Baltimore Ravens 2022 NFL Draft Tracker
2022 Ravens Draft Tracker
Round 1
Hamilton received a college basketball scholarship offer before he ever received one for football. His father, Derrek, played basketball at Southern Miss, was drafted by the Nets in 1988 and then played professionally for 16 years (mostly overseas). His brother, Tyler, played basketball at Penn. Hamilton received his first football offers after his sophomore season at Marist School in Atlanta. He was rated a top-10 safety prospect nationally. He led the Irish with four interceptions despite starting only one of 13 games played (41 tackles, six pass breakups) as a freshman. Hamilton's all-around game showed in 2020 and he garnered third-team Associated Press All-American and first-team All-ACC accolades with a team-high 63 tackles (4.5 for loss, one interception, six pass breakups) in 11 starts. Although his 2021 season ended after just seven starts as he sustained a knee injury, Hamilton was still a second-team Associated Press All-American and finalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award as the nation's top defender. The team captain led the Irish with three interceptions (also posting 35 tackles, two for loss, four pass breakups) despite missing half the year and was tied for eighth in the country in that category when he was sidelined. -- by Chad Reuter
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Linderbaum grew up about 20 minutes north of Kinnick Stadium, where the Hawkeyes play their home games. A first-team all-state pick on the offensive line as a junior and senior at Solon High School, he was also District Defensive MVP and finished among the top wrestlers in the state in his junior (when he pinned 2020 first-round pick Tristan Wirfs) and senior years. He played on the defensive line in four games his true freshman year at Iowa, redshirting that season and eventually moving to offense during bowl practices. Coaches stuck him in the pivot to start all 13 games in 2019 and he earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors for his play. Linderbaum was named a 2020 second-team Associated Press All-American and All-Big Ten selection, as well as a Rimington Trophy finalist, after starting all eight games for the Hawkeyes. He won the Rimington in his final year and was a first-team AP All-American as well as the Big Ten Conference Offensive Lineman of the Year. The Lombardi Award and Outland Trophy finalist started all 14 games in 2021, showing his toughness by returning from a second-half foot injury in the Citrus Bowl to get back on the field. -- by Chad Reuter
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Round 2
Born in Nigeria, Ojabo (pronounced oh-JAH-boh) moved with his family to Scotland in 2007 before settling in the United States for high school. He played soccer and basketball his first two years at New Jersey's Blair Academy, then joined the football team to see if he could have similar success to schoolmate Odafe Oweh, who signed with Penn State and became the Baltimore Ravens' 2021 first-round pick. Ojabo earned four-star recruiting status but redshirted his first year in Ann Arbor, earning the team's Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year Award. He suited up for six games as a reserve in 2020 before bursting onto the national scene in 2021, when he played in all 14 games (seven starts) across from Aidan Hutchinson. Ojabo was a second-team Associated Press All-American and first-team All-Big Ten Conference selection, posting 35 tackles, 12 for loss with 11 sacks, and a school-record five forced fumbles, which ranked tied for third in the FBS. He was also voted a second-team Academic All-American by sports information directors. Ojabo suffered a torn Achilles during a pass-coverage drill at Michigan's pro day on March 18. -- by Chad Reuter
Round 3
Jones is a Connecticut native whose talent was too strong for Huskies coaches to ignore. He started 10 of 12 games played as a freshman in 2018 (46 tackles, 5.5 for loss) and 11 of 12 games as a sophomore, recording 40 tackles, six for loss with 3.5 sacks, four pass breakups. The team did not play in 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns, but he impressed with his 2021 play (47 tackles, 7.5 for loss with 4.5 sacks in 11 starts). -- by Chad Reuter
Round 4
Faalele (pronounced fah-ah-LAY-lay) was a rugby player in his home country of Australia before getting a chance to attend the IMG Academy in Florida to play football. He did not play at IMG first year there in order to learn the game but worked his way into a four-star recruiting ranking in his only year of organized football as a senior. Faalele produced an honorable mention All-Big Ten freshman campaign (eight starts in 10 games at right tackle) for Minnesota. He repeated that honor in 2019, starting 11 games at right tackle but missing two due to injuries. Faalele opted out of the 2020 season due to COVID-19 concerns but returned to play at a high level, garnering first-team All-Big Ten Conference notice as a 12-game starter at right tackle. He made headlines during the postseason by lining up at fullback on a goal-line play to score in the team's win over West Virginia in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl. -- by Chad Reuter
Armour-Davis was considered one of the top cornerback recruits in the country after helping St. Paul's Episcopal School win three Alabama state titles in four years. He stuck around southern Alabama to play for the Tide, but a knee injury suffered prior to his freshman season forced him to redshirt. Armour-Davis was buried on a talented secondary depth chart in 2019 (two tackles, two pass breakups in eight games) and for the 2020 national champions (two tackles in nine contests). Finally getting a chance to start 11 games as a junior (missing two games with a hip injury), he garnered second-team All-SEC honors from league coaches after tying for the team lead with three interceptions and adding 32 tackles and four pass breakups. -- by Chad Reuter
