OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- There’s a growing consensus about the Baltimore Ravens’ biggest need heading into the NFL draft: a sideline-to-sideline tackling machine in the middle of their defense.
The debate comes when trying to figure out who’s the best middle linebacker in the draft.
In evaluating the top inside linebackers, it’s LSU’s Patrick Queen and Oklahoma’s Kenneth Murray, and then everyone else. Queen is the explosive and versatile defender who excels in coverage, and Murray is the bigger and more relentless run-stopping presence.
Baltimore, which has the No.