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Is Breshad Perriman the Ravens Biggest Draft Bust?

By Chris Schisler

Apr 30, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; Breshad Perriman (Central Florida) is selected as the number twenty-six overall pick to the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 30, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; Breshad Perriman (Central Florida) is selected as the number twenty-six overall pick to the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports /
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Breshad Perriman Keeps Us Waiting At Least…

The Baltimore Ravens selected Breshad Perriman with the 27th pick in the 2015 NFL Draft. A knee injury kept him off the field in his rookie season. Now a partially torn ACL could prevent him from playing in 2016. The frustration in the air is palpable.

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After a year of defending Perriman from status as a draft bust, its hard to call him anything else. The Ravens will not get anything from Perriman (besides aching disappointment) in his first two seasons. This makes him a draft bust. It may not be his fault but it is what it is.

With the label rightfully in place, where does Perriman rank on the Ravens disappointing draft picks?

It’s hard to beat Kyle Boller on that list. Boller was supposed to be the first franchise quarterback of the Ravens. Instead picking Boller set the team backwards and wasted amazing defenses. Perriman was not expected to be the Ravens savior but to keep a good thing going. Boller sits firmly as the Ravens most inexcusable draft pick.

Perriman falls more along with Dan Cody and Sergio Kindle. Cody was expected to be a great defensive end, but injuries turned him into Mr. What-Could-Have-Been. Kindle was going to be a feared pass rusher until he drunkenly crashed down a flight of stairs and broke his jaw.

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Perriman is more disappointing than Kindle. