The Ringer’s Todd McShay released his mock draft 3.0 and selected DL Derrick Harmon for the Ravens.
The Ringer’s Todd McShay released his Mock Draft 3.0 on April 10 and the NFL Draft expert has a new player being mocked to the Baltimore Ravens at No. 27 in Oregon defensive lineman Derrick Harmon.
Though McShay didn’t share much input on The McShay Show, only noting the Ravens would be happy with either Harmon or Walter Nolen at No. 27, co-host Steve Muench was exuberant with the Ravens managing to land Harmon, a highly-touted prospect many envision won’t make it past No. 20.
“I think it’s interesting you brought up the Ravens pick because I looked at that and went ‘god dammit, Eric DeCosta just ends up with that player there.’” Muench said. “I mean perfect for what they want to do. He’s going to be perfect for that interior pass rusher.”
Harmon is the No. 2 ranked defensive tackle in the draft by many accounts, behind only Michigan’s Mason Graham, including The Athletic’s Dane Brugler.
“A player who can win in different ways, Harmon forces blockers to attack air with his lateral explosiveness or uses strong, crafty hands to swat away the reach of blockers as he bursts through gaps to close on the ball carrier,” Brugler wrote. “Though he led FBS interior linemen in pressures, he also led the position in missed tackles (12) — even the smallest improvements in his backfield finishing ability would have resulted in double-digit sacks. Overall, Harmon is a highly active and disruptive big man who consistently finds ways to gain freedom from blocks as a penetrating pass rusher and run stuffer. He projects as a scheme-diverse NFL starter, anywhere from one- to five-tech.”
The Ravens nabbing Harmon at No. 27 feels all but a pipe dream, but so too did managing to draft safety Kyle Hamilton in 2022 at No. 14 overall.