2025 Draft Grade: A- Could the board have shaken out any better for the Ravens at picks 27 and 59? Drafttek's No. 14 prospect, Malaki Starks-an instinctual, rangy free safety-was there at the end of the first round, and the Ravens didn't pass on the opportunity to land a dynamic sidekick for 2x All-Pro Kyle Hamilton. Then, Drafttek's No. 17 prospect, Mike Green, fell all the way to 59, allowing the Ravens to address perhaps their biggest need with arguably the highest-upside EDGE in the entire class. Green will have to prove he has the character to carve out an NFL career, but the talent is hard to miss.
Baltimore also nabbed three offensive linemen in their 2025 haul, headlined by LSU's Emery Jones Jr.-a potential swing tackle who also has the traits to be an athletic guard in the Ravens' run-first scheme.
Day 3 saw the Ravens focus on filling some holes, particularly at ILB with the athletic Teddye Buchanan of Cal and at kicker with the strong leg of Arizona's Tyler Loop. Nobody will be surprised if sixth-round pick Aeneas Peebles ends up getting significant playing time on the defensive line; despite his smaller frame, he brings juice to the pass rush.
Looking ahead - 2026 Draft The Ravens have to feel pretty good about where they stand heading into 2026. The record-breaking offense only improved after re-signing Ronnie Stanley and replacing Nelson Agholor with DeAndre Hopkins, while the defense should benefit from an improved secondary (despite the
loss of Ar'Darius Washington). Still, Baltimore will likely have some difficult decisions to make at tight end, with Mark Andrews and Isaiah Likely both set to hit free agency, and at EDGE, with veteran Kyle Van Noy and the improving Odafe Oweh potentially heading elsewhere. These two positions could be early focuses next April.
- Gabe Kamins, Ravens Analyst