The Baltimore Sun's C.J. Doon also had the Ravens trading up in his latest mock draft. Doon predicted the Ravens will trade the Nos. 28 and 60 picks to the Jacksonville Jaguars in order to select LSU linebacker Patrick Queen at No. 20.
Queen has been a popular pick for the Ravens in mock drafts at No. 28, but as Doon's mock draft suggested, there's no guarantee he'd still be on the board at that point.
"Though much more likely to trade down than trade up over the years, the Ravens haven't been in this position before: coming off a 14-2 season with a Most Valuable Player quarterback and few holes to fill on the roster," Doon wrote. "If there's a first-round prospect they really want, they have the assets (four picks in the top 100) to trade up for him. Queen's instincts, athleticism and toughness would be a welcome addition to the middle of the defense."
Ravens Wire's Matthew Stevens came up with three scenarios in which the Ravens could go in the other direction and trade out of the first round altogether. During the past decade, Baltimore traded out of the first round twice (2010, 2012).
"Unlike the trade-up scenarios, Baltimore isn't likely to find too many teams eyeing up their No. 28 pick given the depth at several positions and the lack of top options at many others. But there are a few teams that could see a player they love fall into the bottom of the first round and look to the Ravens' pick as the best path to that player," Stevens wrote.
Stevens identified Baltimore's potential trade partners as: the Detroit Lions (Ravens receive the No. 35 overall pick and fourth- and fifth-round selections); Indianapolis Colts (Ravens also give up a third-round pick in exchange for the No. 34 overall selection and third- and fifth-round picks); and Houston Texans (Ravens receive the No. 40 overall pick and third- and sixth-round selections).
Ravens Go Safe, Not Sexy, in The Athletic's Mock Draft
With the start of the draft just two days away, the final batch of mock drafts are being released. In The Athletic's Jeff Zrebiec's second mock, he has the Ravens selecting Michigan center Cesar Ruiz.
Zrebiec wrote that LSU wide receiver Justin Jefferson, Queen and Murray "would be no-brainers" for the Ravens, but he doesn't think any will be available at No. 28.
"Ruiz isn't a sexy pick, but he probably has the highest floor of anybody the Ravens could take at this point of the first round and he's the best bet to step in from Day 1 and fill a major need," Zrebiec wrote. "At worst, the Ravens have a solid starting interior offensive lineman for the next four years. At best, they have a future Pro Bowl selection who joins young tackles Ronnie Stanley and Orlando Brown as mainstays up front.
"Ruiz will start at center on Day 1 if Matt Skura isn't fully recovered from a major knee injury. If Skura is back, Ruiz will slide into the right guard spot vacated by the retired Marshal Yanda. Ruiz is a big, athletic guy who will fit in perfectly with what the Ravens are trying to do offensively. The safe pick can also be the most effective one."
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