The Los Angeles Rams selected Oregon TE Terrance Ferguson in the second round of the 2025 draft, and given LA’s success with late round draft picks starting the past few years, many expected that Ferguson would have some kind impactful role in head coach Sean McVay’s offense early. Through two games that does not seem to be the case though, and according to McVay, that probably won’t be changing any time soon.
On Monday, McVay was asked what the future looks like for Ferguson and his development going forward.
“We’ll see,” stated McVay. “I thought it was a hell of a play that he made on the blocked extra point to be able to go track that thing down. Like I mentioned to you guys postgame, he’s done a really good job. I think it’s a case-by-case thing. He ended up playing on third downs a lot of the time yesterday. The ball didn’t necessarily find him, but he did a good job. I think it’ll only be an incremental build.”
On top of McVay’s plan to slowly develop Ferguson, another factor working against the rookie getting more playing time is the emergence of third-year TE Davis Allen. Allen, who like Ferguson had to wait for his opportunity to get significant stats, has become a real red zone threat with three touchdowns in his last three games. The team’s starting TE Tyler Higbee is also the longest tenured Ram on the team, as well as one of the most respected leaders in the locker room, so he too is most likely not losing many snaps any time soon.
In the same press conference, McVay further expanded about each of his tight ends, saying:
“I was really pleased with [Tight End] Tyler Higbee yesterday. [Tight End] Davis Allen just continues to find the end zone. Those guys did a nice job. With what Terence had, I think he’s only going to be a guy that’s going to continue to improve and we want to continue to find ways to get him involved. What does that look like? It’s hard for me to say until we really get a game plan together this week.”
While the Los Angeles bringing Ferguson along slowly may seem like a negative on the surface, it actually could be more that LA just believes he is special and want to take their time with him. It’s not like he has no role at all, and he did play some 3rd downs like McVay mentioned, but with no immediate need to rush him onto the field, especially with two viable tight ends available, it may just be better for his longevity and health to work him in more slowly. Further pushing the health argument is the fact that Ferguson was absent for a lot of training camp while him and the team figured out his contract.
The Rams as a whole have had nothing but glowing reviews of Ferguson since his arrival late into the summer, with QB Matthew Stafford specifically noting the young tight end’s talent and understanding of his place in the offense.
“He’s done a nice job,” stated Stafford. “Obviously missed a little bit of time there in training camp. Having him back out there the last week and a half has been great. He has a ton of talent. A guy that’s figuring out the NFL, understanding where he fits in in our offense but he’s got a bunch of guys in that room to really lean on to help show him the way. I’m just happy to have him on our team, really talented kid and a person that cares about football, cares about our team, so we’ll take him.”
Do you think the Rams should rush Ferguson on the field given his high draft position, or continue to bring him along slowly and better insure his success for the future? Comment below and let us know!
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