The 2025 NFL Draft is over, which means the evaluation process has begun even before any of these players step onto a field for their respective teams.
The Los Angeles Rams earned a lot of high marks for their draft class, but that doesn’t mean every pick was the right one. CBS Sports’ Josh Edwards wrote that the Rams’ selection of Oregon tight end Terrance Ferguson was the team’s most questionable pick only because of L.A.’s desire to add a dynamic player at that position regardless of if it was the right move for the area of the draft.
“The Ferguson selection is a bit complicated for reasons to be explained,” Edwards wrote. “He has prototypical size for the position and tested off the charts at the NFL Scouting Combine. After attempting to trade up for Brock Bowers a year ago, it was clear that Los Angeles was searching for a tight end who could stretch the field for them. Ferguson is high-waisted and change of direction limits his ability to make plays after the catch. With that being said, he ends up with Sean McVay, who will no doubt turn him into a star.”
Taking Ferguson at the No. 46 selection isn’t a bad one given the Rams’ clear need at the position. Tyler Higbee is aging and unproductive, while the players behind him were inefficient when he was out. Now, taking Ferguson at No. 26 overall would have been incredibly questionable given the other players on the board at the time. But using a mid-second pick on a quality tight end is good value for the Rams.
McVay clearly believes in Ferguson, too, after comparing him to Travis Kelce already.