### **Five Ravens First-Round Picks Named Best of the Decade at Their Draft Spot**
[Fox Sports’ Greg Auman](https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/nfl-draft-best-first-round-pick-each-spot-1-32-past-decade) looked at the best draft pick for each spot in the first round over the past decade. His choices were a testament to the Ravens' draft acumen.
Baltimore selections took five of the 32 spots. The only other team with more than two players was the Kansas City Chiefs (three).
Auman's choice at No. 32 was a no-brainer: Lamar Jackson in 2018.
"Jackson is a runaway winner — two MVPs, four Pro Bowls, 166 touchdown passes against 49 interceptions with another 6,173 rushing yards and 33 touchdowns on the ground," Auman wrote. "He hasn't found the ultimate team success in the playoffs, but for the final pick in the first round, you can't do better than Jackson."
Here are the four other Ravens chosen:
_No. 28: LB Patrick Queen (2020)_
"Queen has made the Pro Bowl each of the last two years, with 100-plus tackles in each of the last three. He hasn't missed a game in five years in the league, has at least one fumble forced and recovered every year, and signed a three-year, $41 million deal with the Steelers a year ago."
_No. 25: C Tyler Linderbaum (2022)_
"Linderbaum has two Pro Bowls in his three NFL seasons and graded as Pro Football Focus' No. 3 center this past season. It can be hard to choose a young player like this when there are veterans with much more experience taken in the same slot, but Linderbaum gets the nod as a consistent young centerpiece on Baltimore's line."
_No. 16: CB Marlon Humphrey (2017)_
"A year ago, this might have gone to another player, but Humphrey had a career-best six interceptions in 2024, sending him to the Pro Bowl for the fourth time in the last six years. His 15 career forced fumbles is a ridiculous number for a cornerback, including eight in one season in 2020."
_No. 14: S Kyle Hamilton (2022)_
"Hamilton has two Pro Bowls and a first-team All-Pro nod in the last two years, earning the spot here. You don't see safeties in the top half of the draft much these days, but Hamilton has shown it can be a worthwhile pick."
In addition, four Ravens received one of the two honorable mention spots for their draft position: OLB Odafe Oweh (No. 31, 2021), WR Hollywood Brown (No. 25, 2019), WR Zay Flowers (No. 22, 2023), and OT Ronnie Stanley (No. 6, 2016).