Five picks later, and the kid from Littleton might’ve wound up in his own backyard.
Five picks later, and Terrance Ferguson might’ve stuck back in Denver, and had a merry reunion with Bo Nix as the Broncos’ matchup-nightmare tight end of the future.
On Friday night, though, as the top tier of tight ends slid off the board early into Day 2, the Los Angeles Rams and general manager Les Snead sat pretty at No. 46 — and snapped up Ferguson, just ahead of a temporary Broncos second-round slot at No. 51.
It’s not Denver. But it’s a cushy landing spot for Ferguson, who’ll continue his journey from Littleton in a high-powered Rams offense well-suited to take advantage of his talents. Los Angeles was in need of a big-bodied safety valve at tight end for veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford, with no Rams TE eclipsing 300 yards in 2024 and veteran mainstay Tyler Higbee coming off an injury-riddled season.
The 6-foot-5 Ferguson was a four-sport — yes, four-sport — athlete at Heritage, playing football, basketball, track and field and lacrosse. After racking up 472 yards in a six-game COVID-shortened season his senior year, he exited high school as the top-ranked player in Colorado in the class of 2021, according to 247 Sports.
He spent four years at Oregon, catching six touchdowns from Nix in 2023 before finishing with 591 yards for the 13-1 Ducks in 2024. For a stretch, it seemed as if Denver might target the hometown kid, as Ferguson met with the Broncos at the combine and took a local visit in March.
But Ferguson will head to sunny Southern California, as offensive-genius head coach Sean McVay will attempt to shape him into the next great pass-catching NFL tight end.
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