The Baltimore Ravens held their pre-draft press conference on Wednesday at their facility in Owings Mills. General manager Eric DeCosta, head coach John Harbaugh, and director of player personnel Joe Hortiz spoke to the media in preparation of the upcoming draft later this month, which should provide Baltimore with the opportunity to add multiple key pieces to the roster.
DeCosta was asked about the cornerback depth in the draft as the position is a key need heading into this month’s festivities. The general manager called the group “a strong position”, and reminded the media that they love cornerbacks as a whole, evidenced by their spending pattern.
“It’s a strong position… You know us, we love corners.”
EDC on the CB depth in this draft class: pic.twitter.com/so5s1BsOJk
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“Yes, it’s a strong position. [There are] probably four or five guys that you look at and say, ‘Yes, that’s a first-round-type of guy. That’s a first-round pick.’ [There are] maybe six guys. So – you know us – we have a history of drafting defense in the first round. We love corners; our defense is really built to succeed with a great, strong secondary. [Head] coach [John] Harbaugh loves big, physical, press-type guys. There are a lot of these types of guys in the draft. So, for us to look at that, we think it’s one of the most important positions on your football team, and it’s a position that we’ll always look at very closely.”
The Ravens only have five picks in the 2023 NFL draft, so the front office needs to do whatever they can to maximize the assets that they currently have. They also could move back and obtain more picks for later in the draft, but that will be determined on draft day.