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ns a better re-grade post-rookie season"WhitePodcast Film Review 2019 NFL Draft Fanposts Fanshots Ravens StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Ravens ReportYahoo Ravens Depth ChartYahoo Ravens TransactionsYahoo Ravens PhotosAbout Odds Community Guidelines StubHub FL DraftNFL Draft GradesMel Kiper re-grades Baltimore’s 2018 NFL draft New Hayden Hurst Jersey White ,15commentsOne of the best drafts in recent years earns a better re-grade post-rookie seasonEDTShareTweetShareShareMel Kiper re-grades Baltimore’s 2018 NFL draft Aaron Doster-USA TODAY SportsNearly a year removed the 2018 NFL Draft, ESPN’S Mel Kiper has gone back to re-grade how every team did with a year of hindsight. Kiper’s original grade of a B- for the Ravens has now been upgraded to a A-. Baltimore’s coaching staff has acknowledged that Jackson must take fewer hits going forward but without handicapping his natural ability as an extraordinary athlete. While Jackson certainly needs to improve as a passer, his 58.2 completion percentage does not account for the drops from his targets. Wide receiver Michael Crabtree led the entire league in dropped passes, though a good portion of his drops came with Flacco at the helm. Jackson showed the ability to make any pass on the field albeit not on a consistent basis quite yet.The team is unquestionably committed to Jackson and his development going forward, stating multiple times about the need to surround him with playmakers who will help share the load on offense. Jackson has already been seen offsite training and practicing his throwing motion https://www.theravenslockerroom.com/authentic-hayden-hurst-jersey , an encouraging sign for the 22-year-old.Andrews was possibly the biggest surprise of the bunch. As the fourth tight end off the board and the second taken by the Ravens, he finished the season as the best rookie tight end with 34 receptions for 552 yards and three touchdowns. Andrews destroyed the franchise record for yards by a rookie tight end (286) which was previously held by former second-round pick Maxx Williams. Andrews outperformed first-round pick Hurst by a wide margin. Hurst looked set to make an instant impact with his performance in the preseason, though a foot injury caused him to miss the first four games of the season and surely hindered his performance the rest of the way.Brown has entrenched himself as the team’s starting right tackle and looks every bit the part of a franchise bookend to pair with Ronnie Stanley. Young flashed major potential at the weakside linebacker position, especially in Mosley’s absence in Week 3 against the Denver Broncos when he recorded 10 tackles. Board was a solid special teams player and could potentially see an increased role on defense. Edwards emerged as a hidden gem when Jackson took over at quarterback. His straight-forward and powerful running style fit perfectly with Jackson’s outside speed, keeping defenses on their toes. Edwards finished with 718 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 137 attempts. With Mark Ingram being signed in free agency Womens Lamar Jackson Jersey , Edwards will see a largely reduced number of carries unless he earns more. This was certainly a strong swan song for Newsome as he leaves the team with multiple starters from the 2018 NFL Draft and several players who could develop into a starting role as well. New General Manager Eric DeCosta has large shoes to fill. Every NFL team is required to make its key decision makers available to the media before the draft, and sometimes some interesting information emerges from those press conferences. But most of the time, coaches and general managers are uninterested in divulging how they really feel about draft prospects.Ravens General Manager Eric DeCosta made that clear today. Opening up his pre-draft press conference, DeCosta made a joking acknowledgement of how nothing he said could be trusted.“Thank you everybody for coming,” DeCosta said. “Excited to have you all here today for the liars’ luncheon Lamar Jackson Jersey White , as it’s been called.”This is DeCosta’s first draft running the show after being the right-hand man to former Ravens G.M. Ozzie Newsome for many years. He said that the Ravens have always had a collaborative draft process and this year will be no different.“It doesn’t feel that different, honestly,” DeCosta said. “It’s never just been one person’s decision.”Whatever the Ravens do in the draft, it will be a collaborative decision — and not one they’re in the business of making public.