Patrick Onwuasor – Potential:
Onwuasor and the Ravens go all the way back to 2016. He first signed for the team as a UDFA in 2016, before being released prior to the season. He did make it onto the practice squad and was activated onto the 53 man roster in October of that season. Onwuasor signed one-year deals with the team prior to 2017, 2018 AND 2019 seasons. His 2019 deal was under a second-round tender, befitting his status as a restricted free agent.
In 57 career games with the team, he has 231 combined tackles, 17 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks. The Ravens may have once felt that they could rely on Onwuasor as a true three-down piece of their defense, but it became clear as the season progressed they no longer felt this way about him. He was a role player in 2019, one with no track record of forcing turnovers or making a quarterbacks life a misery.
Onwuasor has flashed starter-quality traits at times. But he’s just never been able to put it all together consistently and without Mosley next to him to help, Onwuasor looked completely out of his depth last season.
While another team might still view him as a potential starter, Onwuasor will be 28 years old before the 2020 season. That means he has a pretty short shelf life and is likely as developed a player as he’s going to be. Basically, what you saw is what you’re going to get.