The Ravens have long prided themselves on being a team that drafts the best player available, and that strategy has paid off handsomely (see Kyle Hamilton, 2022).
But, of course, need – both short and long term – is part of a team's draft calculation.
Baltimore's top draft need is on the offensive line, primarily offensive tackle. Beyond that, it's a toss up between wide receiver, cornerback, and EDGE rusher.
With three picks in the first three rounds (Nos. 30, 62, 93), we'll look at five scenarios for how the Ravens could address most of their top needs on the first two days.
For this exercise, we're using ESPN’s Draft Day Predictor to marry both likelihood of that player being available and the probability that the Ravens would pick him.
Here's the list of players pundits believe the Ravens could take with pick No. 30 in the 2024 NFL Draft.
![CB Ennis Rakestraw Jr., Missouri](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/wkgwsi6kes8ge14pi3kw.jpg)
CB Ennis Rakestraw Jr., Missouri
![CB Cooper DeJean, Iowa](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/bdgakwh4kr4uiy4zrusy.jpg)
CB Cooper DeJean, Iowa
![OT Amarius Mims, Georgia](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/a6p0a7ztfjixhgak0xop.jpg)
OT Amarius Mims, Georgia
![OT Tyler Guyton, Oklahoma](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/wpver39eb2nfqppcuzy5.jpg)
OT Tyler Guyton, Oklahoma
![OL Graham Barton, Duke](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/kndpvp3jcfwuvzkkcfwo.jpg)
OL Graham Barton, Duke
![WR Xavier Worthy, Texas](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/ivehszbm3ozyf7v4h8qr.jpg)
WR Xavier Worthy, Texas
![CB Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/b7eeue9cyqgd5cerejyd.jpg)
CB Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama
![OT Kingsley Suamataia, BYU](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/ergtyswkwsbe5eobzgnr.jpg)
OT Kingsley Suamataia, BYU
![OT JC Latham, Alabama](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/eegx4cyctd00t7rvsx78.jpg)
OT JC Latham, Alabama
![DE Jared Verse, Florida State](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/dfeshf6g1qbs1klprmqc.jpg)
DE Jared Verse, Florida State
![DL Darius Robinson, Missouri](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/azfdf0aefvxm7pqadill.jpg)
DL Darius Robinson, Missouri
![WR Ladd McConkey, Georgia](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/lwpbma9grtgtrbogpkfi.jpg)
WR Ladd McConkey, Georgia
![WR Keon Coleman, Florida State](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_png/ravens/sxtxue5magzxlntuypmg.png)
WR Keon Coleman, Florida State
![OT Jordan Morgan, Arizona](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/n74qbgrd8zwbufuncxl9.jpg)
OT Jordan Morgan, Arizona
![WR Brian Thomas Jr., LSU](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/ansyapyq8hnou2m6zfhn.jpg)
WR Brian Thomas Jr., LSU
![DL Kris Jenkins, Michigan](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/cevsv0ropywtspxcahvg.jpg)
DL Kris Jenkins, Michigan
![CB Mike Sainristil, Michigan](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/xlxjqo54z0rwf9vgidej.jpg)
CB Mike Sainristil, Michigan
![OT Troy Fautanu, Washington](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/n4biasltoib6dwbpzuy0.jpg)
OT Troy Fautanu, Washington
![CB Kamari Lassiter, Georgia](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/cnyngp0vxwonsvmunfps.jpg)
CB Kamari Lassiter, Georgia
![DL Byron Murphy II, Texas](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/jmt09wkkg56bf5rldmd0.jpg)
DL Byron Murphy II, Texas
