BALTIMORE — The Ravens drafted Michigan’s David Ojabo with the No. 45 overall pick Friday night, reuniting first-year defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald with one of the draft’s most talented pass rushers.
Ojabo was expected to be a mid-first-round pick before he tore his Achilles tendon at Michigan’s pro day, an injury that’s expected to delay his NFL debut. Instead, he fell to Baltimore in the middle of the second round.
After not playing as a freshman and getting only reserve duty in 2020, Ojabo teamed with Aidan Hutchinson to form one of the country’s best pass-rushing tandems under Macdonald, then the Wolverines’ coordinator. Ojabo finished with 11 sacks and five forced fumbles. While he has elite pass-rushing potential, he has room for growth as a run defender.
