Baltimore moved from No. 22 to No. 25 in 2018, sending…
Baltimore moved from No. 22 to No. 25 in 2018, sending Tennessee a sixth-rounder and receiving a fourth-round pick. The Ravens selected Hayden Hurst at No. 25 and later used the acquired fourth-round asset in the package that brought back the 32nd pick for Lamar Jackson. Hurst himself was eventually traded to Atlanta for valuable draft capital. Tennessee selected Rashaan Evans, a four-year starting linebacker, producing a solid but less expansive return.
Baltimore Ravens Received
- pick 2018 1st round pick (25th overall, Hayden Hurst )
- pick 2018 4th round pick (125th overall subsequently traded, Avonte Maddox )
Tennessee Titans Received
- pick 2018 1st round pick (22nd overall, Rashaan Evans )
- pick 2018 6th round pick (215th overall subsequently traded, Bradley Bozeman)
Trade Analysis
Baltimore’s second trade-down of the 2018 first round was modest on the surface and enormous in downstream importance. The Ravens sent No. 22 and No. 215 to Tennessee for No. 25 and No. 125. Tennessee used No. 22 on linebacker Rashaan Evans. Baltimore selected tight end Hayden Hurst at No. 25 and kept moving.
Evans gave Tennessee respectable value. He became a regular starter, played four seasons with the Titans and contributed to teams that reached the AFC Championship Game and later won division titles. He was a physical inside linebacker and productive tackler, but Tennessee declined his fifth-year option, and he left after his rookie contract. For the cost of moving up three spots and dropping from a fourth to a sixth, that is not a bad return.
Baltimore’s side grew over time. Hurst never became the Ravens’ top tight end because fellow rookie Mark Andrews quickly surpassed him, but that development created another opportunity. In 2020 Baltimore traded Hurst and a fourth-round pick to Atlanta for a second- and fifth-rounder, turning a surplus former first-rounder back into premium capital. More importantly, the No. 125 selection acquired from Tennessee was included in the package sent to Philadelphia later on draft night to acquire No. 32, the pick used on Lamar Jackson.
Again, that fourth-rounder did not buy Jackson by itself; Baltimore also surrendered a second-round choice and a future second. But the Tennessee trade supplied one of the pieces that made the move possible. The Ravens therefore converted a three-slot move-down into Hurst, later draft capital and a meaningful contribution toward acquiring a franchise quarterback.
Tennessee earns B because Evans was a useful four-year starter. Baltimore rises to A because the organization extracted value twice from Hurst and used the added fourth-round capital as part of the Jackson acquisition. The Ravens remain the winner, but Tennessee’s old C- grade was too punitive for a player who started throughout his rookie deal.