In the pick they acquired from the Minnesota Vikings in their trade of kicker Kaare Vedvik, the Baltimore Ravens take Texas Tech defensive tackle Broderick Washington Jr. at No. 170 in the fifth round.
Once again, the Ravens end up bringing more depth to the defensive line, which has been a theme all offseason. They added Calais Campbell via trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars and signed Derek Wolfe in free agency to give them new starters. Baltimore drafted Texas A&M defensive tackle Justin Madubuike in the third round as well, making it a very crowded defensive lineman room.
Washington Jr. started 35 games for Texas Tech over the last three seasons, accumulating 71 combined tackles, 13 tackles for a loss, and 6.5 sacks in the process.
At 6-foot-2 and 305 pounds, Washington is a little undersized for a space-eating defensive tackle. But with some serious strength and a great work ethic, Washington will likely compete for one of the bottom spots on the depth chart.
