2011 SB Nation NFL Mock Draft: Round 2, Pick 58

by Brian Galliford on Apr 22, 2011 9:00 AM EDT in SB Nation Writers Mock Draft

Our annual 2011 NFL Mock Draft, with picks made by each of SB Nation's NFL team bloggers, is in full swing. The latest pick in to the podium: the Baltimore Ravens, at No. 58 overall.

With the 58th overall pick in the 2011 SB Nation NFL Writers Mock Draft, the Baltimore Ravens select Jon Baldwin, wide receiver, Pittsburgh..

Bruce Raffel of BaltimoreBeatdown.com explains the choice, and our own Dan Kadar reacts to it, after the jump. Make sure you're grading this pick for the Ravens, and checking out Baltimore Beatdown for all of your Ravens needs.

Bruce Raffel explains: With the Baltimore Ravens already drafting their pass rusher in the first round, a big target for QB Joe Flacco remained on the board and the Ravens grabbed former Pittsburgh Panther Jon Baldwin in round two with the 58th overall pick. Baldwin, 6'4" and 228 pounds, caught 110 passes for 1,900 yards and 13 TDs in his final two collegiate seasons. He will make a great complement for the sure-handed Derrick Mason and intense Anquan Boldin in the Ravens passing game. Once again, very surprised to see such a highly ranked wideout still on the board in this position, a pick that no Ravens fan can be disappointed with.

Dan Kadar reacts: This pick is sensible and carries amazing value. But Baltimore really needs to come out of the first two rounds with a starting cornerback. The team's wide receivers are good enough for another year, but their cornerbacks may not be. [Jon Baldwin Scouting Report]

With that, the Atlanta Falcons - and our friends at The Falcoholic - are now on the clock.

Mocking the Draft's Top 5 Remaining Prospects

OVR	Name	Pos.	College	Report
29	Jurrell Casey	DT	USC	scouting report
35	Johnny Patrick	CB	Louisville	scouting report
36	Ryan Williams	RB	Virginia Tech	scouting report
37	Torrey Smith	WR	Maryland	scouting report
44	Stefen Wisniewski	C	Penn State	scouting report

2011 SB Nation NFL Writers' Mock Draft - RESULTS

Rd.	No.	Team	Player	Pos.	College	Link
1	1	Carolina Panthers	Blaine Gabbert	QB	Missouri	story
	2	Denver Broncos	Von Miller	OLB	Texas A&M	story
	3	Buffalo Bills	Patrick Peterson	CB	LSU	story
	4	Cincinnati Bengals	A.J. Green	WR	Georgia	story
	5	Arizona Cardinals	Cam Newton	QB	Auburn	story
	6	Cleveland Browns	Marcell Dareus	DT	Alabama	story
	7	San Francisco 49ers	Prince Amukamara	CB	Nebraska	story
	8	Tennessee Titans	Nick Fairley	DT	Auburn	story
	9	Dallas Cowboys	Tyron Smith	OT	USC	story
	10	Washington Redskins	Robert Quinn	DE	North Carolina	story
	11	Houston Texans	Julio Jones	WR	Alabama	story
	12	Minnesota Vikings	J.J. Watt	DE	Wisconsin	story
	13	Detroit Lions	Da'Quan Bowers	DE	Clemson	story
	14	St. Louis Rams	Corey Liuget	DT	Illinois	story
	15	Miami Dolphins	Mark Ingram	RB	Alabama	story
	16	Jacksonville Jaguars	Christian Ponder	QB	Florida State	story
	17	New England Patriots	Gabe Carimi	OT	Wisconsin	story
	18	San Diego Chargers	Cameron Jordan	DE	California	story
	19	New York Giants	Mike Pouncey	G/C	Florida	story
	20	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Ryan Kerrigan	DE	Purdue	story
	21	Kansas City Chiefs	Phil Taylor	DT	Baylor	story
	22	Indianapolis Colts	Anthony Castonzo	OT	Boston College	story
	23	Philadelphia Eagles	Jimmy Smith	CB	Colorado	story
	24	New Orleans Saints	Muhammad Wilkerson	DT	Temple	story
	25	Seattle Seahawks	Ryan Mallett	QB	Arkansas	story
	26	Baltimore Ravens	Aldon Smith	DE	Missouri	story
	27	Atlanta Falcons	Justin Houston	DE	Georgia	story
	28	New England Patriots	Cameron Heyward	DE	Ohio State	story
	29	Chicago Bears	Stephen Paea	DT	Oregon State	story
	30	New York Jets	Akeem Ayers	OLB	UCLA	story
	31	Pittsburgh Steelers	Nate Solder	OT	Colorado	story
	32	Green Bay Packers	Derek Sherrod	OT	Mississippi State	story
2	33	New England Patriots	Brooks Reed	DE	Arizona	story
	34	Buffalo Bills	Jake Locker	QB	Washington	story
	35	Cincinnati Bengals	Andy Dalton	QB	TCU	story
	36	Denver Broncos	Marvin Austin	DT	North Carolina	story
	37	Cleveland Browns	Adrian Clayborn	DE	Iowa	story
	38	Arizona Cardinals	Martez Wilson	ILB	Illinois	story
	39	Tennessee Titans	Bruce Carter	OLB	North Carolina	story
	40	Dallas Cowboys	Aaron Williams	CB	Texas	story
	41	Washington Redskins	Danny Watkins	OG	Baylor	story
	42	Houston Texans	Rahim Moore	S	UCLA	story
	43	Minnesota Vikings	Ricky Stanzi	QB	Iowa	story
	44	Detroit Lions	Brandon Harris	CB	Miami (FL)	story
	45	San Francisco 49ers	Colin Kaepernick	QB	Nevada	story
	46	Denver Broncos	Brandon Burton	CB	Utah	story
	47	St. Louis Rams	Mikel Leshoure	RB	Illinois	story
	48	Oakland Raiders	Marcus Cannon	OT	TCU	story
	49	Jacksonville Jaguars	Ben Ijalana	OT	Villanova	story
	50	San Diego Chargers	Jabaal Sheard	DE	Pittsburgh	story
	51	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Mason Foster	OLB	Washington	story
	52	New York Giants	Kyle Rudolph	TE	Notre Dame	story
	53	Indianapolis Colts	Quinton Carter	S	Oklahoma	story
	54	Philadelphia Eagles	Clint Boling	OT	Georgia	story
	55	Kansas City Chiefs	Leonard Hankerson	WR	Miami (FL)	story
	56	New Orleans Saints	Quan Sturdivant	ILB	North Carolina	story
	57	Seattle Seahawks	Drake Nevis	DT	LSU	story
	58	Baltimore Ravens	Jon Baldwin	WR	Pittsburgh
	59	Atlanta Falcons
	60	New England Patriots
	61	San Diego Chargers
	62	Chicago Bears
	63	Pittsburgh Steelers
	64	Green Bay Packers