Kolar is the son of two professors at the University of Oklahoma (and a high school teammate of NBA star guard Trey Young), so he grew up wanting to play for the Sooners. An offer never came, so he signed with Iowa State. The 2016 first-team all-state pick (66-1,240 with 15 TDs) redshirted his first year in Ames but came on to start three of 13 games played the following year (11-137-12.5, three TDs). Kolar garnered third-team Associated Press All-American and first-team All-Big 12 status in 2019, catching 51 passes for 697 yards (13.7 per rec.) and a team-high seven touchdowns in 13 games (10 starts). He was a finalist for the John Mackey Award in 2020 and landed third-team AP All-American and first-team all-conference accolades (44-591-13.4, team-high seven receiving TDs in 11 games, five starts). Kolar was a Mackey Award finalist and first-team all-conference selection in 2021 (62-756-12.2, team-high six TDs in 12 games, 11 starts), as well as the winner of the William V. Campbell Trophy, which is also known as the Academic Heisman. Charlie's brother, John, was a quarterback at Oklahoma State before transferring to ISU for his final season in 2019. -- by Chad Reuter
Stout grew up playing soccer, eventually setting the Honaker High School record for career scoring and assists. He took up football his freshman year and wound up earning all-state honors three times. Stout walked on at Virginia Tech in 2017, redshirting that fall before becoming the Hokies' kickoff specialist the following year, when he converted 60 of his 71 kickoffs for touchbacks. He wanted a larger special teams role, so he transferred to Penn State for the 2019 season. Stout knew he would have to wait to punt until 2020 because of the incumbent there, but in addition to kickoffs (66 touchbacks on 83 kickoffs) he kicked long field goal attempts (2-3-66.7, long of 57 yards). He took over punting duties in 2020 (33-1,371-41.5, 14 fair catches, eight inside the 20 against one touchback; 42 touchbacks on 50 kickoffs; 2-5-40.0 FG, long 57). Stout's game took a huge step forward in 2021, leading to third-team Associated Press All-American and Big Ten Conference Punter of the Year honors as well as being named a finalist for the Ray Guy Award. He averaged 46 yards per punt (67-3,083, 30 fair catches, 35 inside the 20 against three touchbacks) while also kicking field goals in the regular season (16-23-69.5, long 52) and serving as the kickoff specialist (an outstanding 59 touchbacks on 65 attempts). -- by Chad Reuter
Likely was recruited to play wide receiver by some colleges out of Everett High School in Massachusetts, but Coastal Carolina said he could grow into a tight end -- where his NFL future lies. As a true freshman, he tied for the team lead with five receiving touchdowns (12-106-8.8) while playing in all 12 games as a reserve. Likely received third-team All-Sun Belt Conference recognition in 2019, starting six of 12 contests and again leading the Chanticleers with six receiving touchdowns (32-431-13.5). In Coastal's breakout 2020 season, Likely ranked 10th in the FBS with 20.0 yards per reception (30-601) in 11 games with eight starts, playing through a lower-body injury that required surgery after the season. His draft stock rose again in 2021 as he tied for eighth in the FBS (and led all tight ends) with 12 receiving touchdowns. Likely was a first-team All-Sun Belt Conference selection with 59 receptions for 912 yards (15.5 per rec.) in 13 starts, helping CCU get its first-ever bowl win. -- by Chad Reuter
Williams began his collegiate career at Highland Community College, becoming a junior college All-American with a nation-best seven interceptions and 17 pass breakups in 2018. He also returned kickoffs and punts. The Atlanta native signed with the Cougars for 2019, starting all 12 games and leading the squad with two interceptions to go along with 73 tackles, 5.5 for loss and seven pass breakups. Williams was an honorable mention All-American Athletic Conference selection in 2020 after starting all eight games and leading the squad with seven pass breakups (also making 27 tackles, two for loss). He started 13 of 14 games played in 2021 (63 tackles, three for loss, one interception, nine pass breakups). -- by Chad Reuter
Round 6
Tyler Badie
RB MissouriBadie (pronounced BAY-dee) contributed from Day 1 for the Tigers after starring at Briarcrest Christian High School in Memphis. He was an SEC All-Freshman Team selection in 2018 (89-437-4.9 with two TDs rushing; 12-130-10.8 receiving; 11-242-22.0 kick returns in 12 games). Badie then led the team with 928 all-purpose yards in 12 games (two starts) as a sophomore (108-457-4.2 with three TDs rushing; 32-356-11.1 with five TDs receiving; 6-115-19.2 kick returns). He was a key member of the offense in 2020, as well (48-242-5.0 with four TDs rushing; 28-333-11.9 with two TDs receiving; 9-163-18.1 kick returns). He more than replaced Larry Rountree as the team's primary back in 2021, garnering second-team Associated Press All-American and first-team All-SEC honors by ranking third in the FBS with 1,604 rushing yards (268 carries, 6.0 per, 14 TDs) and leading the Tigers with 54 receptions (for 330 yards, 6.1 per) and four receiving touchdowns in 12 starts. Head coach Eli Drinkwitz sat Badie for the team's bowl game to prevent an injury that could have affected the back's draft status. -- by Chad Reuter