BALTIMORE – The Baltimore Ravens will look to add to their already talented roster through this week’s NFL Draft.
While the Ravens have the 30th overall pick in the first round on Thursday, there are still gems to be found.
In fact, two-time NFL MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson was selected 32nd by the Ravens in the 2018 NFL Draft.
For the past two years, the Ravens hit gold in the first round of the draft. In 2022, Kyle Hamilton and Tyler Linderbaum — both Pro Bowlers this past year — were chosen in the first round.
Then Associated Press All-American in 20, in the 2023 draft, the Ravens took speedy wide receiver Zay Flowers, who led the team with 858 receiving yards.DeJean was First-team23, Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year, Return Specialist of the Year, First-team All-Big Ten Conference. He started 10 games, and had 41 tackles, two tackles for loss, two interceptions and five pass breakups. He did miss the end of the season with a broken fibula.
“Highly competitive defensive back with plus ball skills and noteworthy special teams value,” NFL.com said. “DeJean is big and bundled for a cornerback, with muscular arms and tight hips. He has fantastic interception production, but his movements are more linear than fluid, and he doesn’t have the easy change of direction needed in man coverage on the next level.
“Kneeland is a former high school tight end and his open-field agility can be seen when he’s pursuing the football around the field. He deals consequential first blows to opponents that often create openings for him to generate movement as a run defender or pass rusher,” NFL.com says.
