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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 .
My best available:

Billy Schrauth, OG
Jalon Kilgore, DB
Brian Parker II, OL
Dae'Quan Wright, TE
Seth McGowan, RB (might be undraftable for legal/character reasons)
Keyshaun Elliott, LB
Keith Abney II, DB
DeMonte Capehart, DT
Emmett Johnson, RB
Garrett Nussmeier, QB
 
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Down to Parker and Coogan as C options I like. Parker much more talented but there's a projection there since he hasn't played there. Coogan more of a just a dude which we may already have.
 
RavenTerp said:
Actually he is. The Ravens have a plan for center and it does not need to match the desire of a keyboard warrior that has exactly 0 hours of professional NFL talent evaluation experience. Guy is losing his mind because competent people are doing their job instead of him making the selections for the Ravens. He really thinks he knows better than their team of experts. SMH
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Just like they had a plan for OL the past few years, which completely failed?
 
RavenTerp said:
Get a grip man and clean up the language. You seem suicidal. This is just the NFL draft. They obviously have another plan in place to address the center position. They didn't want to reach for a guy like Hecht that did not grade out well in their analysis. They don't think Hecht is a guy they want starting for the Ravens or they would have picked him. I wanted to see Hecht selected too but they know a lot more about evaluating NFL talent than we do. They will address the center position but not through the draft. They didn't fix both guard spots only to leave a big hole at center.
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We say wtf we want around here don’t just show up day one and start telling people watch the language this is the internet fam
 
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rossihunter2 said:
My best available:

Billy Schrauth, OG
Jalon Kilgore, DB
Brian Parker II, OL
Dae'Quan Wright, TE
Seth McGowan, RB (might be undraftable for legal/character reasons)
Keyshaun Elliott, LB
Keith Abney II, DB
DeMonte Capehart, DT
Emmett Johnson, RB
Garrett Nussmeier, QB
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Parker would be cool, but he's someone I wouldn't count on coming in year 1 as a rookie converting to C and picking up as the starter. I do like him as depth and just competition.
 
RavenTerp said:
Get a grip man and clean up the language. You seem suicidal. This is just the NFL draft. They obviously have another plan in place to address the center position. They didn't want to reach for a guy like Hecht that did not grade out well in their analysis. They don't think Hecht is a guy they want starting for the Ravens or they would have picked him. I wanted to see Hecht selected too but they know a lot more about evaluating NFL talent than we do. They will address the center position but not through the draft. They didn't fix both guard spots only to leave a big hole at center.
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More to it than that. If Mads is not a full go this season our interior DL needs help we also need another decent CB. This team has has improved in one area and that is pass rush with Trey and Zion, but overall I don’t really think this draft has made us any better than last season with all the FA ‘s we lost. We needed to knock it out of the park to pass the elite teams for a Lombardi. This draft after Vega and Young does not get us there. Sorry, but I am upset right now about it.
 
Simba said:
Down to Parker and Coogan as C options I like. Parker much more talented but there's a projection there since he hasn't played there. Coogan more of a just a dude which we may already have.
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Not many players at this point in the draft will start day one, but projection as a starter, yes I agree with you.
 
cobrajet said:
More to it than that. If Mads is not a full go this season our interior DL needs help we also need another decent CB. This team has has improved in one area and that is pass rush with Trey and Zion, but overall I don’t really think this draft has made us any better than last season with all the FA ‘s we lost. We needed to knock it out of the park to pass the elite teams for a Lombardi. This draft after Vega and Young does not get us there. Sorry, but I am upset right now about it.
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Yeah facts
 
Grim said:
Parker would be cool, but he's someone I wouldn't count on coming in year 1 as a rookie converting to C and picking up as the starter. I do like him as depth and just competition.
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on day 3, a guy who has any chance to start at any point in his rookie deal is a great pick
especially if they offer you depth swing value
 
ndub said:
He was joking and saying that you were saying that about us. That we have limited athleticism and that causes us to not like Hecht
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Oh damn, I totally misread that. I had some chaos here, so I read "we" as "he" lol. Sorry about that
 
With the exception of Logan Jones, every center had inconsistencies, and none of us would have given him a second-round pick.
There are still quite a few interesting players
 
rossihunter2 said:
My best available:

Billy Schrauth, OG
Jalon Kilgore, DB
Brian Parker II, OL
Dae'Quan Wright, TE
Seth McGowan, RB (might be undraftable for legal/character reasons)
Keyshaun Elliott, LB
Keith Abney II, DB
DeMonte Capehart, DT
Emmett Johnson, RB
Garrett Nussmeier, QB
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No Singleton?
 
rossihunter2 said:
on day 3, a guy who has any chance to start at any point in his rookie deal is a great pick
especially if they offer you depth swing value
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That's true, but that's mostly position-dependent, IMHO. Punters are often Day 3 picks, same with RS, K, and other ST players. I'd even say generally C can be a spot as well, even G. DL is obvious but that's because teams rotate DL a lot anyway, so it's minimized.
 
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