12. WR Torrey Smith (second round, 2011)
Time will tell where the University of Maryland product ultimately ranks among the great players in franchise history, but his arrival in 2011 provided the speedy target to stretch the field that the Ravens had lacked in the John Harbaugh era and allowed quarterback Joe Flacco to finally show off his big arm in the passing game.
Many experts leading up to the 2011 draft predicted Smith would be the Ravens’ first-round pick, so you can only imagine the organization’s delight when he was still on the board when Baltimore chose in the second round with the 58th overall selection. Even if Smith were to never play another snap for the Ravens, his contributions in the 2012 postseason and particularly his two-touchdown toasting of future Hall of Fame cornerback Champ Bailey in the divisional round en route to Super Bowl XLVII made him an easy choice for inclusion on this list.
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Nestor Aparicio
Baltimore Positive is the vision and the creative extension of four decades of sharing the love of local sports for this Dundalk native and University of Baltimore grad, who began his career as a sportswriter and music critic at The News American and The Baltimore Sun in the mid-1980s. Launched radio career in December 1991 with Kenny Albert after covering the AHL Skipjacks. Bought WNST-AM 1570 in July 1998, created WNST.net in 2007 and began diversifying conversations on radio, podcast and social media as Baltimore Positive in 2016. nes@baltimorepositive.com
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