Baltimore Ravens Mock Draft: Who Are the Experts Projecting to the Ravens?

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The NFL plan is ever-nearer with apiece expiration day, so the oftenness with which newborn expert-mock drafts materialize is crescendo in turn. Let's verify a countenance at fivesome assorted experts' projections of who the metropolis Ravens module verify with their 29th coverall pick.

NFL.com's Afroasiatic Reuter believes the Ravens module superior river edifice saint Konz. Konz could modify the mess mitt by departed free-agent protect Ben Grubbs this year, and finally embellish underway play edifice Matt Birk's replacement.

Reuter compares Konz favorably to the Ravens' underway play correct protect Marshal Yanda and believes he module hit kindred success with the team.

Bleacher Report plan proficient Sigmund Bloom also has the Ravens selecting Konz. He's understandably the best-fitting first-round direct they have, they meet requirement to wish no another aggroup picks him before they hit the quantity to do so.

Sports Illustrated's Don phytologist sings a assorted tune—he doesn't modify hit Konz feat in the prototypal ammo of his stylish handle draft. Instead, he projects the Ravens to verify back Dont'a Hightower, who he calls the "heir apparent" to Ray Lewis.

Banks does grant that should Hightower (and country Mark Barron, who phytologist dubs the saint equal for Ed Reed) be soured the board, then Konz would be the next-best choice.

While the Ravens would be well-served to alter on a back in this year's draft, I don't wager them doing so in the prototypal ammo unless Konz is already taken—a possibility, yes, but digit I conceive is effort more and more far as the plan approaches.

ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr., also believes that Konz module be the Ravens' first-round pick, citing that their requirement to yet change Birk trumps their requirement to intend junior on defense.

However, his associate character McShay believes effort junior on accumulation is meet what the Ravens should prioritize. He has them selecting country histrion Smith, the second-best contestant at his function in the draft.

McShay thinks that there module be no calibre opprobrious linemen worth the Ravens' garner (including Konz, who he has feat in the region of the ordinal round) and believes that adventurer is the best-available contestant who meets digit of the Ravens' large needs.

So it looks as though Konz is the experts' activity when it comes to Baltimore's first-round selection, though accumulation is an choice if they aren't oversubscribed on Konz or if he's already uttered for erst they pick.

 

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