{"id":230547,"date":"2025-04-26T23:33:20","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T03:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=230547"},"modified":"2025-04-26T23:33:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T03:33:20","slug":"baltimore-ravens-2025-nfl-draft-grades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/04\/26\/baltimore-ravens-2025-nfl-draft-grades\/","title":{"rendered":"Baltimore Ravens 2025 NFL Draft Grades"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unlike a year ago, when the Baltimore Ravens had to fill holes for need due to losses in free agency, they kept their main impending free agents and added pieces such as DeAndre Hopkins and backup QB Cooper Rush. They actually found a starting outside corner in Chidobe Awuzie late in the free agency process. With those moves, Baltimore was able to maneuver its 2025 NFL Draft board and was able to pick and choose the best player available for the areas of most need without reaching for a particular player. As a result, he got one of the best players in the draft at his position in Malaki Starks and got a potential steal in Marshall edge rusher Mike Green. They got players that can contribute right away on the league’s best defense <\/a>and special teams, and built depth along the offensive line in this year’s draft.<\/p>\n

Baltimore Ravens 2025 NFL Draft Grades<\/h2>\n

First Round (27th Overall):<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Malaki Starks, S, Georgia<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Starks is a player whose centerfield traits complement perfectly Kyle Hamilton’s box\/rover style at the safety position. He was rated as the second-best safety<\/a>, according to NFL.com draft analyst Bucky Brooks. Starks, Hamilton, and A\u2019Darius Washington give them depth at the safety position. He will need to learn to be a more physical tackler, but his playmaking skills and leadership will make the team\u2019s defense more consistent throughout the season. But he is a home run pick for the Baltimore Ravens in the biggest hole in their starting lineup.<\/p>\n

Grade: A<\/strong><\/p>\n

Malaki Starks\u2014Georgi<\/u><\/a>a Scouting Profile<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

Second Round (59th Overall)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Mike Green, Edge, Marshall<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Green is one of the best talents in this year’s class with the production to back up his tape. However, he has off-field concerns that made him available in the second round. If he can show maturity off the field, then his speed, physicality, and nose for the ball are what the Baltimore Ravens need at the edge rusher position, with Odafe Oweh and Kyle Van Noy both set to be free agents after the 2025 season. I want to give this an A, but we’ll see how he comports himself on and off the field first.<\/p>\n

Grade: B-<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mike Green Scouting Profile<\/a><\/p>\n

Third Round (91st overall);<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Emery Jones Jr., OT, LSU<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Jones was the perfect player for the Ravens style of play and could potentially be a fit at right guard, where potential 2026 free agent Daniel Faalele currently occupies the position. Jones can be involved in Baltimore’s jumbo packages right away until he can find his way into the starting lineup. He has the measurements of a prototypical right tackle, but his foot speed may force Baltimore to move him to guard at some point. Nice depth pick for Baltimore that can grow into a solid starter in the future.<\/p>\n

Grade: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Emery Jones Jr. Scouting Profile<\/a><\/p>\n

Fourth Round (129th overall):<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Teddye Buchanan, LB, California<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Teddye Buchanan Scouting Profile<\/a><\/p>\n

Buchanan is a tackling production machine that may have the chance to get playing time right away, as third-year linebacker Trent Simpson has not been as productive as the Ravens hoped playing next to Rowan Smith. He can immediately be a contributor on special teams, and he has the size needed for the position. Buchanan is more of a Robin than a Batman, but Baltimore already has one in Smith. I could see him crack the lineup by midseason, supplanting Simpson for playing time.<\/p>\n

Grade: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Fourth Round (141st overall):<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Carson Vinson, OT, Alabama A&M<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Vinson is a developmental piece from a smaller school that has the skills to succeed at the next level as he grows into his NFL body and quality coaching. He is different from fellow classmate Emery Jones Jr. in that he is a natural left tackle. Ronnie Stanley is 31 and a bit injury-prone, so having Vinson in development just in case something happens with Stanley is always the wise move on the Ravens part.<\/p>\n

Grade: B-<\/strong><\/p>\n

Carson Vinson, Scouting Profile<\/a><\/p>\n

Fifth Round (178th overall)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Bihlal Kone, CB, Western Michigan<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Kone is a cornerback with ball skills who plays on the ball and fits what the Ravens like to do, being a primarily zone-based coverage defense. He can be the backup playing the boundary corner position behind Chidobe Awuzie. Good pick; he could be a potential starter by the 2026 season.<\/p>\n

Grade: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sixth Round (186th overall)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Tyler Loop, K, Arizona<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This pick is not at all surprising. Justin Tucker is one of the best kickers to ever play in the NFL, but he was inconsistent last season, and he is facing sexual assault allegations. Moving on from a legend is not easy, but if Loop can prove himself in the preseason, it is his job to lose. The Ravens are not the type of organization to draft a player and then cut them.<\/p>\n

Grade: C, depending on how the issues with Tucker pan out.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sixth Round (203rd overall):<\/strong><\/h3>\n

LaJohntay Wester, WR, Colorado<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Wester does have an opportunity to get reps as a receiver sometime in the season if injuries occur, but his biggest upside to the team is as a punt returner. Baltimore had four different players return punts last season and only averaged 9.1 yards per return.<\/p>\n

Grade: B<\/strong><\/h3>\n

LaJohntay Wester Scouting Profile<\/a><\/p>\n

Sixth Round (No. 210 overall):<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Aeneas Peebles, DL, Virginia Tech<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Peebles is a plugger in the defensive line who would be perfect as a backup to the Ravens starting line. A fighter in the trenches, especially in passing situations in a reserve role.<\/p>\n

Grade: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aebeas Peebles Scouting Profile<\/a><\/p>\n

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Sixth Round (212th overall):<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Robert Longerbeam, CB, Rutgers<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The cornerback room actually has a role for the Rutgers product, as he can find himself as a backup nickel cornerback behind All-Pro Marlon Humphrey. Longerbeam is more likely to begin the season on the practice squad.<\/p>\n

Grade: C<\/strong><\/p>\n

Robert Longerbeam Scouting Profile<\/a><\/p>\n

Seventh Round (243rd Overall)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Garrett Dellinger, OG, LSU<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Dillinger could work his way onto the final roster as a backup guard, as only Ben Cleveland has started a game behind Faalehe and Andrew Voorhees.<\/p>\n

Grade: B<\/strong><\/p>\n

Main Photo Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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