The Baltimore Ravens addressed their deficient pass rush and garnered a couple extra picks during a busy night at the NFL draft.
The Baltimore Ravens addressed their deficient pass rush and garnered a couple extra picks during a busy night at the NFL draft.
General manager Ozzie Newsome pulled off a pair of trades in the second round Friday night before finally taking Boise State linebacker and Saint Louis grad Kamalei Correa with the 42nd overall selection.
Newsome followed that up by choosing defensive end Bronson Kaufusi out of BYU in the third round with the 70th overall pick.
The Ravens hope both players will improve a defense that had difficulty getting to the quarterback last season.
Correa had 12 sacks as a sophomore and entered the draft after a junior year in which he had seven sacks.
The Ravens went 5-11 in 2015, in part because they registered only 37 sacks — tied for 17th in the NFL. Elvis Dumervil led the team with six sacks, down from 17 one year earlier, and franchise career sack leader Terrell Suggs was lost after tearing his Achilles tendon in the opening game.
Correa hopes to learn from the two veteran linebackers.
“I’m extremely excited. I’ve been watching these guys since I was in middle school,” Correa said.
Correa never missed a game during his three-year college career.
“I know one day that I will be a great one,” Correa said. “I am just going to keep working until I am.”