Rashod Bateman Drafted #27 Overall by the Baltimore Ravens

It’s official. Rashod Bateman is going to the NFL after being drafted by the Baltimore Ravens #27 overall. That means the Minnesota Gophers have their first 1st-round draft pick since Laurence Maroney back in 2006. Bateman owns the 6th most receiving yards as a Gopher and 5th in touchdowns but he only played for 2.5 seasons.

He’ll now join a very good Baltimore Ravens team with Lamar Jackson as his quarterback.

With the No. 27 overall pick in the 2021 @NFLDraft, the @Ravens select WR Rashod Bateman!

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— NFL (@NFL) April 30, 2021

Ravens select Minnesota's Rashod Bateman pic.twitter.com/98HlXGcmAQ

— CJ Fogler #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) April 30, 2021

Congrats @R_bateman2!! The @Ravens got an ELITE person!! Love ya!! #RTB #HYPRR #SkiUMah pic.twitter.com/h5pXkcABps

— P.J. Fleck (@Coach_Fleck) April 30, 2021

The Gophers have one player left on the draft board and Benjamin St-Juste is espected to be drafted sometime tomorrow.

Eric Strack | Minnesota Sports Fan