For months, linebackers Kenneth Murray (Oklahoma) and Patrick Queen (LSU) have been the most popular picks for the Baltimore Ravens with the 28th overall pick in the upcoming draft. The connections make plenty of sense: Baltimore rode an overachieving linebacker group featuring Josh Bynes and L.J. Fort in 2019, and with Bynes headed to Cincinnati and Patrick Onwuasor New York-bound, the linebacker room looks thin and underwhelming entering draft season.
However, recent mocks and analysis have started to tear at the linebacker consensus at pick 28, citing how modern defenses have increasingly relied on nickel and dime sets rather than base packages in recent years.