The Baltimore Ravens own the 30th pick in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft on Thursday, and who they might select is very much up in the air.
The Ravens have a reputation of being a sound, disciplined team under GM Eric DeCosta, but they have a few pressing needs in this year’s draft, especially at offensive line, wide receiver, and cornerback.
To get a better sense of who the Ravens might take on Thursday night, we consulted nine experts’ mock drafts. As expected, many experts have the Ravens picking one of those three positions.
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Of those nine experts, only two players appeared twice to form some type of consensus: Amarius Mims, an offensive tackle from Georgia, and Chop Robinson, an edge rusher from Penn State.
According to The Sporting News’ draft big board, both players would rank as steals for the Ravens at the 30th pick.
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Here’s who the experts think the Ravens will draft in the first round:
Cris Collinsworth, PFF — Jordan Morgan, T, Arizona
Collinsworth’s reasoning: “[Morgan] isn’t flashy. but he’s a complete player who consistently gets in front of people, can play inside and wins consistently. He plays with good energy, always battles and, even when beaten, exerts great effort to recover.”
Field Yates, ESPN — Darius Robinson, DE, Missouri
Yates’ reasoning: “The Ravens lost Jadeveon Clowney in free agency this offseason, but Robinson would keep this Baltimore pass rush strong.”
Jamison Hensley, ESPN — Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia
Hensley’s reasoning: “The Ravens fill their biggest need with Mims, who didn't allow a sack at Georgia. Mims will start immediately at right tackle.”
Tyler Forness, The Sporting News — Chop Robinson, EDGE, Penn State
Forness’ reasoning: “The Ravens capitalize on my fourth-ranked player in the class, which is what they do every year: take the player who is just that good who shouldn't be available.”
Charles McDonald and Charles Tice, Yahoo — Tyler Guyton, OT, Oklahoma
Reasoning: “[Guyton] has quality starting tackle upside, something so hard to find at this point in the draft, and wouldn’t necessarily need to play right away.”
Peter Schrager, NFL.com — Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB, Alabama
Schrager’s reasoning: “I know teams that absolutely love him … The Alabama-to-Baltimore pipeline is real.”
Lance Zierlein, NFL.com — Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia
Zierlein’s reasoning: “If Mims falls here, Baltimore could do much worse than adding one of the most physically gifted specimens in this draft.”
Danny Kelly, The Ringer — Chop Robinson, EDGE, Penn State
Kelly’s reasoning: “Baltimore really should be going offensive line no matter what, but, man— if Robinson falls to them, wouldn’t it feel so Ravens-y for them to snag him?”
Doug Farrar, Touchdown Wire — Ladd McConkey, WR, Georgia
(No reasoning given).
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