2022 NFL draft recap: Everything you need to know about the Ravens’ picks and trades

The 2022 NFL draft is officially in the books. Here’s what you need to know about how the Ravens and the rest of the NFL fared:

Here’s a summary of the Ravens’ picks, as well as the player’s ranking on the media’s consensus big board, which compiles evaluations from more than 80 analysts.

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Get caught up on the Ravens’ draft class with The Baltimore Sun’s coverage from all three days:

During the first round Thursday night, the Ravens traded wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown and a fourth-round pick (No. 100 overall) to the Arizona Cardinals for the No. 23 overall selection. The Ravens then traded that pick to the Buffalo Bills for the No. 25 selection, which they used to take Iowa center Tyler Linderbaum, and a fourth-rounder (No. 130), which they used to take Penn State punter Jordan Stout.

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Here’s what experts from publications around the country said about the Ravens’ moves in the first round, as well as what they said about their Day 2 selections.

Here’s where the players with Maryland ties ended up, including Terps safety Nick Cross and tight end Chigoziem Okonkwo coming off the board in the first four rounds.

There weren’t many surprises from the top-10 picks. Here’s the full first round, and here are The Baltimore Sun’s grades for each of the first 32 selections.

Scouts and analysts said this quarterback class was underwhelming, and the NFL agreed. After Pittsburgh’s Kenny Pickett went No. 20 to the Steelers, the next quarterback off the board was Cincinnati’s Desmond Ridder at No. 74 overall to the Atlanta Falcons in the third round. It is the latest a second quarterback has come off the board in a single draft since 1996.

Here’s how the QB class shook out: