least, potentially solved. Queen only started one season at LSU and the Ravens have a complex matchup-zone scheme that requires middle-of-the-field players to make reads and adjustments on the fly. The Ravens are also a proudly physical team and some scouts don’t regard Queen as that style of player.It’s an incredibly tall order for this particular linebacker to step in and contribute right away on a Super Bowl-ready team. But Queen is gifted, he improved noticeably over the course of 2019 and the Ravens have one of the best young assistant coaches in the league in linebackers coach Mike MacDonald. And because the Ravens so often play with dime personnel—meaning six defensive backs and just one linebacker—MacDonald can focus solely on Queen when he’s on the field in dime (which, this team hopes, will be on a majority of snaps). Grade: A-

Round 2, No. 55 overall: J.K. Dobbins, RB, Ohio State

Andy Benoit's analysis: The Ravens absolutely love Mark Ingram because he is a highly professional runner. He goes exactly where the play is designed to go, he gets there with just the right tempo and he consistently finishes with enough power and tenacity to muster an extra yard or two. When you have one of the best-designed ground games in football, that’s all you could want from a back. Almost certainly, the Ravens see Dobbins in a similar light as Ingram (who, it should be noted, will turn 32 in December and is in the final year of his contract next year). Grade: B+

Round 3, No. 71 overall: Justin Madubuike, DT, Texas A&M

Andy Benoit's analysis: Baltimore is loaded along the D-line after acquiring ex-Bronco Derek Wolfe and ex-Jaguar Calais Campbell in free agency, but they needed more run-stuffing depth to pair with (and push) Justin Ellis. Grade: B

Round 3, No. 91 overall: Devin Duvernay, WR, Texas

Andy Benoit's analysis: It’s a little surprising the Ravens did not address the wide receiver position earlier considering that their top target, Hollywood Brown, would be fantastic as a dynamic No. 2 option. As it stands, they don’t have a proven big-bodied X-receiver to align opposite Brown. Duvernay will likely be lining up inside of Brown, as a slot weapon who possesses run-after-catch ability. It’s possible the plan is to let Willie Snead walk in free agency next year. Grade: B-

Round 3, No. 98 overall: Malik Harrison, ILB, Ohio State

Andy Benoit's analysis: It’s not out of the question that Baltimore will trot out two rookie linebackers on base downs in Week 1. Harrison plays with more physicality than fellow rookie Patrick Queen (the 28th overall pick) but might not quite be an NFL cover linebacker. Grade: B

Round 3, No. 106 overall: Tyre Phillips, OT, Mississippi State

Andy Benoit's analysis: Hi Tyre, welcome to the Ravens. Your job is to replace future Hall of Famer Marshal Yanda, who was a crucial component of our dominant rushing attack last season. But this is only assuming you beat out last year’s fourth-round pick, Ben Powers. Grade: B+

Round 4, No. 143 overall: Ben Bredeson, G, Michigan

Round 5, No. 170 overall: Broderick Washington, DT, Texas Tech

Round 6, No. 201 overall: James Proche, WR, SMU

Round 7, No. 219 overall: Geno Stone, S, Iowa

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