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Baltimore Ravens 2026 NFL Draft Class

Every Ravens selection in the 2026 NFL Draft, the needs they entered the weekend with, and the trades that reshaped their board.

Compiled by the NFL Mock Draft Simulator research desk · Front office at the time: Eric DeCosta (GM), Jesse Minter (HC)

The class

Baltimore Ravens made 11 selections in the 2026 draft, opening with Olaivavega Ioane, a interior offensive line out of Penn State, at No. 14 overall.

The class skewed toward interior offensive line, where they used 2 picks. In total they drafted 8 different positions.

Going into the weekend our board had their priority needs listed as Interior Offensive Line, Wide Receiver, Edge Rusher, Defensive Tackle, Cornerback. They addressed 5 of their 5 pre-draft needs directly: Interior Offensive Line, Wide Receiver, Edge Rusher, Defensive Tackle, Cornerback.

Their best value relative to the consensus board was Rayshaun Benny at No. 250, 130 slots later than the industry board had him ranked (120).

Draft capital

Ravens draft capital broke down as 1 Day 1 pick, 2 on Day 2 and 8 on Day 3. 5 of those were compensatory selections, awarded for free-agency losses in the prior cycle. 3 were slots they did not own when the weekend began, acquired by trade.

Pick by pick

Every Ravens selection, with where it landed against our consensus board and against their own pre-draft needs list.

• Round 1, No. 14: Ravens took Olaivavega Ioane, within 0 slots of his board ranking of 14. It was their single highest-priority need going in.
• Round 2, No. 45: Ravens took Zion Young on Day 2, within 6 slots of his board ranking of 39. Edge Rusher was their No. 3 listed need.
• Round 3, No. 80: Ravens moved on Ja'Kobi Lane on Day 2, 30 slots early, which is what a team does when it has decided the board is wrong. Wide Receiver was their No. 2 listed need.
• Round 4, No. 115: Ravens took Elijah Sarratt on Day 3, a board-rank 70 player who waited 45 slots past his board ranking to get there. Wide Receiver was their No. 2 listed need.
• Round 4, No. 133: Ravens moved on Matthew Hibner on Day 3, paying 83 slots of premium rather than risk the wait. Tight End was not on their priority needs list, a best-player-available call.
• Round 5, No. 162: Ravens took Chandler Rivers on Day 3, a board-rank 88 player whom the rest of the league passed on across 74 slots of board value.
• Round 5, No. 173: Ravens took Josh Cuevas on Day 3, a board-rank 151 player who waited 22 slots past his board ranking to get there. Tight End was not on their priority needs list, a best-player-available call.
• Round 5, No. 174: Ravens used the pick on Adam Randall, ranked 226, the sort of dart every team throws on Saturday afternoon. Running Back was not on their priority needs list, a best-player-available call.
• Round 6, No. 211: Ravens took Ryan Eckley at board rank 429, a late lottery ticket rather than a statement. Punter was not on their priority needs list, a best-player-available call.
• Round 7, No. 250: Ravens took Rayshaun Benny on Day 3, a board-rank 120 player who waited 130 slots past his board ranking to get there.
• Round 7, No. 253: Ravens used the pick on Evan Beerntsen, ranked 283, the sort of dart every team throws on Saturday afternoon. It was their single highest-priority need going in.

Pre-draft needs

Our needs assessment for the Ravens going into the 2026 draft, ordered by priority. This is the list the class above is measured against.

Draft-day trades

• With San Francisco 49ers: sent No. 154 (R5); received No. 133 (R4).

Related

• Round 1 results: every other pick made around the Ravens' first selection.
• Position rankings for the groups they drafted: Interior Offensive Line, Edge Rusher, Wide Receiver, Tight End, Cornerback, Running Back, Defensive Tackle.
• The 2026 consensus big board: where every one of these players ranked before the draft.
• Every trade from the 2026 draft: the full ledger, including the Ravens' moves.
• Steals and reaches: which picks diverged most from the board, and what that gap means.
• The draft by the numbers: positional supply, school production and how draft capital was distributed.

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