{"id":852963,"date":"2026-04-04T09:22:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T09:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/852963\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T09:22:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T09:22:47","slug":"pro-day-statement-makes-compelling-ravens-draft-target-impossible-to-ignore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/852963\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro Day statement makes compelling Ravens’ draft target impossible to ignore"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the excitement surrounding the 2026 NFL Draft continues to rise, teams\u2019 attendances for Pro Days and their 30 visits<\/a> will have the full attention of the NFL world. On April 1, Indiana held their Pro Day, and like every other NFL team<\/a>, the Baltimore Ravens were in attendance.<\/p>\n

The Hoosiers just won their first college football National Championship, so of course, that interest is deserved. Most of the attention surrounds Fernando Mendoza, who is expected to go first overall to the Las Vegas Raiders. However, there\u2019s plenty of other talent. One player that Baltimore should have their eye on<\/a> is Elijah Sarratt.<\/p>\n

Sarratt is one of the top wideouts in this year\u2019s draft, but has been questioned due to his lack of speed and explosiveness. During his Pro Day, he improved his stock with a strong 40-yard dash time<\/a>. He clocked in at an unofficial 4.45. That should certainly push him up Baltimore\u2019s draft board.<\/p>\n

Baltimore Ravens may want to pay closer attention to Elijah Sarratt in 2026 NFL Draft<\/p>\n

Sarratt is a prime Day 2 candidate for the Ravens. From the early stages of the second round to the middle stages of the third round, he\u2019s had a wide range throughout the draft process. That reassuring 40-time may have seen him lock in a second-round draft card, though.<\/p>\n

The Indiana product would be a great fit in Baltimore. They already have the exciting make-you-miss playmaker in Zay Flowers, and Rashod Bateman could (key word: could) be a viable deep threat. They are missing a physical piece on the outside<\/a>, though, and Sarratt may be the perfect player to throw in that X wide receiver role.<\/p>\n

Sarratt showcases an impressive ability to fend off physical coverage, all while winning space and dominating at the catch point. 50\/50 balls really become more like 80\/20 balls for him.<\/p>\n

There are also some route-running chops within Sarratt\u2019s profile. His speed is nothing crazy, but he changes the tempo to catch opposing defensive backs off balance. And that 40-time should have teams buying more stock in that aspect of his game.<\/p>\n

The Ravens may have to place a higher priority on Sarratt now. Their pick at 45th overall may be a bit too high for some, but a trade down could make a lot of sense. Sure, they already have 11 picks, but general manager Eric DeCosta has never been one to turn away many trade-down opportunities. If he doesn\u2019t like the board at their initial selection, you better believe he\u2019s taking calls.<\/p>\n

If Baltimore doesn’t target a wide receiver within the first two days of the NFL Draft, it may be considered a loss. There are some quality weapons available in the second round, especially, and Sarratt should surely be one of the guys they pay attention to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the excitement surrounding the 2026 NFL Draft continues to rise, teams\u2019 attendances for Pro Days and their…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":852964,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2052],"tags":[184,117,2282,7,6,169],"class_list":{"0":"post-852963","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":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852963","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=852963"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852963\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/852964"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=852963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=852963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=852963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}