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J.K. 7 DOBBINS 2020 2021 NFL DRAFT 2ND ROUND INFORMATION GUIDE PATRICK 7 QUEEN 2020 1ST ROUND 2021 BALTIMORE RAVENS DRAFT PICKS ( 7 ) FIRST 27TH SECOND 58TH THIRD 104TH (COMP) FOURTH 131ST FIFTH 171ST FIFTH 184TH (COMP) SIXTH 210TH RAVENS 2021 DRAFT GUIDE “[The Draft] is the lifeblood of this Ozzie Newsome organization, and we take it very Executive Vice President seriously. We try to make it a science, we really do. But in the end, it’s 26th Season w/ Ravens probably more of an art than a science. There’s a lot of nuance involved. It’s Joe Hortiz a big-picture thing. It’s a lot of bits and Director of Player Personnel pieces of information. It’s gut instinct. 24th Season w/ Ravens It’s experience, which I think is really, really important.” Eric DeCosta George Kokinis Executive VP & General Manager Director of Player Personnel 26th Season w/ Ravens, 3rd as EVP & GM 25th Season w/ Ravens Pat Moriarty David Blackburn Kevin Weidl Patrick Williams Derrick Yam Sr. VP of Football Operations National Scout SE/SW Area Scout College & Pro Scout Quantitative Analyst Vincent Newsome Brandon Berning “Q” Attenoukon Corey Krawiec Terrell Parker Sr. Player Personnel Exec. MW/SW Area Scout College & Pro Scout Mgr., Player Eval. & Analytics Football Ops. Asst. Nick Matteo Joey Cleary Corey Frazier Jenn Hoffman Director of Football Admin. West Coast Area Scout Pro Scout Exec. Asst. to EVP & GM David McDonald Andrew Raphael Patrick McDonough Maggie Domanowski Dir. of Research & Develop. Southeast Area Scout College & Pro Scout Personnel Admin. Asst. Mark Azevedo Bobby Vega Chas Stallard Sarah Mallepalle Asst. Dir. of College & Pro Pers. East Area Scout College & Pro Scout Player Personnel Analyst SUCCESS ACROSS THE BOARD Jonathan Ogden (‘96), Ray Lewis (‘96), Peter Boulware (‘97), Chris McAlister (‘99), Jamal Lewis (‘00), Todd Heap (‘01), Ed Reed (‘02), 1st Terrell Suggs (‘03), Haloti Ngata (‘06), Ben Grubbs ('07), Joe Flacco (‘08), Michael Oher (‘09), Jimmy Smith (‘11), C.J. Mosley (‘14), Ronnie Stanley (‘16), Marlon Humphrey (‘17), Lamar Jackson (‘18), Marquise Brown (‘19), Patrick Queen (‘20) Jamie Sharper (‘97), Anthony Weaver (‘02), Ray Rice (‘08), Paul Kruger ('09), Torrey Smith (‘11), Courtney Upshaw (‘12), Kelechi 2nd Osemele (‘12), Tyus Bowser (‘17), J.K. Dobbins (‘20) 3rd Casey Rabach (‘01), Marshal Yanda (‘07), Lardarius Webb (‘09), Brandon Williams (‘13), Orlando Brown Jr. (‘18), Mark Andrews (‘18) th Edwin Mulitalo (‘99), Edgerton Hartwell (‘01), Jarret Johnson (‘03), Le’Ron McClain (‘07), Dennis Pitta (‘10), Kyle Juszczyk (‘13), 4 Za’Darius Smith (‘15), Tavon Young (‘16) 5th Jermaine Lewis (‘96), Dawan Landry (‘06), Arthur Jones (‘10), Pernell McPhee (‘11), Rick Wagner (‘13), Nick Boyle (‘15), Matthew Judon (‘16) Adalius Thomas (‘00), Chester Taylor (‘02), Sam Koch (‘06), Tyrod Taylor (‘11), Ryan Jensen (‘13), Darren Waller (‘15), Chuck Clark (‘17), 6th Bradley Bozeman (‘18), DeShon Elliott (‘18) 7th DeAngelo Tyson (‘12), Michael Campanaro (‘14), Zach Sieler (‘18) Mike Flynn (‘97), Priest Holmes (‘97), Will Demps (‘02), Bart Scott (‘02), Ma’ake Kemoeatu (‘02), Jameel McClain (‘08), Dannell Ellerbe RFA (‘09), Morgan Cox (‘10), Justin Tucker (‘12), James Hurst (‘14), Zach Orr (‘14), Patrick Onwuasor (‘16), Michael Pierce (‘16), Matt Skura (‘16), Patrick Ricard (‘17), Chris Board (‘18), Gus Edwards (‘18) CHUCK CLARK NICK BOYLE MARLON HUMPHREY ORLANDO BROWN JR. MARK ANDREWS 2017 6th-ROUND PICK 2015 5th-ROUND PICK 2017 1st-ROUND PICK 2018 3rd-ROUND PICK 2018 3rd-ROUND PICK 2021 RAVENS DRAFT GUIDE In two full seasons (2019-20) as the Ravens' executive vice is that we respect and listen to each other,” Newsome says. president and general manager, Eric DeCosta has constructed Baltimore's scouting staff always talks about taking the rosters that have yielded back-to-back playoff berths, 26 “highest-rated player on our board” when it comes time to combined total victories (tied, with NO for the NFL's third most) select a player. The Ravens’ history proves that. When it had a and a league-best 20 Pro Bowl selections. These teams have Pro Bowl left tackle with Tony Jones, Baltimore selected Hall of received notable contributions from rookie draft picks – such Famer Jonathan Ogden, who was the first pick (fourth overall as WR Marquise Brown, LB Patrick Queen and RB J.K. Dobbins in ’96) in team history. When the Ravens had Pro Bowl players – making Baltimore an annual Super Bowl contender. like Priest Holmes, Shannon Sharpe and Mark Ingram II, the In 2021, DeCosta is directing his third NFL Draft. If history Ravens selected Jamal Lewis and Todd Heap in the first round repeats itself, Eric, directors of player personnel Joe Hortiz and Dobbins in the second. and George Kokinis and EVP Ozzie Newsome and Co. will tab “We have a lot of confidence in our staff,“ DeCosta declares. players who will make immediate and long-lasting impacts on “I believe we have the league's best scouts, and our process the Ravens’ continued success. makes draft day efficient, exhilarating and fun. The work we put Baltimore's process includes 25 full-time members of the in throughout the year allows us to feel confident and prepared scouting department and receives valuable input from its as we take that next step to strengthen our team each April.