Patrick Queen, Zack Baun, A.J. Epenesa Among Riskiest Prospects
LSU linebacker Patrick Queen and two other players often mocked to the Ravens – Wisconsin linebacker Zack Baun and Iowa defensive end A.J. Epenesa – landed on NFL.com's Mike Band's list of six high-risk top prospects.
The list was composed of players who had an overall draft score of 75 or lower in the Next Gen Stats NFL Draft Model. Queen was No. 6 on the list with a score of 71, while Baun (69) was fifth, and Epenesa (68) was fourth.
"Stuck in a reserve role behind last year's fifth overall pick, Devin White, Queen started just 16 of his 41 career games over three seasons at LSU," Band wrote. "Finally assuming a full-time role last season, Queen did not make his debut with the starting unit until the team's third game of the season. His limited production over the course of his career earned him a production score of 60, lower than every linebacker selected in the first round over the last 12 years, and significantly lower than his former teammate, White (99)."
On Baun, Band wrote: "As a jack-of-all-trades/master-of-none type of prospect, Baun lacks any one fatal flaw, though his chances of being an elite NFL player may not match his perceived value as a potential first-round pick. Baun finished the 2019 season with a career-high 12.5 sacks after accumulating just 2.5 sacks across 25 games entering his redshirt senior year. His lack of consistent production over the course of his career earned Baun a 63 production score, below average relative to historical linebackers."
On Epenesa, Band wrote: "The 2019 second-team All-American logged 10-plus sacks in back-to-back seasons (10.5 in 2018, 11.5 in '19), including a sophomore season where he led the Big Ten in sacks despite not starting a single game. Epenesa's production score of 71 is not so much the concern – it's his athleticism score of 58 that leads to questions about his profile. At 6-5 and 275 pounds with 34 1/2-inch arms, Epenesa has the ideal frame for the position, but his lack of speed (5.04 40), quickness (4.46 short shuttle, 7.34 3-cone), explosiveness (9-foot-9 broad jump, 32 1/2-inch vertical leap) and strength (17 bench reps) all raise red flags for a potential early pick. If Epenesa is taken in the first round next week, he will be the first primary edge rusher dating back to 2003 to be selected in Round 1 despite running a 40-yard dash slower than 5.0 seconds."
Two other players who have been mocked to the Ravens in various drafts also made the list: TCU defensive tackle Ross Blacklock (59 overall draft score) and LSU outside linebacker K'Lavon Chaisson (65).
Yet Another LSU Player Is Linked to Ravens in Draft
The Ravens have never drafted a player from LSU, but there is no shortage of Tigers being linked to Baltimore in mock drafts this year.
Queen is a popular selection for the Ravens in the first round (ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. has Queen going to the Ravens in all four of his mock drafts, as we noted in yesterday's Late for Work), and Tigers cornerback Kristian Fulton, Chaisson and wide receiver Justin Jefferson also have been mocked to Baltimore at No. 28.
Now you can add LSU offensive lineman Lloyd Cushenberry to the list. The Athletic's Andy Staples, a college football writer, says Cushenberry is the perfect fit for the Ravens.
Cushenberry was the Tigers' starting center the past two seasons, but the 6-foot-3, 312-pounder also has experience at guard and could fill the huge void left by the retirement of Marshal Yanda.
"LSU's Lloyd Cushenberry doesn't show up as a first-rounder in many mock drafts — he's usually predicted to go early in the second — but he feels like someone the Ravens would value," Staples wrote. " … Cushenberry had to deal with monsters at Alabama, Auburn, Mississippi State and Florida while playing at LSU; he'll be able to handle the nastiest dudes the NFL can throw at him. And 10 years from now, we might be talking about him the way they talk about Yanda now."
With Cushenberry leading the way, the offensive line for the national champion Tigers won the Joe Moore Award, which recognizes the most outstanding offensive line in college football.
Prior to the start of the 2019 season, LSU's coaching staff awarded Cushenberry a No. 18 patch, which goes to the most respected leader on each side of the ball.
"That says a lot about Cushenberry, considering he played on the same unit as [Joe] Burrow, Clyde Edwards-Helaire and Justin Jefferson," Staples wrote.
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