The Ravens are going to get a slew of A’s on their 2022 report card, but at the end of Saturday, General Manager Eric DeCosta said he was glad it was over.
There was a lot riding on this draft. The Ravens had numerous holes to fill, a quarterback set to keep eating larger slices of the salary cap pie, and a loaded division they finished at the bottom of last season.
DeCosta didn’t scratch every itch with his 2022 NFL Draft, but he did something far more important. He restocked the team’s talent with a collection of high-value picks.
The Ravens entered the draft with top needs at cornerback, edge rusher, and offensive line. They created another hole when they traded top wide receiver Marquise Brown. Baltimore didn’t draft a cornerback until the fourth round. Their edge rusher is coming off Achilles surgery and won’t be ready to play at the start of the season. They didn’t pick a wide receiver.
But pick after pick, DeCosta nailed the Ravens’ picks to build a better long-term future in…