“ coaches. Much of the staff has been with the franchise since its 1996 inception or has graduated from the “20/20 Club.“ The group includes members who began with the Ravens as young assistants and grew into evaluators with more input. The term refers to hiring “20-year-olds for $20,000.” “Actually, the guys started when they were a little older than 20 and for more than $20,000, but that’s what we call them,” Newsome explained. (DeCosta is a graduate of the "20/20 Club.") The Ravens do not belong to the National Football Scouting group, which provides member teams a list of and reports on players eligible for the draft. “We make our own list, and that means we look at all players on a college roster,” DeCosta notes. John Eric Baltimore’s personnel department includes a large support staff Harbaugh DeCosta that helps handle the load. “We do a lot of cross-checking,” DeCosta states. “A number of us look at everyone, and then we have the area scouts look at certain players from other regions MOST DRAFT CHOICES TO EARN AP FIRST-TEAM All-PRO so we get multiple grades and opinions on all of the players.” Since 1996 / Ravens Inception Once the Ravens define a player as a “draftable” talent, John Rk. Team Players Harbaugh and his staff are assigned to add more study, which could include visits and workouts with some of the players. 1. Pittsburgh Steelers 17 2. New England Patriots 16 “Over the years, Ozzie has assembled such a good, hard- working personnel staff, but what has made it even better is 3. Baltimore Ravens 15 the enthusiasm and thorough work done by Coach Harbaugh San Francisco 49ers 15 and his staff,“ DeCosta affirms. “Their input has had impact on 7 Marlon Humphrey^ (1) 7 Chris McAlister (1) 7 Ed Reed (5) our board and will again within this draft.” 7 Lamar Jackson^ (1) 7 Le’Ron McClain (1) 7 Ronnie Stanley^ (1) The process has always encouraged scouts and coaches 7 Jamal Lewis (1) 7 Haloti Ngata (2) 7 Terrell Suggs (1) to have strong opinions. “We have very open dialogue. We 7 Jermaine Lewis (1) 7 Jonathan Ogden (4) 7 Adalius Thomas (1) want everyone’s opinion, especially from the scouts who have 7 Ray Lewis (7) 7 Kelechi Osemele* (1) 7 Marshal Yanda (2) looked at the players the longest. Another strength of our room (1st-Team All-Pros) (* w/ Raiders) (^ Current Raven) Ed Reed 1st Round: 2002 The Ravens have produced five AP Player of the Year honors and one AP NFL MVP. Baltimore has also had two players earn Defensive ROY, two garner Super Bowl MVP honors and three selected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. All of these players (below) are Ravens draft picks. Draft Pick (Year) Major Accolades Jonathan Ogden (1996) Pro Football Hall of Fame (2013) Ray Lewis (1996) 2000 & 2003 Def. POY; SB XXXV MVP; Pro Football HOF (2018) Peter Boulware (1997) 1997 Defensive Rookie of the Year Jamal Lewis (2000) 2003 Offensive Player of the Year Lamar Jackson Ed Reed (2002) 2004 Defensive POY; Pro Football HOF (2019) 1st Round: 2018 Terrell Suggs (2003) 2003 Defensive ROY; 2011 Defensive POY Joe Flacco (2008) Super Bowl XLVII MVP Lamar Jackson (2018) 2019 NFL MVP 2019 NFL MVP & First-Team All-Pro 2021 RAVENS DRAFT GUIDE RAVENS HOMEGROWN PRO BOWLERS Year Drafted (Rd.) Name Pro Bowls Ray Lewis 1996 (1st) LB Ray Lewis 13 1st Round: 1996 1996 (1st) T Jonathan Ogden 11 2002 (1st) S Ed Reed 9 2007 (3rd) G Marshal Yanda 8 2003 (1st) OLB Terrell Suggs 7 2006 (1st) DT Haloti Ngata 5 1997 (1st) OLB Peter Boulware 4 2010 (RFA) LS Morgan Cox # 4 2014 (1st) LB C.J. Mosley 4 2012 (RFA) K Justin Tucker # 4 1999 (1st) CB Chris McAlister 3 2008 (2nd) RB Ray Rice 3 2018 (3rd) T Orlando Brown Jr. 2 2001 (1st) TE Todd Heap 2 2017 (1st) CB Marlon Humphrey 2 2016 (5th) OLB Matthew Judon 2 1996 (5th) WR/RS Jermaine Lewis 2 Ravens' 2nd-Ever Pick & Hall of Famer 2007 (4th) FB Le’Ron McClain 2 2017 (RFA) FB Patrick Ricard # 2 Baltimore has drafted three players (Jonathan Ogden, Ray 2000 (6th) OLB Adalius Thomas 2 Lewis & Ed Reed) who were selected to the Hall of Fame.
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