Warp speed again! Ravens set for another historic round of drafting - Baltimore Ravens Blog- ESPN

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens are set to boldly go where no NFL team has gone before. Well, no team other than itself.

If the Ravens use all five selections in the fourth round of this year’s draft (Round 1 is April 28 on ESPN, ABC and ESPN App.), Baltimore will match its NFL record from six years ago with the most picks in the first five rounds in draft history, according to ESPN Stats & Information.

When the Ravens had five picks in the fourth round in 2016, coach John Harbaugh compared the experience to Star Trek, saying then-general manager Ozzie Newsome was Picard and then-assistant GM Eric DeCosta was Spock.

«To me, we were in battle with the Klingons!» Harbaugh said with a smile.

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The Ravens’ fourth-round picks that year were far from historic. Baltimore’s five selections — cornerback Tavon Young, wide receiver Chris Moore, guard Alex Lewis, defensive tackle Willie Henry and running back Kenneth Dixon — combined for 50 starts for the Ravens and no trips to the Pro Bowl. Only Young and Moore remain in the NFL, and neither is currently with the Ravens.

Baltimore now finds itself in the rare situation again. In the common draft era (since 1967), the only time a team had more than five picks in the same round was 1968, when the Cincinnati Bengals had nine selections in the sixth round.

Coming off last year’s last-place finish, the Ravens are looking for immediate dividends from a very busy fourth round.

«My mindset is every guy that we take in the fourth round this year better be playing for us — that’s why