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Baltimore Ravens: Seven Round 2020 NFL Mock Draft 3.0

By Garrett Ferguson

ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 26: A video board displays the text "ON THE CLOCK" for the Baltimore Ravens during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX - APRIL 26: A video board displays the text "ON THE CLOCK" for the Baltimore Ravens during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /
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ARLINGTON, TX – APRIL 26: The Baltimore Ravens logo is seen on a video board during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX – APRIL 26: The Baltimore Ravens logo is seen on a video board during the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium on April 26, 2018 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /

Now that the 2019 NFL season has officially ended its time for another full seven-round Ravens mock draft. Here’s my third crack at it.

*If you want to see how my second mock draft played out click here*

*NOTE: I will be using The Draft Network’s predictive big board and mock draft generator for the other 31 NFL teams*

Ravens Projected 2020 NFL Draft Picks: 1st (28), 2nd (60), 3rd (92), 4th (119,124), 5th (153)

Total 2020 NFL Draft Picks: 6 (not including compensatory picks)

My Team Needs: WR, EDGE, LB, IOL, S, IDL, RB

First Round:

My Team Needs: WR, EDGE, LB, IOL, S, IDL, RB

Class: Junior

Height: 6’1″

Weight: 227 lbs

In the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft I have the Ravens drafting their first ever LSU player in linebacker Patrick Queen. With Kenneth Murray and Justin Jefferson still on the board this was a really hard decision for me. The temptation to go the wide receiver route was strong, but with how deep this receiver class is I decided to go linebacker. I chose Patrick Queen over Kenneth Murray because Queen has better coverage skills and is more of a hybrid MIKE linebacker and that’s exactly what the Ravens need, especially in this new age pass-happy NFL.

Queen would be a phenomenal addition to the Ravens defense and would give defensive coordinator ‘Wink’ Martindale more freedom with the secondary since linebacker coverage wouldn’t be such a liability. The Ravens haven’t had a coverage linebacker in years; even when CJ Mosley was in Baltimore he still struggled in coverage. It would be nice to finally have a linebacker who can match up with the leagues best tight ends and running backs.

The three adjectives that come to mind while watching Patrick Queen play are fast, fluid, and flexible. Queen quickly diagnoses plays which allows him to play extremely fast and that’s what you see a lot of while watching his film. He’s consistently shooting down gaps at the line of scrimmage in run support or can flip his hips in an instant if he needs to transition into coverage. Patrick Queen plays like he’s lightening trapped in a bottle and that’s the playing style Play Like A Raven encapsulates.

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