The Baltimore Ravens currently sit at 5-2 on the season after beating the Seattle Seahawks in Week 7. While winning is great and has Baltimore sitting at the top of the AFC North, it does affect their position in the 2020 NFL draft order.
According to FTW, the Ravens sit at No. 25 after seven weeks of play. Baltimore is in a three-way tie at 5-2, but are right around the cutoff point for the wild card / divisional playoff that push them into the next tier regardless of their record. With the Ravens currently holding a nice lead over the rest of the teams in the AFC North, that seems like a safe bet to have them miss out on the wild card round entirely.
There’s plenty of season left and with Baltimore on their bye this week, they’ll likely shift around a little more almost immediately. But with how well they’re playing, a mid-20s draft pick seems to be in order, barring a second-half collapse.
If the draft order holds true, the Ravens will have the No. 25 pick three seasons in a row. They traded down to select tight end Hayden Hurst in 2018 and stayed at No. 25 to select wide receiver Marquise Brown in 2019. Selecting in the mid-20s has been kind to Baltimore, grabbing greats like safety Ed Reed (24th in 2002) and linebacker Ray Lewis (26th in 1996).
