Over the course of his first three years on the job, Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta has shown the ability to sign quality free agents, draft for both need and talent, and make important decisions during the season.
When talking about DeCosta’s draft history, his 2019 selections have yet to pay off in a big way outside of wide receiver Marquise Brown, but his 2020 and 2021 classes show plenty of promise. He’s also used his draft capital to maneuver up and down the draft board.
In Pro Football Focus’ ranking of the general managers that have made the best draft-day trades from 2017-2021 using the “Fitzergald-Spielberger chart,” Baltimore’s general manager came in at No. 9. The writer of the PFF piece, Conor McQuiston, explained that while draft day trades haven’t been a massive part of DeCosta’s strategy so far, he tends to couple trade-downs with a trade-up of equal value.
