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Baltimore Ravens No.6 overall draft pick just got more valuable

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The Baltimore Ravens are sitting pretty with the number six overall pick as the Los Angeles Rams and the Philadelphia Eagles have made aggressive moves to jump to the top two picks in the 2016 NFL Draft and both teams are expected to take either quarterbacks in Jared Goff or Carson Wentz. With two quarterbacks going early in all likelihood, quality defenders like Jalen Ramsey, Myles Jack, DeForest Buckner and Joey Bosa have a better shot of sliding to the Ravens no.6 overall pick. Of course you also have left tackle Laremy Tunsil so that makes things even more interesting.

By the day, it is becoming harder for the Ravens to part with its sixth overall pick as ESPN.com's Jamison Hensley noted, but the value in the draft pick isn't going away either. In fact, the value could be increasing as those players above continue to slide.

NFL.com's Ian Rapoport is saying that the Ravens are getting calls for its no.6 overall pick as well. The Ravens are in a place where it doesn't have to hope and wait for a player to fall to the team. Teams are calling and hoping the Ravens make a move. What will it take for the Ravens to trade back? Two first round draft picks and additional picks on the side? Or do the Ravens just want to stay at no.6?

If the last week is any indication, trades within the top 10 are not done yet. Quarterback Paxton Lynch is rumored to go in the top 10 of the entire draft. Teams are getting hungry for quarterbacks and the Ravens will be sitting and praying for a desperate team to give organization what it wants.