Ravens Draft Mississippi EDGE Tavius Robinson

In the fourth round, the Baltimore Ravens selected Mississippi EDGE Tavius Robinson.

RSR staff react to the pick here.

Darin McCann

Tavius Robinson is a player with some interesting potential, and another athletic selection this weekend. I think he projects as a sub-package rush-end at the start, which could be interesting in situations when Odafe Oweh slides inside — something we saw him do with some success late last season. He looks like a good depth piece with a real opportunity to develop into an explosive player in the future.

It would appear at this point, with how the draft has fallen, the Ravens are fine moving forward this year with a free-agent pickup at corner and trusting the young guys they have for top depth.

Chris Schisler

This is a pick I’m not in love with. The Ravens still haven’t added to their cornerback room. It makes me think they plan on bringing Marcus Peters back, but I would have rather see Darius Rush.

Tavius Robinson is an upside pick. He’s long and lanky. He’s a big and athletic edge rusher. In other words he has the things you can’t coach. The Ravens drafted him in the fourth round so they can give him some time to develop.

His traits can get him on the field, especially in pass rushing situations as he grows comfortable in the Mike Macdonald defense. This is a very Ravens pick. It’s not what I would have done, but I can see him being a solid player.

Kevin McNelis

With Darius Rush available and the Ravens choosing to pass on him here, the writing appears to be on the wall that Baltimore has a plan elsewhere at CB. The selection of Tavius Robinson seems to be an investment in the potential they see in his size and strength. At 6’7”, Robinson is a difficult guy to stop, and hopefully he can develop his raw potential within the system. Personally, with Nick Herbig sitting on the board, that would’ve been my call for a more polished EDGE, with the option to take Robinson later if they really liked him, but I’ll give the front office the benefit of the doubt.

Jared Pinder

Tavius Robinson is an athletic freak of a pass rusher. This pick is what I wanted the Ravens to do forever, bet on athletes later in the rounds. He scored a 8.77 and he is really explosive. He is a bit older because he was a Canadian born player who wasn’t supposed to play in college football. He only transferred due to COVID. He is an interesting dart throw in the Fourth but this is who you bet on late, the athletic tall Edge rusher.

Nikhil Mehta

This is a classic Ravens “Who is that?” Day 3 pick. I’ll admit, Robinson wasn’t on my radar as a potential Raven as much as other players available, like cornerbacks Darius Rush or Corey Trice. But he’s got the size and speed to threaten the edge in the NFL, though he’ll need plenty of development in Mike Macdonald’s defense. His production and finishing is impressive for an otherwise unrefined player, with 7.0 sacks and 5 forced fumbles in 2021. My only question is about his fit and versatility in Baltimore. At sub-270 pounds, can he flip inside at 3/5-tech, or is he an edge-only pass rusher?

Rob Shields

Robinson isn’t a position of need, therefore people don’t like the pick. Again, we need to remember that this draft sucks and they are always going to go BPA.

He had a productive senior season with 7 sacks, 8 TFL and 5 FF.

His RAS score is just under 8.8, which puts him in the top 13% of all edge/DE since 1986, so the athleticism and traits are there.

Now, it’s up to the coaches to coach him up and get the production out of him but he has the size and athleticism to do it.