Terrance Ferguson joins a crowded tight end room but could quickly emerge as the best of the group.
The second-round rookie was drafted higher than any other tight end on the Los Angeles Rams, and FOX Sports NFL Draft analyst Rob Rang compared him to another great Rams tight end not named Tyler Higbee — Ernie Conwell.
“… Ferguson would go a long way in legitimizing the 46th overall selection by pushing him for playing time as a rookie,” Rang wrote. “Conwell offered similarly sure hands down the seam and was a better blocker. The Rams have never had a tight end voted to the Pro Bowl, but Ferguson flashes that kind of upside.”
Conwell, a second-round pick himself in 1996, caught 146 passes for 1,574 yards and 10 touchdowns in seven years for the Rams. He went on to finish his career with the New Orleans Saints for four seasons.
Higbee is actually the Rams’ best receiving tight end in team history with 3,668 yards and 24 touchdowns, but Conwell was a more well-rounded player that Rang believes fits a franchise comparison for Ferguson.
The hope for L.A. is that the rookie can be the best of both worlds as a great pass-catcher and blocker for the Rams. The team has lacked a true star at the position, and Ferguson could blaze his own path as a franchise tight end for the Rams.