Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said Baltimore's evaluation process continues to prioritize game film over measurables, using recent draft history as evidence that traits on tape matter more than testing numbers.

DeCosta cited safety Kyle Hamilton as an example of why the Ravens are willing to trust their evaluation, even when others may hesitate.

"Great question. [We] spend a lot of time talking about those kind of things in the draft meetings. I think it's challenging, right? You're sort of trained to believe in certain things, and if a player doesn't necessarily have those things, what do you do? It's one of the reasons why we probably were able to get Kyle Hamilton in the [2022] draft at No. 14 was because he ran a slow 40-yard dash time, apparently. So I think you have to look at the tape first. You have to study the tape, and you have to get to know the person, but you really have to study the tape. And you have to look at every play. [You have to look at] good plays [and] bad plays and figure out if it's going to translate. And if you think it's going to translate, and you love the player, then you should probably take the player is what I would say."

DeCosta's comments reinforce Baltimore's long-standing emphasis on film evaluation as the foundation of its draft process.

This article originally appeared on Ravens Wire: Eric DeCosta cites Kyle Hamilton in draft evaluation lesson