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The Ravens were widely praised for their draft performance, especially in taking linebacker Patrick Queen, who fills an obvious need, in the first round. Now they appear to have few holes, outside of experience and depth questions at wide receiver. (Bonus points here for one our favorite draft videos, as we learned that GM Eric DeCosta and coach John Harbaugh are backyard neighbors, which feels delightfully quaint.)

They had an outstanding draft and have done a nice job filling holes this offseason. They will be much better on defense than a year ago.

Sick draft further addressed defensive shortcomings (LB Patrick Queen, DL Justin Madubuike). But for the greatest rushing team in league history to add Ohio State RB J.K. Dobbins before importing a pair of 100-catch receivers (Devin Duvernay, James Proche)? Simply unfair.

Player who benefited: OLB Jaylon Ferguson. The third-round pick had a quiet rookie season with 2.5 sacks and nine quarterback hits, but his grip on keeping a starting job strengthened after the Ravens surprisingly didn't select an edge rusher with any of their 10 draft picks. Baltimore passed on AJ Epenesa and Yetur Gross-Matos in the first round and chose not to take Zack Baun or Josh Uche in the second. The Ravens could sign a veteran pass-rusher before the season, but the draft provided a vote of confidence in Ferguson. -- Jamison Hensley