![DT Jer'Zhan Newton, Illinois](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/p9dkui9xytoq8842oosz.jpg)
DT Jer'Zhan Newton, Illinois
![WR Troy Franklin, Oregon](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/hgbjuql40m9zlsvkdbgn.jpg)
WR Troy Franklin, Oregon
![G Cooper Beebe, Kansas State](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/e9v0rwtgnkxkvmkqsugs.jpg)
G Cooper Beebe, Kansas State
![EDGE Laiatu Latu, UCLA](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/nxe7qzwoo454b0neaws0.jpg)
EDGE Laiatu Latu, UCLA
![EDGE Braden Fiske, Florida State](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/x3ejabzljqvvqbaldmjz.jpg)
EDGE Braden Fiske, Florida State
![WR Xavier Legette, South Carolina](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/kob2kdasdgdlfojroe6e.jpg)
WR Xavier Legette, South Carolina
![WR Ja'Lynn Polk, Washington](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/gujx3pjvextb8kg16svh.jpg)
WR Ja'Lynn Polk, Washington
Scenario 1
1st Round – OT
- Most likely pick: Tyler Guyton, Oklahoma
- More likely: Jordan Morgan, Arizona
- Less likely: Troy Fautanu, Washington
2nd Round – WR
- Most likely: Malachi Corley, Western Kentucky
- More likely: Ja'Lynn Polk, Washington
- Less likely: Xavier Legette, South Carolina
3rd Round – CB
- Most likely: Andru Phillips, Kentucky
- More likely: Khyree Jackson, Oregon
- Less likely: D.J. James, Auburn
Scenario 2
1st Round – OT
- Most likely: Tyler Guyton, Oklahoma
- More likely: Jordan Morgan, Arizona
- Less likely: Troy Fautanu, Washington
2nd Round – CB
- Most likely: T.J. Tampa, Iowa State
- More likely: Kamari Lassiter, Georgia
- Less likely: Max Melton, Rutgers
3rd Round – WR
- Most likely: Jermaine Burton, Alabama
- More likely: Brenden Rice, USC
- Less likely: Javon Baker, Central Florida
Scenario 3
1st Round – WR
- Most likely: Adonai Mitchell, Texas
- More likely: Ladd McConkey, Georgia
- Less Likely: Xavier Worthy, Texas
2nd Round – OT
- Most likely: Kingsley Suamataia, BYU
- More likely: Patrick Paul, Houston
- Less likely: Roger Rosengarten, Washington
3rd Round – EDGE
- Most likely: Austin Booker, Kansas
- More likely: Jonah Elliss, Utah
- Less likely: Mohamed Kamara, Colorado State
Scenario 4
1st Round – CB
- Most likely: Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama
- More likely: Ennis Rakestraw Jr., Missouri
- Less likely: Cooper DeJean, Iowa
2nd Round – OT
- Most likely: Kingsley Suamataia, BYU
- More likely: Patrick Paul, Houston
- Less likely: Roger Rosengarten, Washington
3rd Round – WR
- Most likely: Jermaine Burton, Alabama
- More likely: Brenden Rice, USC
- Less likely: Javon Baker, Central Florida
Scenario 5
1st Round EDGE
- Most likely: Chop Robinson, Penn State
- More likely: Chris Braswell, Alabama
- Less likely: Laiatu Latu, UCLA
2nd Round – WR
- Most likely: Malachi Corley, Western Kentucky
- More likely: Ja'Lynn Polk, Washington
- Less likely: Xavier Legette, South Carolina
3rd Round – OT
- Most likely: Kiren Amegadjie, Yale
- More likely: Blake Fisher, Notre Dame
- Less likely: Dominick Puni, Kansas
Scenario 6
1st Round – WR
- Most likely: Adonai Mitchell, Texas
- More likely: Ladd McConkey, Georgia
- Less Likely: Xavier Worthy, Texas
2nd Round – EDGE
- Most likely: Adisa Isaac, Penn State
- More likely: Jonah Elliss, Utah
- Less likely: Chris Braswell, Alabama
3rd Round – CB
- Most likely: Andru Phillips, Kentucky
- More likely: Khyree Jackson, Oregon
- Less likely: D.J. James, Auburn
Here's the latest 2024 NFL Draft big board from NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah.
