Lloyd

Cushenberry III

Kuharsky explains the “ankle injury the Titans reported for Lloyd Cushenberry when he was knocked out of the Titans’ win over New England is suspected to be an Achilles injury that will end his season.” He expects backup interior OL Daniel Brunskill to start in Cushenberry’s stead when RG Dillon Radunz returns from a foot injury. This is a big loss for the Titans’ offensive line.

Part of a glutted center market, Cushenberry is coming off a career year under Sean Payton and headed to a team that badly needed to upgrade its pivot. It is worth noting that Cushenberry is going on 26 and had struggled for above-average metrics until last season. It’s still a signing that is difficult to get upset about with this year’s explosion in cap dollars and the Titans’ lack of a major quarterback contract.

Cushenberry injured the groin during Week 8’s London game and apparently what the Broncos saw over the bye was not enough to make them think he’d be back any time soon. He’ll miss at least the next four weeks. Graham Glasgow replaced Cushenberry at center in Week 8 and should start in his absence.

Cushenberry suffered the injury against the Jaguars in London. The Broncos are on bye this week, but that apparently will not be enough time for Cushenberry to get healthy. Graham Glasgow should get the starts at center while Cushenberry is out.

Cushenberry (6’3/312) was a team captain and two-year starting center at LSU who earned second-team All-American honors and was named the Tigers’ MVP as a redshirt junior. He checks boxes physically in terms of both size and athleticism. At the NFL Combine, he showcased 61st-percentile Adjusted SPARQ athleticism and was a physical run-blocker on tape. The offense also put him in more one-on-one pass-blocking situations than most interior linemen because they were comfortable with his combination of strength, balance, and awareness. Cushenberry safely projects as an interior starter at center for the Broncos after Connor McGovern left for the Jets. This allows the Broncos to slot free-agent pickup Graham Glasgow in at guard.

Cushenberry (6’3/312) was a team captain and two-year starting center at LSU who earned second-team All-American honors and was named the Tigers’ MVP as a redshirt junior. He checks boxes physically in terms of both size and athleticism. At the NFL Combine, he showcased 61st-percentile Adjusted SPARQ athleticism and was a physical run-blocker on tape. The offense also put him in more one-on-one pass-blocking situations than most interior linemen because they were comfortable with his combination of strength, balance, and awareness. Cushenberry safely projects as an interior starter at center for the Broncos after Connor McGovern left for the Jets. This allows the Broncos to slot free-agent pickup Graham Glasgow in at guard.

Cushenberry was injured on his second 40-yard dash attempt. He also had 25 bench-press reps before sitting out the rest of the drills. This shouldn’t impact Cushenberry’s stock as a potential late first-round pick.

Cushenberry (6'3/312) came through clean on his first 40-yard attempt, running it in 5.28 seconds. His second run proved problematic, though, as the LSU center pulled up midway through and was seen clutching at his right hamstring. Understandably, he will sit out the remainder of tests on Friday. We’ll monitor his recovery progress off of this injury. LSU’s pro day won’t be until April 3, giving Cush a few weeks to heal up.

“Cushenberry isn’t rigid or stiff, but he does have some limitations with lateral quickness, which show up against athletic edge rushers and with potential run game limitations in space,” Zierlein writes of the 6-foot-4, 315-pounder. He additionally note that Cushenberry is “extremely difficult to bull-rush and is rarely beaten to the punch in his pass sets.” Zierlein views the LSU rock as a “do-your-job” prospect, one who has potential to stick as a starter in the pros if he develops in full.

Brugler loves what he sees in Cushenberry’s pass-pro game. On the run-blocking front, the analyst notes that "[a]lthough he doesn’t consistently bully... he stays connected to his man with quickness and tenacity on the move.” Brugler would like to see continued technical development out of the 6-foot-4, 315-pound LSU standout, but sees more than enough in Cush’s game to start early on in his NFL career. Brugler ranks Cushenberry as the No. 1 interior offensive lineman in the class. In his seven-round mock put out at the beginning of February, Bleacher Report’s Matt Miller tabbed Cushenberry as an early fourth-round selection. Day 2 is very much in play with a sharp finish to the evaluating season.