Poll

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A

86 votes

B

17 votes

C

9 votes

D

4 votes

F

6 votes

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I doubt he falls like this

But he would be such a steal at 58 or anywhere around there.

by JetKing55 on Apr 22, 2011 10:16 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs

I hope this doesn't happen

I don’t know how you could rate this anything but an A if it did

Back on the Sweed train. Choo Choo!
"It’s easy to lie with statistics, but it’s easier to lie without them." -Fred Mosteller

by John Stephens on Apr 22, 2011 10:31 AM EDT reply actions

Steal

by Yankees10 on Apr 22, 2011 11:43 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Ravens get Aldon Smith AND Jon Baldwin? That is just unfair…

Real G's move in silence like lasagna

by Mr MaLoR on Apr 22, 2011 1:07 PM EDT reply actions

I knew this was going to be the pick

Fantastic value & a need for ’em. Kudos.

by Ol' Uncle Munnerlyn on Apr 22, 2011 1:12 PM EDT reply actions

Okay, how many Ravens fans have handed over their souls for this draft to happen.

This is just sick.

Dan, I just don’t see a CB that is available here that they won’t be able to get in round three. Might as well wait or move up a bit in the third round to target a specific player.

"I read one article, I said, 'This guy doesn't know what he's talking about,' " Mayhew said. "Then I read another one, and I thought, 'Wait a minute, they're all saying the same thing.' -Martin Mayhew 2011 regarding Draft Gurus.

by NorthLeft12 on Apr 22, 2011 2:18 PM EDT reply actions

I believe, in the long term, Baldwin to be better than the WRs that were picked ahead of him. See a little similarity to Michael Irvin in his game.

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With pick #244 the Buffalo Bills select Michael Jasper (6'4" 395 lbs) Bethel University.

by Buffalo for Eternity on Apr 22, 2011 3:27 PM EDT reply actions

Love this pick and completely disagree about us needing a CB in the first 2 rounds. Most Ravens fans will tell you that CB is not a weakness at all and feel comfortable with what we got. Wilson played great last year, Foxworth is coming back, Webb is a full season removed from his ACL and is more experienced, Carr was consistent all year, and Cary Williams played great in pre-season and many of us would like to get him in the rotation. Anybody who has watched us play will tell you it’s not our DB’s, but a lack of a pass rush opposite Suggs. The Ravens came out publicly and said they want to get younger at WR and find a guy for Flacco to grow with. Our offense lacks big play makers on the outside and this would be a dream if Baldwin actually fell this far. This would be an amazing draft for us so far.

by AV23 on Apr 23, 2011 12:30 AM EDT reply actions

CB is a need but drafting for need is what bad teams do

and I’m pretty sure Ozzie is smarter than that. the amazing value makes this pick an A (and works pretty well with some need)

by vitzeng on Apr 23, 2011 1:41 AM EDT reply actions

Do you mind telling me how CB is a need?

by AV23 on Apr 23, 2011 7:04 AM EDT up reply actions

Some advanced stats for you that I got from a guy named Ampallang on here.

11th overall in completion percentage
2nd in yards per completion
9th in passing touchdowns
8th in interceptions (with Ed Reed missing six games)
5th in first down percentage
4th in number of passing plays going for 40+ yards
5th in QB rating

While having the 4th worst pass rush and missing Foxworth. I would say those are pretty solid numbers.

by AV23 on Apr 23, 2011 7:07 AM EDT up reply actions

statistically you might feel safe with your CBs

but I"m pretty sure your LBs and defense make them look a little better than they are. Actually, their injuries would be far more concerning to me.

by vitzeng on Apr 23, 2011 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions

How does our defense make them look better when we had one of the worst pass rushes in the league, 2 guys coming off ACL injuries and losing our #1 CB? Foxworth tore his ACL before the season started and said he could have played in the playoff if he needed to which leads me to believe he will be fine, Webb is now a full season removed from his and we have 3 other healthy CB’s that are solid players as well. CB is definitely not the problem it is the pass rush.

by AV23 on Apr 24, 2011 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions