{"id":43536,"date":"2025-04-24T02:42:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T02:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=43536"},"modified":"2025-04-24T02:42:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T02:42:21","slug":"ravens-draft-preview-who-could-baltimore-take-at-no-27-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=43536","title":{"rendered":"Ravens Draft Preview: Who Could Baltimore Take at No. 27"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"l-article__header\"><\/header>\n<div class=\"l-article__meta\">\n<div class=\"l-article__meta-item l-article__meta-item--dates\">\n<ul class=\"c-meta c-meta--post c-meta--list c-meta--dates\">\n<li class=\"c-meta__item c-meta__item--updated\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__content\">\n<div class=\"c-content entry-content\">\n<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-951981394.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-951981394.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-951981394.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-951981394.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Baltimore Ravens draft\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" data-dom-ready-time=\"855\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Tom Pennington\/Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announces a pick by the Baltimore Ravens.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>With 11 picks in the 2025 NFL Draft, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens\/\">B<\/a>altimore Ravens\u00a0are poised to get even better ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Even though they haven\u2019t yet reached the Super Bowl with Lamar Jackson, the Ravens have been one of the AFC\u2019s model organizations under coach John Harbaugh and executive Eric DeCosta. Baltimore has won double-digit games in five of their six seasons together.<\/p>\n<p>This again seems like a big off-season for Baltimore, since it needs to figure out how to ultimately surpass either the\u00a0Buffalo Bil<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/buffalo-bills\/\">ls<\/a>\u00a0or Kansas City Chiefs come playoff time.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Though they won\u2019t be in on any of the marquee selections, the Ravens should be able to draft impact players. Here\u2019s a look at what Baltimore may do at the 2025 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<h2>Ravens 2025 NFL Draft Picks<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Round 1:\u00a0<\/strong>No. 27<\/li>\n<li><strong>Round 2:\u00a0<\/strong>No. 59<\/li>\n<li><strong>Round 3:\u00a0<\/strong>No. 91<\/li>\n<li><strong>Round 4:\u00a0<\/strong>No. 129<\/li>\n<li><b>Round 4:\u00a0<\/b>No. 136<\/li>\n<li><strong>Round 5:\u00a0<\/strong>No. 176<\/li>\n<li><strong>Round 6:\u00a0<\/strong>No. 183<\/li>\n<li><strong>Round 6:\u00a0<\/strong>No. 203<\/li>\n<li><strong>Round 6:\u00a0<\/strong>No. 210<\/li>\n<li><strong>Round 6:\u00a0<\/strong>No. 212<\/li>\n<li><strong>Round 7:\u00a0<\/strong>No. 243<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Potential Ravens First-Round Picks<\/h2>\n<p>Those around the NFL believe Baltimore could either target a defensive player or offensive lineman in the first round. Here are four players Baltimore has been linked to with the 27th overall pick.<\/p>\n<h3>Malaki Starks, S, Georgia<\/h3>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/draft2025\/insider\/story\/_\/id\/44805103\/2025-nfl-mock-draft-matt-miller-first-round-32-picks-final-predictions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener external\">ESPN<\/a>, Starks is the Ravens\u2019 \u201cdream pick\u201d since he can defend the run and patrol the middle of the field. He was named first-team All-American in his sophomore campaign, 2023, and was second-team all SEC and All-America in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Starks can play safety or nickel \u2014 he played both at Georgia \u2014 and ran a 4.5 40-yard dash. The only question is whether Starks will fall to the Ravens at No. 27, since he has been linked to numerous teams at the back end of the first round.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_2_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-2 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_2\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Kelvin Banks Jr, OL, Texas<\/h3>\n<p>Banks is listed as a tackle, and he has the size to play that position at 6-5, 315 pounds. He won the Lombardi Award as the nation\u2019s top offensive lineman and protected Quinn Ewers\u2019 blind side over his three seasons in Austin.<\/p>\n<p>Banks would be a steal for the Ravens at No. 27, especially if he is able to play opposite All-Pro Ronnie Stanley. But Banks did not have a great combine, proven by his 5.16 40-yard dash and 82 grade, which ranked as the fourth-best tackle.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_3_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-3 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Josh Simmons, OT, Ohio State<\/h3>\n<p>Simmons backed out of a potential trip to Green Bay to attend the first round of the draft, a sign of his potential falling stock \u2014 a consequence of his torn patellar tendon that cost him the final 10 games of Ohio State\u2019s national-championship run last season.<\/p>\n<p>But Simmons\u2019 loss could be the Ravens\u2019 gain, since he still was named honorable mention All-Big Ten despite the injury.\u00a0At 6-5, 317 pounds, Simmons has the requisite size and skill to play right tackle, especially since he has experience playing both positions.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_4_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-4 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,25816858\/AdThrive_Content_4\/5ad7479721520f50ab7da88e_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Mykel Williams, EDGE, Georgia<\/h3>\n<p>Like Starks, Williams seems like a steal if he lands in Baltimore. Williams has been linked to teams in the top-10, which is unsurprising given his impressive 6-5, 265-pound stature and 14-sack career over three seasons in Athens.<\/p>\n<p>The Ravens may need to trade up to land Williams, which again given their extra draft capital is possible. They may also want to do that with the potential for the rival\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/cincinnati-bengals\/\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>\u00a0to select him at No. 17.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Pennington\/Getty Images NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announces a pick by the Baltimore Ravens. 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