![1. QB Caleb Williams (USC)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/ncfkzvgfbs7nj3jrnzt6.jpg)
1. QB Caleb Williams (USC)
![2. WR Marvin Harrison Jr. (Ohio State)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/wnmyvqwnecg7ymko49vj.jpg)
2. WR Marvin Harrison Jr. (Ohio State)
![3. WR Rome Odunze (Washington)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/etfciy5isnbeglmidgsk.jpg)
3. WR Rome Odunze (Washington)
![4. WR Malik Nabers (LSU)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/lznuokc6clu3bvpsgbmr.jpg)
4. WR Malik Nabers (LSU)
![5. QB Drake Maye (UNC)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/pwh5fhycroxerwu3vk1v.jpg)
5. QB Drake Maye (UNC)
![6. QB Jayden Daniels (LSU)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/ypwq6dvektxlre4zqvtb.jpg)
6. QB Jayden Daniels (LSU)
![7. TE Brock Bowers (Georgia)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/xgbz6pvbnjemt4o9jbpv.jpg)
7. TE Brock Bowers (Georgia)
![8. OT Joe Alt (Notre Dame)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/yuhvcinftazkqqxo9cxk.jpg)
8. OT Joe Alt (Notre Dame)
![9. CB Terrion Arnold (Alabama)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/jix0rhkb7h3e6xrtn3lg.jpg)
9. CB Terrion Arnold (Alabama)
![10. OT Taliese Fuaga (Oregon State)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/jpk7hfnjihubx4hgcm9w.jpg)
10. OT Taliese Fuaga (Oregon State)
![11. OT Troy Fautanu (Washington)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/msr03bxebidfbqxir2ht.jpg)
11. OT Troy Fautanu (Washington)
![12. EDGE Dallas Turner (Alabama)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/ycobon9hcjniqrwmwphe.jpg)
12. EDGE Dallas Turner (Alabama)
![13. CB Quinyon Mitchell (Toledo)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/mk9qsihspu4thh1pqnzp.jpg)
13. CB Quinyon Mitchell (Toledo)
![14. EDGE Jared Verse (Florida State)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/xf7bifpjleyqz8qwwmmd.jpg)
14. EDGE Jared Verse (Florida State)
![15. OT Olumuyiwa Fashanu (Penn State)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/abxmbfrr2m2izucxs9mk.jpg)
15. OT Olumuyiwa Fashanu (Penn State)
![16. Edge Laiatu Latu (UCLA)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/dwk7rkwo0cwhhgigskvy.jpg)
16. Edge Laiatu Latu (UCLA)
![17. WR Brian Thomas Jr. (LSU)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/lnhlvowfdshioyqmmxmz.jpg)
17. WR Brian Thomas Jr. (LSU)
![18. OT JC Latham (Alabama)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/ivr5prwmbpvhuiejl1ef.jpg)
18. OT JC Latham (Alabama)
![19. DT Byron Murphy II (Texas)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/higngswzpjcivpctj47e.jpg)
19. DT Byron Murphy II (Texas)
![20. QB J.J. McCarthy (Michigan)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/kj1dpnu9c8n4xnhxrqjm.jpg)
20. QB J.J. McCarthy (Michigan)
![21. Edge Chop Robinson (Penn State)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/hdiat3htvzeikvkknvg2.jpg)
21. Edge Chop Robinson (Penn State)
![22. OT Amarius Mims (Georgia)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/afwm93lgisjhd4lowjwk.jpg)
22. OT Amarius Mims (Georgia)
![23. OT Tyler Guyton (Oklahoma)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/rlcdxy76ob0zg81xnb2f.jpg)
23. OT Tyler Guyton (Oklahoma)
![24. IOL Graham Barton (Duke)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/l60n29696npkhhi3sr66.jpg)
24. IOL Graham Barton (Duke)
![25. CB Cooper DeJean (Iowa)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/jcjhmwfb6z2py0bx5vtm.jpg)
25. CB Cooper DeJean (Iowa)
![26. LB Edgerrin Cooper (Texas A&M)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/srbyr134wmpwpmow3tki.jpg)
