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Ravens' NFL draft: Baltimore reloads the trenches in a 7-round mock

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It’s that time of year again- full-on NFL Draft season. A mock draft is basically a quasi-crossword puzzle for football nerds

It's that time of year again- full-on NFL Draft season. A mock draft is basically a quasi-crossword puzzle for football nerds, a group of which I proudly claim ownership. After all, I've made a full first-round NFL mock draft every year since 2010.

But for now, we'll focus on just the Baltimore Ravens, who got the NFL offseason started with a bang when they traded their first-round pick to the Las Vegas Raiders for Maxx Crosby. As you obviously know, the trade fell through , so the Ravens have their pick back, and with it, an added spotlight on what they might do with it. Here's my one and only seven-round Raven mock draft ahead of next week's three-day selection process.

Round 1: No. 14 Olaivavega Ioane, G, Penn State Going with a very safe choice here, as this pick is extremely popular in mock drafts all over the internet. With Tyler Linderbaum now with the Raiders, the interior of the Ravens' offensive line needs strengthening.

No one drafts a center in the first round these days, so offensive guard it is. And OG has been in need of an upgrade for a while now. Round 2: No.

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