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OTL: Post-Draft Overreaction Time!

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 11:01
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The weeks following each year’s NFL Draft are always fun. I’m not sure if it’s just a Charm City thing, but it always feels the Ravens have somehow drafted the 8-12 best players available. While I’m going to continue to be slightly conservative in my expectations, I’m here to confirm there’s room for excitement.

As for the media pundits, it’s a mixed bag:

Obviously, some picks were head-scratchers compared to consensus rankings, but I fully expected the lack of star power in this year’s draft to make things interesting. At the end of the day, the Ravens got better last weekend.

Interestingly, outlets can’t seem to agree on how much better they really got:

It’ll be interesting to see how things shake out come September, but I can’t help but feel the Ravens will be better than twelfth-best in the league at the end of the year. For starters, the team’s biggest weakness got a major facelift in the offseason:

I fully expect Vega Ioane and John Simpson to immediately upgrade the Guard position. Further, while the Center spot is one of the biggest remaining question marks, coaches and players have raved about Corey Bullock’s potential. With Coach Dwayne Ledford coming in to help out across the board and better play on either side of him, I have no doubt Baltimore can sort the position out.

Meanwhile, Zion Young has fans enamored:

If Young can match either of Za’Darius Smith or Pernell McPhee’s impact, he’ll be a huge addition to an EDGE room that needed an influx of talent. While I still feel they could benefit from a veteran presence (Jadeveon Clowney would be perfect), it’s another spot I have full confidence in brass to solidify.

Alongside these spots, I’d label “pass catchers” as the next-biggest concern heading into the weekend, with WR and TE both needing reinforcements. The Ravens made some surprising picks to fill the latter, but few teams have a better track record of unearthing talent at the position.

As for Matthew Hibner, Dev Panchwagh seems to feel pretty good about what he’s seen:

On the WR front, however, things get more interesting. Again, fans are excited, but this is where I think they may be jumping the gun:

I’m also excited about the potential Lane and Sarratt could unlock in Declan Doyle’s system, but I’d lean more to the perspective Josh Berman has – Baltimore has depth, but still has question marks. Underdog Fantasy Football seems to agree, at least in terms of immediate production:

After all, isn’t that the reason fans have mixed opinions about who the WR2 will be?

For my money, it’ll be Rashod Bateman, as well. We’ve seen how strong his route running is – Who’s to say a new system that seems to favor WRs over TEs won’t help him breakout? I’m excited to see Lane and Sarratt battle with Devontez Walker for WR3 level production, but wouldn’t expect much more out of the gate.

Otherwise, GM Eric DeCosta (or was it the head honcho Steve Bisciotti?) seems to have found some intriguing late-round prospects, as well:

I love the idea of Rayshaun Benny being able to step in with an understanding of Minter’s defense, and you know it’s something if even Jason LaCanfora is giving EDC credit.

As for Adam Randall, I couldn’t be more pumped for preseason tape. Oh, and then there’s the QB room!

As Nikhil points out, neither of these contracts are likely to mean much:

All jokes aside, what may have been most fun was the opportunity to better understand the new staff’s vision for this team. For more on that, check out this awesome article outlining HC Jesse Minter’s influence on the 2026 strategy:

We’ve got all summer to continue evaluating the class and see how things fit, but the knee-jerk reactions sure are fun!

The post OTL: Post-Draft Overreaction Time! appeared first on Russell Street Report.


Source: https://russellstreetreport.com/2026/04/29/out-to-lunch/draft-overreactions/


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