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Baltimore Ravens: Worst Draft Picks of Each Round

By Joe Serpico

Oct 26, 2014; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Baltimore Ravens helmet on the sidelines against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. Bengals defeated the Ravens 27-24. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 26, 2014; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Baltimore Ravens helmet on the sidelines against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. Bengals defeated the Ravens 27-24. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports /
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Second Round: LB Sergio Kindle (No. 43 – 2010)

Nov 14, 2015; Morgantown, WV, USA; A Texas Longhorns helmet rests on the bench at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 14, 2015; Morgantown, WV, USA; A Texas Longhorns helmet rests on the bench at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports /

This was a toss up between Sergio Kindle and Dan Cody, but either way you look at it, these two players are hands down the worst picks in Ravens history.

There are two reasons why I chose Kindle over Cody. Neither took the field because of injury, but the Ravens knew what they were getting with Cody: a player that was already filled with injury concerns, but was drafted on potential. Kindle was supposed to be a safe pick, but there is nothing safe about falling down some steps the night before your first training camp and costing yourself a career.

What makes this decision much worse is that the Ravens traded back in the first round of 2010 draft and landed Kindle. If they kept the 25th pick, they could have had Rob Gronkowski, who was on the team’s radar leading up to the draft. Losing out on Gronk and drafting a player who recorded only one tackle in his career makes him the worst pick in franchise history.

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