Patrick Queen

Pittsburgh Steelers

Pos LB

Updated October 8, 2026

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Model Score

80.8 MODEL

2020

79.0

2021

74.5

2022

84.5

2023

86.7

2024

85.8

2025

79.6

2026

80.8

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

STM Take

2023 Pro Bowl plus the LSU 2019 CFP National Championship pedigree plus the 28th overall draft slot plus the $41M Steelers contract puts Queen in the high-pedigree class with structural volatility. The career STTM range with the 2025 tier 8 (#76) collapse confirms the structural ceiling is highly team-fit dependent. The 2026 question is whether Queen returns to tier 4-5 territory with Pittsburgh or whether the $41M contract becomes a structural cap problem.

Queen came out of LSU as the Baltimore Ravens' 1st-round pick (28th overall) in 2020 after winning the 2019 CFP National Championship with the Tigers. He made the 2023 Pro Bowl with the Ravens before signing a three-year, $41M deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2024 free agency. His STTM career runs tier 8 (#66) in 2021, tier 5 (#36) in 2022, tier 8 (#57) in 2023, tier 5 (#36) in 2024 with Pittsburgh, and tier 8 (#76) collapse in 2025.

Strengths

2023 Pro Bowl plus LSU 2019 CFP National Championship pedigree plus the 28th overall draft slot establishes structural elite LB ceiling at peak.
Six years of NFL starter reps across two systems plus the $41M Steelers contract gives him real veteran market value.

Concerns

40-spot regression from tier 5 (#36) in 2024 to tier 8 (#76) in 2025 confirms the ceiling is highly team-fit and scheme dependent.
$41M Steelers contract creates major contract-value risk if the tier 8 finish becomes the stable baseline.

What to watch: Whether Queen returns to tier 4 (top 30) in 2026 with Pittsburgh, the threshold for closing the gap between contract and STTM ranking.