With less than a week to go until the 2021 NFL Draft, we have another first round shakeup! The Baltimore Ravens have traded disgruntled offensive tackle Orlando Brown to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for a plethora of picks.
The final breakdown of the trade is Brown, the 58th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, and a 2022 sixth rounder for the 31st overall pick Thursday night, the 94th overall pick, and 136th overall pick this year, and a fifth rounder next year. The Ravens now hold both the 27th overall pick and the 31st overall pick in just six days.
The possibilities are endless for them now as the Chiefs have their new left tackle after the release of Eric Fisher.
How will Ravens use their first round picks?
Looking at the team needs for the Ravens, they have holes all over their offensive line, although Alejandro Villanueva could serve as a placeholder, needs at wide receiver, and they need to replace Matthew Judon after he signed with the New England Patriots as well. With two first rounders, however, the Ravens have a chance to land two talented prospects. Or they could take a different approach.
If they sit back and relax at their spots, they could target a replacement for Brown in the form of Teven Jenkins of Oklahoma State. They could also take a look at Texas pass rusher Joseph Ossai as well, in fact, with this added pick, they could potentially snag both of them.
With those two first rounders, Baltimore could now bundle them up to trade up for a blue-chip player to improve their lineup. If they do not think a player like Minnesota wide receiver Rashod Bateman will fall into their laps, they could make a move up to the mid-teens to land the star player and make Lamar Jackson a very happy man.