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The Baltimore Ravens need to add pieces to improve the defensive depth on their roster.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Baltimore Ravens have 11 picks in the 2025 NFL Draft, and that will allow them to add a good chunk of prospects to sprinkle across the roster.<\/p>\n

However, Bleacher Report writer Kristopher Knox points out that the\u00a0Ravens may be more inclined to target the defensive side of the ball this spring.<\/p>\n

“Because of their cap situation, the Ravens may look for defensive help in the draft. They used their 2023 first-round pick on cornerback Nate Wiggins, but they could easily dip back into the defensive pool this April,” Knox writes.<\/p>\n

“With Odafe Oweh entering the fifth and final year of his rookie contract, a prospect like Mississippi pass-rusher\u00a0Princely Umanmielen\u00a0could make sense early.<\/a><\/p>\n

“Umanmielen would be a good fit as a standup linebacker for a team that uses a lot of odd fronts,”\u00a0Matt Holder\u00a0of the B\/R Scouting Department wrote. “He can contribute as a pass-rusher right away and is good enough to get by as a run defender to become a full-time starter by his second or third season, if not sooner.”<\/p>\n

The Ravens could also look to target the\u00a0cornerback position<\/a>, and Knox mentions two names in particular worth looking out for.<\/p>\n

“Corner prospects like East Carolina’s\u00a0Shavon Revel Jr.\u00a0and Mississippi’s\u00a0Trey Amos\u00a0should also be on Baltimore’s draft radar,” Knox writes.<\/p>\n

These new\u00a0Ravens<\/a>\u00a0rookies won’t be expected to make an immediate impact, but they could eventually become part of the equation in the coming years. Baltimore has shown a knack of drafting well, and if that trend continues, the front office could set the defense up for success over the next several years.<\/p>\n

The Ravens and the rest of the league will be participating in the NFL Scouting Combine later this month from Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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