26. LB Edgerrin Cooper (Texas A&M)
![27. WR Adonai Mitchell (Texas)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/wwbetra9l9nh3cttef2m.jpg)
27. WR Adonai Mitchell (Texas)
![28. CB Ennis Rakestraw Jr. (Missouri)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/u3aensrngrzhh4cjx1p3.jpg)
28. CB Ennis Rakestraw Jr. (Missouri)
![29. QB Bo Nix (Oregon)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/cmsntuqsjqsxjqdybemm.jpg)
29. QB Bo Nix (Oregon)
![30. IOL Jackson Powers-Johnson (Oregon)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/oiyt290azvsxfixv4xxg.jpg)
30. IOL Jackson Powers-Johnson (Oregon)
![31. CB Nate Wiggins (Clemson)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/kojjbuw5doyepzn8fgx8.jpg)
31. CB Nate Wiggins (Clemson)
![32. DT Jer'Zhan Newton (Illinois)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/lnh7bjxdhgbp2ms4g2uv.jpg)
32. DT Jer'Zhan Newton (Illinois)
![33. QB Michael Penix Jr. (Washinton)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/xp0pduzd9gzpsntsrwlp.jpg)
33. QB Michael Penix Jr. (Washinton)
![34. WR Ladd McConkey (Georgia)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/g542keobcc6szykpango.jpg)
34. WR Ladd McConkey (Georgia)
![35. WR Xavier Worthy (Texas)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/uriluc89t7ksnyozoavu.jpg)
35. WR Xavier Worthy (Texas)
![36. CB Kool-Aid McKinstry (Alabama)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/wzjrcxcdqldimyzrtsuu.jpg)
36. CB Kool-Aid McKinstry (Alabama)
![37. IOL Zach Frazier (West Virginia)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/kzfgulvplbiy4xbvn6em.jpg)
37. IOL Zach Frazier (West Virginia)
![38. DT Braden Fiske (Florida State)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/cwwcgbef7x5oyoutugsx.jpg)
38. DT Braden Fiske (Florida State)
![39. Edge Darius Robinson (Missouri)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/jdm5tvhnypq4xtqqxud0.jpg)
39. Edge Darius Robinson (Missouri)
![40. WR Ricky Pearsall (Florida)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/vdmeua3f6qo8xgr4ttvx.jpg)
40. WR Ricky Pearsall (Florida)
![41. WR Roman Wilson (Michigan)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/w5g89rvwpjkkzcypibcl.jpg)
41. WR Roman Wilson (Michigan)
![42. WR Troy Franklin (Oregon)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/xjxlk5i3dysv36wxmtqi.jpg)
42. WR Troy Franklin (Oregon)
![43. WR Keon Coleman (Florida State)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/cbhkjclowrlrs7p7eceg.jpg)
43. WR Keon Coleman (Florida State)
![44. LB Junior Colson (Michigan)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/nhtr0unvbmjs4qcplvhx.jpg)
44. LB Junior Colson (Michigan)
![45. WR Malachi Corley (Western Kentucky)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/owojcor0vspszqjn1ycv.jpg)
45. WR Malachi Corley (Western Kentucky)
![46. EDGE Marshawn Kneeland (Western Michigan)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_png/ravens/bt19roph1hqvt5vr0uim.png)
46. EDGE Marshawn Kneeland (Western Michigan)
![47. LB Payton Wilson (N.C. State)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/sh8pnmhiiqwe6vwqe70v.jpg)
47. LB Payton Wilson (N.C. State)
![48. DT Maason Smith, LSU](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/ic3nwdgupncy26tmh93n.jpg)
48. DT Maason Smith, LSU
![49. OT Jordan Morgan (Arizona)](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/m2qilwxuwteo8egnpq2f.jpg)
49. OT Jordan Morgan (Arizona)
![50. DB Max Melton, Rutgers](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/nmw8ckm0ajqarzuzfmnl.jpg)
50. DB Max Melton, Rutgers