Ravens Mock Draft 2.0: Focusing On The O-line And Defensive Depth

Ravens Mock Draft 2.0: Focusing On The O-line And Defensive Depth

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Baltimore Ravens officials left Indianapolis and the NFL combine this past weekend with a better idea of the strengths and weaknesses of the 2025 draft class and who might be available at pick No. 27 and beyond. In the coming weeks, they’ll also better understand their needs after free agency comes and tapers off.

For now, the Ravens may need to replace starting left tackle Ronnie Stanley and left guard Patrick Mekari, who should do well in free agency if they get to the open market.

Baltimore needs more depth at wide receiver, too. Defensively, the Ravens need an infusion of young talent along the defensive line and in the secondary, both at cornerback and safety. Inside linebacker could be an underrated need after a season in which first-year starter Trenton Simpson was benched. For one of the only times in team history, there’s a strong possibility that the Ravens will draft a kicker.

The NFL still hasn’t divvied out compensatory selections, but Baltimore is expected to get the maximum number of four. That would leave the team with 11 total draft picks. Here’s what the Ravens could do with them.

Note: The NFL Mock Draft Database was used to gauge where prospects are expected to come off the board.

With all due respect to Jackson, a plug-and-play guy at a position of significant need, the goal was to get an edge rusher here. However, it’s getting harder and harder to find that fit beyond Boston College’s Donovan Ezeiruaku. Penn State’s Abdul Carter and Georgia’s Jalon Walker and Mykel Williams will likely be long gone before the Ravens are on the clock.

By their performances at last week’s combine, Texas A&M’s Shemar Stewart and Tennessee’s James Pearce Jr. Will probably be off the board, too. Marshall’s Mike Green’s off-the-field history would be a tough sell for Baltimore. That would leave Ezeiruaku and Texas A&M’s Nic Scourton as the top options, and many pundits have them as second-round picks.

Why Ravens should use this year's draft to help solidify themselves up front

Jackson, meanwhile, would be a safe and sound selection for a Baltimore team that may need to replace Stanley and Mekari, along with reserves Ben Cleveland and Josh Jones. Jackson has played tackle at a high level, but he profiles as an NFL guard with Pro Bowl potential.

He’s 6-foot-4, 315 pounds and has the athleticism and skill set to succeed in any scheme. The Ravens haven’t picked a guard in the first round since Ben Grubbs in 2007. Given where they are as a team, it makes sense to grab an immediate starter and offensive line upgrade.

Round 2, No. 59: Trey Amos, CB, Ole Miss

This isn’t a great or deep cornerback class. If the Ravens, who will likely lose starter Brandon Stephens to free agency, want to add an immediate contributor in this draft, they’ll have to strike early. Amos is one of several corners — Kentucky’s Maxwell Hairston, East Carolina’s Shavon Revel Jr. And Florida State’s Azareye’h Thomas are among the others — expected to be drafted in the second round.

At 6-foot-1, 195 pounds and with 4.43 speed, Amos is an outside cornerback who specializes in press coverage and has the length and speed to disrupt receivers and take away deep completions. He and 2024 first-round pick Nate Wiggins on the outside with veteran Marlon Humphrey in the slot would make for a very talented and fast Ravens cornerback group.

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