One of the best drafts in recent years earns a better re-grad

e post-rookie season"WhitePodcast Film Review Fanposts Fanshots Ravens StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Ravens ReportYahoo Ravens Depth ChartYahoo Ravens TransactionsYahoo Ravens PhotosAbout Odds Community Guidelines StubHub ✕NFL DraftNFL Draft GradesMel Kiper re-grades Baltimore’s 2018 NFL draft New Stitched Jordan Lasley Jersey ,15commentsOne of the best drafts in recent years earns a better re-grade post-rookie seasonEDTShareTweetShareShareMel Kiper re-grades Baltimore’s 2018 NFL draft Aaron Doster-USA TODAY SportsNearly a year removed the 2018 NFL Draft, ESPN’S Mel Kiper has gone back to re-grade how every team did with a year of hindsight. Kiper’s original grade of a B- for the Ravens has now been upgraded to a A-. Baltimore’s coaching staff has acknowledged that Jackson must take fewer hits going forward but without handicapping his natural ability as an extraordinary athlete. While Jackson certainly needs to improve as a passer, his 58.2 completion percentage does not account for the drops from his targets. Wide receiver Michael Crabtree led the entire league in dropped passes, though a good portion of his drops came with Flacco at the helm. Jackson showed the ability to make any pass on the field albeit not on a consistent basis quite yet.The team is unquestionably committed to Jackson and his development going forward, stating multiple times about the need to surround him with playmakers who will help share the load on offense. Jackson has already been seen offsite training and practicing his throwing motion, an encouraging sign for the 22-year-old.Andrews was possibly the biggest surprise of the bunch. As the fourth tight end off the board and the second taken by the Ravens, he finished the season as the best rookie tight end with 34 receptions for 552 yards and three touchdowns. Andrews destroyed the franchise record for yards by a rookie tight end (286) which was previously held by former second-round pick Maxx Williams. Andrews outperformed first-round pick Hurst by a wide margin. Hurst looked set to make an instant impact with his performance in the preseason, though a foot injury caused him to miss the first four games of the season and surely hindered his performance the rest of the way.Brown has entrenched himself as the team’s starting right tackle and looks every bit the part of a franchise bookend to pair with Ronnie Stanley. Young flashed major potential at the weakside linebacker position, especially in Mosley’s absence in Week 3 against the Denver Broncos when he recorded 10 tackles. Board was a solid special teams player and could potentially see an increased role on defense. Edwards emerged as a hidden gem when Jackson took over at quarterback. His straight-forward and powerful running style fit perfectly with Jackson’s outside speed, keeping defenses on their toes. Edwards finished with 718 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 137 attempts. With Mark Ingram being signed in free agency, Edwards will see a largely reduced number of carries unless he earns more. This was certainly a strong swan song for Newsome as he leaves the team with multiple starters from the 2018 NFL Draft and several players who could develop into a starting role as well. New General Manager Eric DeCosta has large shoes to fill. OWINGS MILLS Youth Jordan Lasley Jersey , Md. (AP) — Less than 24 hours after being traded to the Baltimore Ravens, Ty Montgomery was having a hard time familiarizing himself with his new surroundings.“I’ve never spent any time in Maryland before. We are in Maryland, right?” Montgomery said. “This whole part of the country kind of throws me for a loop. I don’t know if I’m in Virginia or what.”Well, he know he’s not in Green Bay anymore.The Packers traded the running back/kick returner for a seventh-round pick Tuesday, and Montgomery was given a quick tour of the Ravens training complex on Wednesday before talking to the media and heading out to practice.The Ravens (4-4) hope Montgomery — a 2015 third-round pick out of Stanford — can boost an unproductive running game that ranks 24th in the NFL at 96.6 yards per game and second-to-last with 3.6 yards per carry.“He’s one of those guys who can do a variety of things,” quarterback Joe Flacco said. “We’ll see what we can do this week in practice, how he progresses, and we’ll get to see a little bit about what he’s made of close and personal.”If Montgomery learns the offense quickly enough, perhaps he can make a contribution in Sunday’s important AFC North matchup against the division-leading Pittsburgh Steelers (4-2-1).Then again, coach John Harbaugh isn’t quite ready to label Montgomery a savior for a team stuck in a two-game losing streak.“You’re making too much of it if you think it’s a big story,” Harbaugh said. “It’s a good player Stitched Maurice Canady Jersey , we’re adding him, we’re excited about it, to whatever degree it can help us.”Montgomery had 26 carries for 105 yards and a touchdown in seven games with Green Bay, along with 15 catches for 170 yards.His last play with the Packers was one that arguably stood out more than any other. With Green Bay trailing the Los Angeles Rams 29-27 in the final two minutes, Montgomery fumbled a kickoff return after being told by coaches to take a touchback if the ball went into the end zone.That was not a topic he wanted to address during his first few hours in Maryland.“I don’t want to be rude, but I just don’t even want to talk about it anymore,” Montgomery said. “I will say, I was ready put all that in the past. So I guess it’s going to turn into a fresh start, being on a new team.”Alex Collins leads the Ravens with 358 yards rushing and rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson is second with 129. Baltimore has just one run of more than 20 yards, a 22-yard scramble by Jackson in Tennessee.Maybe Montgomery can help, but for eight weeks now the Ravens have been trying to get the running game in sync.“We’ve just got to continue grinding Youth Maurice Canady Jersey ,” Flacco said. “If we trust our backs and trust our guys up front to continue to what they’ve been doing and maybe clean up a couple things here and there, then hopefully a couple of those (runs) will start hitting.”If that happens, the Ravens just might get on a roll.“That can change things like that,” Flacco said, snapping his fingers. “Just getting a couple of those chunks, you get rolling and get defenses on their heels a bit, and they worry about it a little bit more.”