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10 Player comps for Ravens rookies from the Ravens past

By Chris Schisler

NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 13: Linebacker Patrick Queen #8 of the LSU Tigers celebrates after making a tackle during the College Football Playoff National Championship game against the Clemson Tigers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 13, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. LSU defeated Clemson 42 to 25. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 13: Linebacker Patrick Queen #8 of the LSU Tigers celebrates after making a tackle during the College Football Playoff National Championship game against the Clemson Tigers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 13, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. LSU defeated Clemson 42 to 25. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) /
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PITTSBURGH – DECEMBER 26: Guard Bennie Anderson #66 of the Baltimore Ravens prepares to block against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field on December 26, 2004, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers defeated the Ravens 20-7. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH – DECEMBER 26: Guard Bennie Anderson #66 of the Baltimore Ravens prepares to block against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field on December 26, 2004, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers defeated the Ravens 20-7. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images) /

Tyre Phillips player comp from Ravens past: Bennie Anderson

Look at the photograph above. That is Bennie Anderson, a former guard for the purple and black. You can’t tell me that doesn’t look like the same kind of build as Tyre Phillips. Anderson was 6-5 and weighed 345 pounds. He had the size of an offensive tackle and he played guard. Phillips is currently listed as a 6-5 344 pound guard, who played offensive tackle at Mississippi State. From a physical attribute standpoint, they have the same exact thing going on.

Anderson started 56 games for the Ravens. He was the right guard from 2001-2004. Anderson was a rock-solid player who used his brute force and long arms to bully in the run game. Anderson wasn’t overly athletic, but his build made up for that at the guard position. Phillips comes into the NFL with the same kind of deal. He’s going to have trouble with speed off the edge at tackle, but he fits in quite nicely at guard. He may be able to become a versatile player who can play both on the outside and on the interior, but guard is his rightful home. Because of his potential versatility, I almost used James Hurst as the player comp for Phillips. At the end of the day, I don’t see Phillips having those kind of red flag weaknesses. I needed to find a higher caliber comparison without going overboard. That’s how I landed on Anderson.

He was a tough and dependable player. He wasn’t a Marshal Yanda level offensive lineman, but he was a quality starter for four years in Baltimore. Anderson deserves a lot of credit for how good the Ravens offensive line was back in the day. It wasn’t just Jonathan Ogden and Edwin Mulitalo. It was a great collective unit with top-notch starters at the five offensive line positions. Anderson is only remembered by the hard core Ravens fans, but he deserves some love from Baltimore. Phillips has a chance to be that type of player for this generation of Ravens football.

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