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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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Fifth Round: WR David Reed (No. 132 – 2010)

Aug 7, 2014; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith (82) hugs San Francisco 49ers wide receiver David Reed (10) after the game at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 7, 2014; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith (82) hugs San Francisco 49ers wide receiver David Reed (10) after the game at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports /

It’s easy to say that any player drafted after the fourth round shouldn’t have a label as a disappointment. Not much is expected from Rounds 5-7, and if you get a good player in that area, it’s consider steal.

That doesn’t excuse some players for not living up to the hype. David Reed came to the Ravens at a time when they needed help in the receiving corps – then again, when hasn’t this franchise needed a receiver – and many thought they had a late-round gem in Reed. He was supposed to be a deep threat and a good return man.

Or not. Reed won a Super Bowl ring, but not because he was a difference maker. He was primarily a kick returner while with the Ravens, but was stripped of those duties once Jacoby Jones was brought in. That left Reed without a role and he caught only five career passes as a Raven, all of which came in the final weeks of the 2012 season.

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