Even though the Baltimore Ravens had a three-win improvement in 2016, which brought them back to .500 with an 8-8 record, the team missed the playoffs for the third time in the last four seasons and hasn't finished first in the AFC North since it won Super Bowl XLVII. But each offseason provides NFL organizations the chance to improve their rosters, and one area the Ravens may try to address during the 2017 NFL Draft April 27-29 is the defensive backfield.
NFL Network analyst Charles Davis has been involved with the network's NFL Draft and NFL Scouting Combine coverage for almost a decade, and the former All-SEC defensive back for the University of Tennessee from 1982-86 said Baltimore should consider University of Florida cornerback Teez Tabor with the No. 16 pick.
In three seasons with the Gators, the 6-foot, 201-pound Tabor played in 37 games and had 65 tackles, four sacks, three fumble recoveries, 28 pass deflections and eight interceptions, three of which were returned for touchdowns. Four of the five NFL Network analysts had Tabor available at the No. 16 pick in their respective mock drafts, and NFL Network media analyst Bucky Brooks had the Ravens drafting Tabor at No. 16.
