{"id":724156,"date":"2026-02-02T17:03:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T17:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/724156\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T17:03:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T17:03:26","slug":"ravens-find-perfect-deandre-hopkins-replacement-in-latest-mock-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/724156\/","title":{"rendered":"Ravens Find Perfect DeAndre Hopkins Replacement in Latest Mock Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6e\">Even though the Baltimore Ravens are two months away from the 2026 NFL Draft, that doesn&#8217;t mean the work to find the next great talent isn&#8217;t already underway.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6h\">This draft has a different feel to it, as it will be the first in 18 years without John Harbaugh as the head coach, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/ravens\/onsi\/news\/baltimore-ravens-hire-jesse-minter-head-coach\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jesse Minter doing the honors<\/a> as he works with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/ravens\/onsi\/news\/baltimore-ravens-gm-eric-decosta-provides-insight-new-leadership-dynamic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta<\/a> on preparation. Baltimore will have 10 picks going into the NFL draft, which includes four fifth-round picks and two seventh-round picks.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6k\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/draft2026\/story\/_\/id\/47756543\/2026-nfl-mock-draft-two-rounds-64-picks-matt-miller-senior-bowl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ESPN NFL Draft expert Matt Miller<\/a> focused only on the first two rounds of his mock draft, as the Ravens have the 14th and 45th overall picks. Here is what Miller has for each selection:<\/p>\n<p>Round 1, Pick 14: Jordyn Tyson, Arizona State WR<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6q\">&#8220;The Ravens brought in defensive-minded Jesse Minter as their new coach, but that doesn&#8217;t lock Baltimore into a defender in Round 1,&#8221; Miller said. &#8220;This team lacks reliable options for Lamar Jackson outside of Zay Flowers&#8211; who has back-to-back 1,000 yard seasons &#8212; and needs to diversify its passing attack. At 6-foot-3, Tyson would give Jackson the bigger-bodied target he needs. I&#8217;ve long been an advocate of expanding Jackson&#8217;s strike zone with bigger receivers as opposed to smaller, speedier targets. Tyson overcame drop issues in 2024 to put together a cleaner, more complete r\u00e9sum\u00e9 last season. There are injury questions, but he profiles as a WR1 who can win on vertical routes and has an expanded route tree for inside and breaking patterns.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/01kgfcemq641acvm6xag.jpg\" alt=\"Arizona State Sun Devils wide receiver Jordyn Tyson\" title=\"Arizona State Sun Devils wide receiver Jordyn Tyson\" width=\"2557\" height=\"1438\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"70\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Arizona State Sun Devils wide receiver Jordyn Tyson | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"74\">This past season at Arizona State, Tyson caught 61 passes for 711 yards and eight touchdowns. Back in 2024, he had 75 receptions for 1,101 yards and 10 touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"77\">With DeAndre Hopkins a free agent, Tyson would give Jackson a different weapon in the offense to throw it to as he already has Flowers and Rashod Bateman. After Bateman&#8217;s disappointing 2025 campaign, it makes sense to get Tyson into the buildinganother weapon in the passing game, and either be WR2 or WR3 for the Ravens&#8217; offense.<\/p>\n<p>Round 2, Pick 45: LT Overton, Alabama EDGE<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7d\">&#8220;Overton is a &#8216;tweener edge rusher at 6-foot-5 and 278 pounds, but his upside as a pass rusher makes him an intriguing prospect in a 30 front,&#8221; Miller said. &#8220;The Ravens have to get younger and stronger on the edge of the defense.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7g\">It was a career season for Overton at Alabama in 2025, as he recorded 42 tackles, six tackles for loss, and four sacks. He started his first two years at Texas A&amp;M before transferring to Alabama.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7j\">There are questions about whether the Ravens will re-sign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/ravens\/onsi\/news\/baltimore-ravens-dremont-jones-immediate-impact\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dre&#8217;Mont Jones<\/a> in free agency, so Overton gives them the insurance they need. Baltimore hopes last year&#8217;s second round pick edge rusher Mike Green will take a giant leap in his sophomore year so Overton has time to develop to be a rotational player in Year 1.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7m\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/ravens\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Make sure you bookmark Baltimore Ravens On SI for the latest news, exclusive interviews, film breakdowns and so much more!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Even though the Baltimore Ravens are two months away from the 2026 NFL Draft, that doesn&#8217;t mean the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":724157,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2052],"tags":[184,117,2282,7,6,169],"class_list":{"0":"post-724156","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-baltimore-ravens","8":"tag-baltimore","9":"tag-baltimore-ravens","10":"tag-baltimoreravens","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-nfl","13":"tag-ravens"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116002124123483232","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/724156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=724156"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/724156\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/724157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=724156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=724156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=724156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}