Second round (No. 60) – WR Donovan Peoples-Jones, Michigan
When wide receivers started going off the board, they went quick. It took until the 13th pick for the first one to get selected but five were selected in the first round alone and another four going before I could pick in the second round. But by being patient in the first round, the right player fell into my lap in the second round.
Peoples-Jones might not have the greatest stat sheet coming into the draft but don’t let that fool you. He’s a sure-handed receiver that can play both inside and outside with enough athleticism and size to pick up extra yards with the ball in his hands. It doesn’t hurt the Ravens have a connection at Michigan in John Harbaugh’s brother Jim, who leads the Wolverines.
Baltimore desperately needs a guy who can reliably catch the football for first downs. Peoples-Jones might not ever be a big-play guy capable of taking every catch into the end zone but he’s the type of receiver that a quarterback will look at first or when in trouble, which is exactly the type of player the Ravens are searching for now.