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2026 NFL Draft Gameday Thread

What position will the Ravens select with their first pick in the draft

  • DT

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • EDGE

    Votes: 3 11.1%

  • LB

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • DB

    Votes: 3 11.1%

  • OL

    Votes: 19 70.4%

  • RB

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • TE

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • WR

    Votes: 2 7.4%
  • Total voters
    27
  • Poll closed .
rossihunter2 said:
it's literally all just him running up the seam vs a college LB

with his athleticism, if it was going to translate as an "elite" prospect, there should be production - especially playing with a potential top 5 pick at QB

i think NFL LBs and safeties are going to beat him up
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The only thing Sadiq has is his athleticism. I do have a lot of concerns about him, especially at 14 but in 1st round alone. I can see what people would like in him, but I'm not in love with him as a prospect for us on Day 1. I'd take him on Day 2. But I also think generally the talent from 10-50 is about the same. This Draft is really kinda meh. I don't think it is 2013, but it is bad in its own way. Feels like the 2nd Round is VERY VERY long. and then we have a very long 3rd round and then we enter Day 3, which feels kinda flat talent-wise where everyone is kind of the same.
 
Come on, Rossie, I understand you don't like him, but the criticism is exaggerated.
21 years old, 6'3", 240 lbs, runs a 4.39 sprint, 10" hands, you can line him up along the line, he's versatile, good at screens and quick passes (short or medium range). What linebacker or safety can consistently withstand a freak like that? He has time to improve with training. It's not as bad to draft him as some people think
 
Argentina Raven said:
Come on, Rossie, I understand you don't like him, but the criticism is exaggerated.
21 years old, 6'3", 240 lbs, runs a 4.39 sprint, 10" hands, you can line him up along the line, he's versatile, good at screens and quick passes (short or medium range). What linebacker or safety can consistently withstand a freak like that? He has time to improve with training. It's not as bad to draft him as some people think
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We need a Tight End. The issue for me is, this is a really good tight end class. You could wait until the 5th round and come away with 2 Tights ends who will be more that serviceable in the NFL. Some of them I think will be a lot better than that.

I think this roster has too many holes to draft a Tight End who will probably end up having less targets than Mark (lol)
 
Argentina Raven said:
Come on, Rossie, I understand you don't like him, but the criticism is exaggerated.
21 years old, 6'3", 240 lbs, runs a 4.39 sprint, 10" hands, you can line him up along the line, he's versatile, good at screens and quick passes (short or medium range). What linebacker or safety can consistently withstand a freak like that? He has time to improve with training. It's not as bad to draft him as some people think
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Coming out, i liked pitts but you could tell that he would never be a great route runner. same for DK, you just know his route running ability would likely never be the reason why he gets open. I havent watchd sadiq as much and probably wont unless we draft him
 
Sadiq doesn't even look athletic. I get he ran a fast 40 but you can tell he's the kinda athlete that has a TON of muscle and is therefore kinda stiff and linear. I dont discount that he can take of in a straight line but he's blocky, not elusive, and is not somw crazy good blocker. Would think he'd be worse than even this stage of Andrews.
 
I’m cool with whatever happens tonight. Can’t do nothing but trust the new coaching staff and their vision.
 
UPennChem said:
Sadiq doesn't even look athletic. I get he ran a fast 40 but you can tell he's the kinda athlete that has a TON of muscle and is therefore kinda stiff and linear. I dont discount that he can take of in a straight line but he's blocky, not elusive, and is not somw crazy good blocker. Would think he'd be worse than even this stage of Andrews.
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I didnt want to say but yea he doesnt look athletic to me neither but my definition of being athletic is usually always different from thr majority
 
UKRaven1827 said:
We need a Tight End. The issue for me is, this is a really good tight end class. You could wait until the 5th round and come away with 2 Tights ends who will be more that serviceable in the NFL. Some of them I think will be a lot better than that.

I think this roster has too many holes to draft a Tight End who will probably end up having less targets than Mark (lol)
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It's possible, but there's no need to lower Sadiq's price that much.
Besides, we'll have a new offensive coordinator who likes tight ends and plays with a lot of tight ends.
The pick makes sense; it's just that you might not like it. If you want a fast and physical offense, Sadiq fits the bill perfectly
 
Hi all, I found this site ahead of the draft. I thought this would be a fun place to hangout for the draft. I'm really excited.

I hope the Ravens don't pick Sadiq. I've seen people suggesting he'd basically be a bigger wide receiver, but if he were a wide receiver, he'd play that. He doesn't have the lateral agility or quickness and Oregon did a great job of just scheming him open and manufacturing touches. There's a reason he didn't do any agility drills at the combine. I will say that he's a really willing blocker, but he's maxed out size wise. He's never going to be a Rob Gronkowski no matter how hard he tries.

Probably an unpopular opinion, but I think Bain Jr. is a bit of a trap. I think he's got a lot to love in his profile and game, but there are some real risks. He's explosive, strong, and bendy and he is relentless. But, for as disruptive as he is, he doesn't close super well. I know people might also try to write off the arm length, but that's literally 1 percentile in the NFL. It'd be fairly unprecedented to see an edge have his measurables and make it work. He's the guy I wouldn't be surprised if he busted or was a 10+ sack guy. Great traits and motor, but also some real risk with him.

I see KC Concepcion is a popular name here and I don't like it. He's amazing against man coverage, but he has a pretty drastic drop off against zone. That's a tough pill to swallow when you know the league plays zone on 75% of snaps. Plus, having Lamar Jackson means teams want to play less man and not have their backs turned to him for fear of him running. I know people will say that his feel for zone can be taught, but we're talking about a three year college starter and someone who played football since he was five. I just don't think it's easy to teach or he'd have picked it up along the way. N'Keal Harry was a similar guy in college. Great against man, but saw a significant drop off against zone. The list of guys who have that profile isn't encouraging. Also, for being a guy who uncovers well from man coverage and is fast, he's surprisingly bad on deep balls. He has a ridiculously high covered rate deep and has a pretty horrendous deep ball conversion rate.

Overall, I'd really like a guard or center. I've seen it become a hot button issue over interior lineman and the fifth year option, but if you get an All Pro, ala Quentin Nelson, you're happy to pick that fifth year option up. Are any of these guys going to be an All Pro? I don't know. The draft class isn't amazing. But I don't think the fifth year option is a blanket reason to not draft an interior lineman.
 
Nurps said:
What pick would make you freak out? I'm asking anyone who wants to answer.......
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rmcjacket23 said:
Not that simple. Those draft trade value charts are just baselines. The real value is determined in real time.
Even if you get some capital back, you'd basically have one pick in the top 80. Not ideal on a team with a lot of holes.

I think if you went back and look at a lot of historical first round trades, many of them overpaid compared to the largely arbitrary "draft trade value charts".
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not only do we have holes, but we also have less players under contract than the rest of the league. We have to use most of our picks or at the very least not lose many of the picks.
 
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