Eric Francis/Getty Images Wide Receiver Also Is An Option For Ravens In The First Round
The Baltimore Ravens have some glaring holes which kept them out of the Super Bowl in 2010. The wide receivers were not as good as they could have been and the Ravens secondary left something to be desired, especially in a division where you have to play Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh Steelers twice a season at the minimum.
The debate over which way the Ravens will go is a good one and, depending on who is available, there really is no "wrong" pick at cornerback or wide receiver.
Gil Brandt of NFL.com is high on Colorado cornerback Jimmy Smith, telling the Baltimore Sun recently, "Smith is a talented guy who needs to work harder and get in better shape and take these workouts seriously. Because he does have talent, but he sometimes doesn't play up to it. He's definitely the No. 3 corner in this draft behind Patrick Peterson and Prince Amukamara."
Unless the Ravens want to really move up the draft boards, neither Peterson or Amukamara are expected to still be available when the Ravens go on the clock.
However, ESPN Draft Guru Mel Kiper also likes Smith for the Ravens, saying in his latest mock draft Smith is "A burner with shut-down skills, good ball awareness and elite size for the position, he adds immediate depth with the chance to start early."
Should they try and take wide receiver, top prospects A.J. Green and Julio Jones also are expected to be gone.
I mocked Jonathan Baldwin to the Ravens in my last mock draft here. I looked at Smith, but thought Baldwin would be the better value at that pick. Since opinions do change and I'm not married to the Baldwin pick, I'll take Kiper's words under advisement in my next mock draft.
Either way, the Ravens will get a good talent and fill a need with their first-round pick. General Manager Ozzie Newsome has hit more than he has missed with his drafts, so Ravens fans can relax on draft day.
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