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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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BALTIMORE, MD – OCTOBER 10: Derrick Mason #85 of the Baltimore Ravens runs the ball against the Denver Broncos at M&T Bank Stadium on October 10, 2010, in Baltimore, Maryland. Players wore pink in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Ravens lead the Broncos at the half 17-7. (Photo by Larry French/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD – OCTOBER 10: Derrick Mason #85 of the Baltimore Ravens runs the ball against the Denver Broncos at M&T Bank Stadium on October 10, 2010, in Baltimore, Maryland. Players wore pink in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Ravens lead the Broncos at the half 17-7. (Photo by Larry French/Getty Images) /

Devin Duvernay player comp from Ravens past: Derrick Mason

Devin Duvernay doesn’t have a perfect player comp from Ravens history yet Derrick Mason works fairly well. After Mason was snubbed for the Ravens All-Time 25 team, he deserves a little shout out so this is well-timed. Mason was the best receiver the Ravens ever had and he has some similar traits to Duvernay. Mason was quicker than he was fast, but when he was younger he had another gear. When Mason was with the Titans he was a player who could take a short pass and make a big play with it. That’s what Duvernay was at Texas, a player you just had to get the football to.

While Duvernay projects mostly as a slot receiver, it’s not like he can’t do it all at the wide receiver position. The way he plays after the catch is almost a carbon copy of Mason’s game. The strong and reliable hands also help this comparison. Mason was the most trusted receiver in Ravens history. As the quarterbacks shuffled through, Mason was productive with all of them. Duvernay is not a player who is going to have an issue with drops. He comes into the NFL already in the habit of doing the little things right. Could I see him being a star early on? Absolutely.

It’s hard to believe but Mason was a fourth-round pick. Mason was severely under drafted. Duvernay has the chance to show that he should have been drafted earlier than he was. He has the chance to make a lot of people look silly for letting the Ravens get him in the third round. They are overall different players, but Mason is the most comparable receiver of note to a rookie Duvernay. They have fairly similar builds, though Duvernay actually has a thicker frame than Mason did. Duvernay should be a different version of what Mason was, a reliable receiver who could do something after the catch.

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