OTL: Mock Draft Friday – Dream Scenario?

Welcome back, Ravens Flock. We have a very exciting Mock Draft Friday, as a fantastic player fell to us, and resulted in, in my opinion, our best Draft of this season.

I am not going to waste any more time because we need to talk about this one.

Alright how? How did I get Bain to fall to fourteen? From all accounts, this doesn’t make any sense. I was having debates about using the Crosby deal outline to trade up into the top 5 to get him, and here he is just staring at me at fourteen.

While it is true that in 2022, Kyle Hamilton fell like this if Bain actually drops to 14, it would be a shock.

Hamilton, as much as he kicks butt, still plays an undervalued position. But the best pure Edge rusher dropping to fourteen just because the NFL doesn’t like his arm length? Seems…unlikely.

My personal opinion would be that if Bain falls precipitously, those 13 GMs picking ahead of Baltimore have lost the plot of what the NFL Draft is.

Notre Dame’s tackles did *not* have a good time vs Rueben Bain pic.twitter.com/HWQVjJtMXn

— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) February 23, 2026

I’ll assume everyone reading this already knows all about Bain and what he brings to the table. The question now becomes, what exactly do you do with Mike Green, Trey Hendrickson, and Bain? Well, we figure that out later, and we make him a pure pass rush specialist on third downs. Jesse Minter, being the great defensive mind he is, could have a blast with this. The presence of Mike Green does not stop you from taking Bain, end of story.

Well, we literally got our dream player to fall to us at fourteen, so how could it get better? Oh, I know, let’s throw Emmanuel Pregnon into this class, the perfect scheme fit for the type of offense Declan Doyle runs.

Emmanuel Pregnon (LG #75) has the lateral quickness for that stretch zone scheme that you want to see. pic.twitter.com/niUmDh7EDd

— Cole Jackson (@ColeJacksonFB) February 8, 2026

Pregnon has the type of athleticism that the Ravens have really lacked in their guards for a while now. It is rare to get two impact starters in back-to-back days of the NFL Draft, but I do believe we have accomplished that goal here.

Alright, now for a fun one. Rayshaun Berry is one of the better pure run defenders in this class, as he has the type of power and pad length to dominate in the run game.

Michigan DT Rayshaun Benny deserves more love. He’s been an elite run defender for 2.5 years now, and while the pass rush production hasn’t always been consistent, the flashes are there. He was nearly unblockable at the Senior Bowl
6’3
298 lbs
33 3/8″ arms #BuildingTheBoard pic.twitter.com/h1tb7xn4ZR

— Steve Letizia (@CFCBears) March 15, 2026

This is a guy who played for both Minter and new Ravens DL Coach Lou Esposito, so the pick is certainly realistic.

Moving on, we lost one Iowa Center, so let’s get a new one, right? Well, Jones does not play like Tyler Linderbaum at all. He is much bigger and stronger than Lindy, but without the upside in athleticism that Lindy brings. The Ravens can find a starter at Center later on in this draft, and Jones would be a great shot at getting that piece.

JC Davis is a complete mauler in the run game, and while he did rack up penalties and has inconsistent foot speed, this is a great shot for a developmental tackle. Justin Joly is the Isaiah Likely replacement. He has a similar build, with all the same pros and cons of being a slower, taller, and slimmer TE. Doyle can find a role for Jolly.

Masses is the type of Cornerback prospect that I feel like Minter is going to develop really well. A guy with decent tape with good production late in the process, getting to develop under this staff? Yeah, give me that. Brown is an excellent athlete at the WR position with plenty of room to grow so that he will be a stash-and-develop type of player. Payne is a hard hitter at Safety who needs to sit and learn. McGowan is a big bruiser, and we round out the mock with Banks.

This is an amazing Mock Draft, and it would be pretty unbelievable to get those two players with our first two picks. The depth is great as well, so yeah, it’s not hard to label this one easily the best mock we have done this year.

Putting expectations like this on a rookie draft class isn’t fair, but this is the type of class that can elevate the roster to that of true Super Bowl contender.

So what say you? Dream draft class?

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