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Ravens take Marlon Humphrey at No. 16

Published April 27, 2017 06:14 PM
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FILE - This photo taken Jan. 9, 2017, shows Alabama’s Marlon Humphrey being called for pass interference on a pass to Clemson’s Mike Williams during the second half of the NCAA college football playoff championship game in Tampa, Fla. Humphrey can be overly reliant on his elite athleticism and sprinter’s speed. There could be a half-dozen cornerbacks taken in the first round and Humphrey should be among the first group. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

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The defense in Baltimore isn’t what is used to be. The team is now trying to make it what it once was.

With the sixteenth pick in the draft, the Ravens have selected cornerback Marlon Humphrey. The Alabama cornerback becomes the second cornerback drafted.

It’s hard not to wonder whether the Ravens would have taken cornerback Gareon Conley in this spot, but for the criminal charges pending against him. Of course, if Conley hadn’t found himself in this predicament, he may have been gone before No. 16.