Mock Draft Has Ravens Making Huge Trade for Former Offensive Player of the Year

Mock draft season is starting to ramp up, and The Baltimore Sun’s C.J. Doon’s Ravens-centric seven-round mock has General Manager Eric DeCosta making a big trade on Day 3.

In Doon’s scenario, the Ravens trade a fourth-round compensatory pick and a sixth-round pick to the Los Angeles Rams for wide receiver Cooper Kupp.

“For Lamar Jackson and the Ravens to finally break through and win the Super Bowl, it’s time to get aggressive,” Doon wrote. “The salary-cap math is tricky, and the Ravens might believe that giving up two mid-round picks for a 31-year-old wide receiver is too expensive, but it’s fun to think about what Kupp would look like playing a secondary role in coordinator Todd Monken’s offense.

“Kupp is no longer a triple-crown threat, but he’s still a productive receiver and relentless blocker who could thrive in the Ravens’ ecosystem. Baltimore reportedly wanted to take him in the 2017 draft before the Rams swooped in.”

Kupp has been slowed by injuries the past three seasons after his career year in 2021, when he led the league in receptions (145), receiving yards (1,947), and touchdown catches (16) and was named Offensive Player of the Year and Super Bowl MVP.

Doon noted that if the Rams are willing to pay a large portion of Kupp’s remaining contract — $29.7 million and $27.3 million due in 2025 and 2026, respectively — the trade would make sense for both sides.