Ravens, Cardinals' Updated Depth Charts After Hollywood Brown Trade

The NFL draft on Thursday night wasn't without its major moves, and one of the biggest was the Baltimore Ravens trading wideout Marquise Brown and the No. 100 pick to the Arizona Cardinals for the No. 23 pick.

Below, we'll take a look at both team's updated trade charts and break down the deal. 

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Cardinals Offensive Depth Chart

QB: Kyler Murray, Colt McCoy, Trace McSorley

RB: James Conner, Eno Benjamin, Jonathan Ward, Jaylen Samuels

WR 1: DeAndre Hopkins

WR 2: Marquise Brown

WR 3: A.J. Green, Rondale Moore, Andy Isabella, Antoine Wesley, Greg Dortch

TE: Zach Ertz, Maxx Williams, Stephen Anderson, David Wells

LT: D.J. Humphries, Joshua Miles, Koda Martin

LG: Justin Pugh, Sean Harlow, Danny Isidora

C: Rodney Hudson, Marcus Henry

RG: Justin Murray

RT: Kelvin Beachum, Josh Jones, Eric Smith

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Ravens Offensive Depth Chart

QB: Lamar Jackson, Tyler Huntley

RB: J.K. Dobbins, Gus Edwards, Justice Hill, Ty'Son Williams

WR 1: Rashod Bateman

WR 2: Jaylon Moore

WR 3: Binjimen Victor, Tylan Wallace

TE: Mark Andrews, Nick Boyle, Josh Oliver, Tony Poljan

LT: Ronnie Stanley, Patrick Mekari, Jaryd Jones-Smith

LG: Tyre Phillips, Ben Powers

C: Trystan Colon-Castillo, James Murray

RG: Kevin Zeitler, Ben Cleveland

RT: Morgan Moses, Ja'Wuan James

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Analysis

So, question No. 1—why did the Ravens trade away their most dynamic wideout? 

Per reports, Brown wanted a change in scenery:

The 24-year-old flashed explosive potential in his three seasons, but it wasn't until the 2021 campaign that he looked the part of his "Hollywood" nickname, catching 91 passes for 1,008 yards and six touchdowns.

That speed should give the Cardinals a new dimension on offense, especially after they lost Christian Kirk in free agency. And it will help that quarterback Kyler Murray and Brown played together at Oklahoma:

The Cardinals are clearly in Super-Bowl-or-bust mode. In an offseason with some uncertainty regarding Murray's future in Arizona, the acquisition of Brown should put to rest any worries about the star quarterback wanting out. 

As for the Ravens, they still need to add more weapons for star quarterback Lamar Jackson in the passing game. They didn't do that on Thursday night, instead using their two first-round picks on safety Kyle Hamilton and center Tyler Linderbaum.

The Ravens are notoriously good at drafting, so it's hard to knock either pick, and Rashod Bateman showed some promise in his rookie season (46 catches, 515 yards, one touchdown). 

But trading Brown left a hole at wideout, and at some point, the Ravens will need to fill it.