One of the Baltimore Ravens’ major positions of need is cornerback. It looked like they might draft one with the 86th pick before selecting linebacker Trenton Simpson with the selection after taking wide receiver Zay Flowers with the No. 22 overall pick.
Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta was asked about if the team could still get good value drafting a cornerback on Day 3 of the draft. DeCosta agreed that they could, mentioning that there are still a lot of opportunities to get better at the position.
Eric DeCosta discusses the cornerback position and the players left on the board going into the third day of the draft. pic.twitter.com/kvftIK2Ans
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“I think so. We look at the board now, of course, there’s always an element of luck involved and teams taking other players, but as we look up there in this coming round, we see some guys that we would consider taking in the fourth round, for sure. Definitely. I’ll tell you: that’s an important position. There’s no team in the league … Well, probably there are other teams – but as you guys all know – you’ve seen us. We realize the value of that position, and we’ll continue to address that via the Draft, via other means. There are a lot of opportunities out there for us to get better at that position. The Draft is certainly part of that. I think we have a board where we see players that we would take in the fourth, fifth and the sixth round, definitely.”
