There’s a price to pay for success far as the NFL Draft goes.
A successful regular season means teams are pushed farther down the board to make their selections.
The Ravens are among a select few franchises that have dealt with the challenge of consistently picking in the bottom of the rounds, having been been slotted 25th overall or later in seven of the past 10 drafts.
The late selections have not changed their approach or overall strategy.
“I think the biggest thing we do as scouts for Eric [DeCosta], and John [Harbaugh], and Ozzie [Newsome] over the years is we try to give them all the information and stack, and give them our rankings, and our order, and get the guys in the right spot,” director of player personnel Joe Hortiz said.