Lacking a second-round pick, the Ravens waited … and waited … and waited … before finally getting a chance to select a player.
“That was definitely a challenge,” Ravens General Manager Eric DeCosta admitted. “It was very frustrating for me to watch all those good players coming off the board (to other teams).”
The Ravens looked into trading up into the second round, but the cost was “prohibitive,” DeCosta said, so they just waited until their original turn arrived and hoped they could make an impact with their two third-round picks.
Ferguson certainly will have an opportunity to make an immediate difference.