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2018 NFL Draft: Two-round mock for all 32 teams across the league

By Peter Panacy

PHILADELPHIA, PA - APRIL 27: Commissioner of the National Football League Roger Goodell speaks during the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on April 27, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - APRIL 27: Commissioner of the National Football League Roger Goodell speaks during the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on April 27, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – JANUARY 08: Calvin Ridley #3 of the Alabama Crimson Tide celebrates a seven yard touchdown catch during the fourth quarter against the Georgia Bulldogs in the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 8, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – JANUARY 08: Calvin Ridley #3 of the Alabama Crimson Tide celebrates a seven yard touchdown catch during the fourth quarter against the Georgia Bulldogs in the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 8, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

Alabama. Calvin Ridley. 16. player. 26. . Wide Receiver

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco finished 2017 with the NFL’s eighth worst passer rating among qualifiers (80.4). Not all of that is his fault, though, as Flacco’s receiving targets were sub par at best.

The Ravens addressed this a bit by adding free-agent wide receiver Michael Crabtree, but they could stand to make yet another addition. Preferably one of the cheaper, younger variety.

What’s needed here is a big-time playmaker, and Alabama’s Calvin Ridley is easily the top playmaking wideout in this year’s draft. His heroics in the 2018 College Football Playoffs National Championship game speak for themselves, and subsequent efforts at the NFL Scouting Combine only served to boost his stock.

With Ridley aboard, perhaps the Ravens offense gets back to some level of respectability.