OLB Jaylon Ferguson
Ferguson is another outside linebacker who should benefit from the Ravens’ lack of additions at the position. A gameday inactive for his first two games last season, Ferguson was thrown into the fire due to injuries and lack of production from other pass rushers. While it was a year of learning for Ferguson, he showed flashes of why Baltimore selected him in the third round of 2019.
His stat line isn’t gaudy, as he finished the 2019 season with 20 tackles and 2.5 sacks. However, he went from someone who wasn’t playing at all to a key rotational piece, so a learning curve was to be expected. He got to experience what it was like to play at the NFL level and that should help him plenty going into 2020.
Much like Bowser, Ferguson will again be relied on to improve and become a key piece of this Baltimore defense. He’s a powerful player who’s bullrush can devastate opposing linemen. If he uses this offseason to improve and add new moves to his arsenal, he could be well on his way to breaking Terrell Suggs’ sack record at the pro level, since he’s already done it at the college ranks.