Mink: The Ravens stick to their best-player-available approach (within reason). They aren't going to draft a first-round quarterback, for example. Inside linebacker isn't high on the priority list this offseason, but it's not unthinkable that they could pick one early considering that Roquan Smith, Trenton Simpson, and William Kwenkeu are the only three inside linebackers under contract. Malik Harrison, Chris Board, and Kristian Welch are all pending free agents.

The player that could be tempting is Alabama's Jihaad Campbell, who NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah has at No. 12 on his big board. Campbell had a strong Combine that could keep him out of the Ravens' range, but if he were to slip to 27 because inside linebacker isn't seen as a premier position, he may be too talented to pass up.

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