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The 2025 NFL draft is quickly approaching, and the Baltimore Ravens have no control over it, picking in the 27th slot of the first round. Every team's draft board is different, and each year, a talented player slides down the first round into a dream scenario for playoff teams.
Ravens GM Eric DeCosta is a master manipulator of draft capital and never shy about trading up or down the board.
Since taking over for Ozzie Newsome in 2018, GM Eric DeCosta has made one significant draft-related trade, which resulted in Zay Flowers joining Lamar Jackson in Baltimore.
With the draft fast approaching, we're looking at five dream targets that the Ravens would love to slide down in the first round.
Williams was a second-team All-SEC selection during the 2024 college football season. Williams racked up 67 tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss, and 14 sacks in 40 games.
The All-American from Ole Miss fits the bill. The 6-foot-3, 305-pound dynamo led the Ole Miss defense in 2024, logging 48 tackles (career-high), two pass deflections (career-high), one fumble recovery, and 6.5 sacks (career-high).
During the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine, Walker was measured in at 6-foot-1, 243 pounds in Indianapolis with an armspan of 79⅞ inches -- the reach length scouts want in rushers. By comparison, Ole Miss All-American Walter Nolen's armspan, at 6-foot-3¾ and 296 pounds, was measured at 78⅝ inches. Walker was the Butkus Award winner as the nation's best linebacker this past season as he led the Bulldogs' defense in tackles for loss (10.5) and sacks (6.5), with three of those sacks coming against Texas.
Campbell is an athletic marvel who can play multiple positions, something the Eagles covet. During Campbell’s 37 games at LSU, he allowed only 45 pressures and only three sacks, with one coming in his first game and one coming in his last game. Campbell was awarded LSU’s coveted No. 7 this year, which is given by the coaching staff each season to the player deemed the team’s best playmaker (because of NCAA rules, Campbell wore No. 66 with a No. 7 patch on his jersey).
Green spent the last two seasons at Marshall after transferring from Virginia following his freshman season. While at Marshall, Green played in 26 games and recorded 127 tackles, 32 tackles for loss, and 21.5 sacks. He also added two passes defensed, one fumble recovery, and four forced fumbles in his two seasons. Last season, as a redshirt sophomore, Green led the FBS in sacks (17.0), tackles for loss (22.5), sack yardage (144), and tackles by a defensive lineman (84).
His 17 sacks established a new Sun Belt Conference record.
This article originally appeared on Ravens Wire: 2025 NFL Draft: 5 Ravens dream picks in the first round
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Ravens GM Eric DeCosta is a master manipulator of draft capital and never shy about trading up or down the board.
Since taking over for Ozzie Newsome in 2018, GM Eric DeCosta has made one significant draft-related trade, which resulted in Zay Flowers joining Lamar Jackson in Baltimore.
With the draft fast approaching, we're looking at five dream targets that the Ravens would love to slide down in the first round.
Mykel Williams, ED, Georgia
Williams was a second-team All-SEC selection during the 2024 college football season. Williams racked up 67 tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss, and 14 sacks in 40 games.
Walter Nolen, DI, Mississippi
The All-American from Ole Miss fits the bill. The 6-foot-3, 305-pound dynamo led the Ole Miss defense in 2024, logging 48 tackles (career-high), two pass deflections (career-high), one fumble recovery, and 6.5 sacks (career-high).
Jalon Walker, LB, Georgia
During the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine, Walker was measured in at 6-foot-1, 243 pounds in Indianapolis with an armspan of 79⅞ inches -- the reach length scouts want in rushers. By comparison, Ole Miss All-American Walter Nolen's armspan, at 6-foot-3¾ and 296 pounds, was measured at 78⅝ inches. Walker was the Butkus Award winner as the nation's best linebacker this past season as he led the Bulldogs' defense in tackles for loss (10.5) and sacks (6.5), with three of those sacks coming against Texas.
Will Campbell, OL, LSU
Campbell is an athletic marvel who can play multiple positions, something the Eagles covet. During Campbell’s 37 games at LSU, he allowed only 45 pressures and only three sacks, with one coming in his first game and one coming in his last game. Campbell was awarded LSU’s coveted No. 7 this year, which is given by the coaching staff each season to the player deemed the team’s best playmaker (because of NCAA rules, Campbell wore No. 66 with a No. 7 patch on his jersey).
Mike Green, Edge, Marshall
Green spent the last two seasons at Marshall after transferring from Virginia following his freshman season. While at Marshall, Green played in 26 games and recorded 127 tackles, 32 tackles for loss, and 21.5 sacks. He also added two passes defensed, one fumble recovery, and four forced fumbles in his two seasons. Last season, as a redshirt sophomore, Green led the FBS in sacks (17.0), tackles for loss (22.5), sack yardage (144), and tackles by a defensive lineman (84).
His 17 sacks established a new Sun Belt Conference record.
This article originally appeared on Ravens Wire: 2025 NFL Draft: 5 Ravens dream picks in the first round
Continue reading...
