11. TE Todd Heap (first round, 2001)
Drafted a year after first-round bust Travis Taylor and having played with a number of wide receivers who never panned out, Heap spent a large portion of his career as the Ravens’ only real receiving threat and did his best to make Kyle Boller look respectable despite the quarterback’s many shortcomings.
There’s no telling how good the two-time Pro Bowl selection might have been had he played with a real quarterback during his prime years, but Heap ranks first in franchise history in touchdown catches and was a much-needed security blanket to help Flacco in the first three years of his career. A fan favorite, Heap had the bad luck of joining the Ravens the year after their first Super Bowl win and departing two years before their second championship triumph, but he was still a critical part of six trips to the playoffs during his 10 years in Baltimore.
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