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Agude (6'4/235) is considered the top JUCO outside linebacker in the class in the eyes of the good folks at 247Sports, and the 19th best junior college player, overall. In addition to the Bruins, he has offers from schools like Maryland, South Alabama, and San Jose State. Considering the mess that is the UCLA defense, it wouldn’t be a surprise if Agude competed for playing time immediately in 2020.

Higgins was questionable to play in this game because of an ankle injury on top of a knee issue, and he appeared to aggravate the former He caught four passes for 53 yards on five targets before exiting. Andrei Iosivas and Mike Gesicki should see the bulk of the targets Higgins would receive.

Likely came into the contest having scored in consecutive games but took a significant backseat to fellow tight end Mark Andrews, the latter of whom scored for the 11th time in his last 12 games in the win. The Ravens await their Wildcard Round opponent after clinching the No. 3 seed.

Andrews finishes the regular season with 11 touchdown receptions, which sets a new career high. That is particularly impressive considering he did not score in the team’s first five games of the season, ending the year with a flurry of 11 touchdowns in the final 12 games. In fact, he scored in all but two of the team’s final 12 games of the regular season. Andrews and the Ravens clinched the No. 3 seed out of the AFC with the win and await their opponent in the Wildcard Round, pending the outcomes of the remaining games this weekend.

Bateman stepped into featured duties following the departure of Zay Flowers with a knee injury, cashing in on a third quarter touchdown from seven yards out on a Lamar Jackson scramble drill. Flowers’ status was not updated by the team following the game, meaning Bateman could enter Wildcard preparations as the top wide receiver for a Ravens team with Super Bowl aspirations.

Henry struggled to find room to run in the first half, entering the break with just eight yards to his ledger. He would experience greater efficiency after halftime, erupting for 130 yards and two scores over the final two quarters of play against a battered Browns defense. His 138-yard effort sees him fall just short of setting an NFL record with his second 2,000-yard season, but he did set a different record with his third season of more than 1,500 yards and 15 or more touchdowns. The Ravens must wait for the rest of the weekend’s games to play out before they learn their opponent for the Wildcard Round.