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NFL draft flashback: Jonathan Ogden becomes Ravens’ first-ever selection

The Ravens’ NFL draft success all started with their first-ever selection, OT Jonathan Ogden, back in 1996.

There are many reasons why the Baltimore Ravens are currently third all-time in NFL regular-season winning percentage (.569, behind only the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers). It all started with their first-ever selection, Jonathan Ogden, back in 1996.

Baltimore took Ogden out of UCLA with the fourth overall pick, and you can relive that moment in the video below. Enjoy the footage of a much younger Mel Kiper Jr. breaking it all down:

Ogden would become the best left tackle in franchise history, an 11-time Pro Bowler, and a Pro Football Hall of Famer. He is sixth all-time in Ravens history for games played with the franchise.

In the following video, you can revisit the moment that Ravens GM Ozzie Newsome made the ’96 draft-day calls to Ogden and fellow future Hall of Famer Ray Lewis:

The Ravens selected Lewis later in the first round, out of Miami, with the 26th overall pick.

NFL Films named Ogden the 72nd-greatest player of all time when they compiled their list in 2017.

The first round of this year’s draft will be held on Thursday night, April 25. The Ravens hold the 30th overall pick.

27 Days, 27 Picks: DE Marcus Jones

The second Bucs first-rounder in 1996 had a decent two-run stretch at the end of his career, but he was mostly a rotational piece on the defensive line for the little time he was in Tampa Bay.

In 27 Days, 27 Picks, Bucs Wire will analyze the last 27 Tampa Bay Buccaneers first-round draft picks, one for each day leading up to the 2023 NFL draft. We’ll take a look at the player’s college stats, their pre-draft numbers (either via the NFL Combine or their Pro Day), their NFL stats, some player footage and analysis at the end on whether the pick itself was a good one.

Our next player is the second DE the Bucs drafted in the first round in 1996. While he had a very impressive two-season stretch, he didn’t stick around the team for long.

Check out the draft rundown on [autotag]Marcus Jones[/autotag] below:

27 Days, 27 Picks: Regan Upshaw

27 Days, 27 Picks officially enters the creamsicle era with the first of Tampa Bay’s two first-rounders in 1996:

day leading up to the 2023 NFL draft. We’ll take a look at the player’s college stats, their pre-draft numbers (either via the NFL Combine or their Pro Day), their NFL stats, some player footage and analysis at the end on whether the pick itself was a good one.

It’s draft week, so our series is winding down. There are still some Bucs legends to get to, but first, we’ll take a look at Tampa Bay’s first two picks in 1996 as we enter the creamsicle era.

Check out the draft rundown on the first one, DE [autotag]Regan Upshaw[/autotag], below: