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The Baltimore Ravens landed five skill position players in the 2026 NFL Draft. Naturally, this has pretty big implications in your dynasty leagues, so today we’re going to break down the two wide receivers and one running back selected by Baltimore this year.

WR Ja'Kobi Lane | Round 3, Pick 80 | My WR Rank: #34

The Ravens selected the USC receiver in the middle of the third round – their third selection in this years’ draft. You'll see my #34 ranking among rookie wide receivers above, so let's talk about it....

The trait that jumps off the page initially in Lane’s scouting report is his size. At 6’4, 200lbs, he was known most at USC for his ability to use his frame to win in contested catch battles. If we could attach a Madden "Spectacular Catch" rating to each wide receiver prospect, Lane might just be at the top of that list.

Aside from going and getting the jump-ball, Lane leaves much to be desired in the athleticism and route running technique categories, with extremely marginal speed and burst. With these deficiencies, there will certainly be issues with his ability to truly separate from NFL corners, so he'll need to have elite ball skills in order to have the success of one of the "Tee Higgins" types of X-receivers.

Another huge red flag for me from Lane's tape was the way he couldn't handle any sort of defender contact within his route running. Truly any pushback from an opposing corner knocks Lane off of his routes and any speed or explosiveness is negated on the play.

Overall, Lanes' lack of play strength, explosiveness, and route running technique left a lot to be desired in his total evaluation at the position. The spectacular catches make for a good highlight reel, but I pegged Lane as a 5-7th round player worth taking a flyer on, certainly not taken in the Top 100 selections of the Draft.

I question the opportunity Lane will get to even make a name for himself out of the gate, especially when the Ravens used their next selection on a much better football player overall....

Elijah Sarratt | Round 4, Pick 115 | My WR Rank: #13

I had a much better prospect grade (7.25, Likely Starter), and round grade (2) on Sarratt, and am much more confident in him to emerge as an impact player for Baltimore than Lane.

Ironically, Sarratt and Lane are similar "types" of receivers. Field stretching and vertical impact aren't necessarily selling points for Sarratt, but he certainly wins in areas Lane lacks.

Sarratt is physical - weighing in at 210 pounds and using every bit of it both to fight off defenders in his route and at the catch point. He posted a 54% contested catch rate in 2024, per PFF.

Notably, he's a very good overall route runner, showing excellent technique off the line of scrimmage and at multiple levels of the field. He's also effective after the catch, with vision and creativity out in space to make defenders miss. This combination of physicality in his routes and sneaky burst after the catch reminds me a lot of some combination of Michael Wilson and Michael Pittman.

Between the ball-winning traits, route running prowess, and technique after the catch, Sarratt projects as a low-end WR1 or high-end WR2 who can provide stability, IQ, and dependability for most offenses.

The "double dip" strategy in the Draft is something the Ravens have shown a history of, where they select multiple players at the same position group in recent drafts:

2026: WR Ja'Kobi Lane, WR Elijah Sarratt

2022: TE Charlie Kolar, TE Isaiah Likely

2021: WR Rashod Bateman, WR Tylan Wallace

2018: TE Hayden Hurst, TE Mark Andrews

Typically, one of these players emerges as a true impact player. Based on my evaluations and the prospect profiles of both Lane and Sarratt, I'd imagine they're no exception.

For me, Sarratt is the player I'm buying in my Dynasty leagues, and the player I'm betting on to maintain a role for Baltimore in this wide receiver room.

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