Baltimore Ravens GM Eric DeCosta Finalizing Board for 2024 NFL Draft

The Baltimore Ravens have a ton of holes to fill this offseason, and while free agency can provide an outlet for some of them, the 2024 NFL Draft will be an important part to replenish some roster spots as the team makes another Super Bowl run next season.

Dec 31, 2023; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Baltimore Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta stands on the / Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports

The Baltimore Ravens have a ton of holes to fill this offseason, and while free agency can provide an outlet for some of them, the 2024 NFL Draft will be an important part of replenishing some roster spots as the team makes another Super Bowl run next season.

This week, Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta told reporters he expects to have Baltimore's draft board set by the end of the week, and plans to update it the week of.

Dec 31, 2023; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Baltimore Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta stands on the / Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports

The goal? To "build up depth again" up and down the roster.

When referencing specific position group targets, DeCosta stated, "We would love to add a talented corner at some point in this draft."

Recent free agent losses don't bother DeCosta, though.

“We’re in the same place as we were last year at this time. Go back and look at what some of you wrote last year and see how we ended up. We have a lot of time to make moves,” DeCosta said when asked whether the Ravens are in a state of “reloading” or “retooling” given the roster turnover. “A lot of these players that we lost are excellent players.

"A lot of these guys were acquired in August, right? Some of these guys were acquired in September, so we’re still building, and a big part of that is going to be through the draft, which is why we’re all here today.”

DeCosta even compared the Ravens' current situation to where they were last year at this time.

“There are a lot of different opportunities along the way to add players,” DeCosta added. “We’ve traded for players. We’ve drafted players. We’ve signed guys, unrestricted free agents. We’ve signed guys, ‘street’ players who have made it. We’ve worked guys out.

"Our coaches do a great job working guys out, giving us a chance to find guys like Ronald Darby [and] those types of players [like] Arthur Maulet and players like that, so I think we’re just really getting started. A big part of that is certainly going to be the draft, but the destination is September, not May.”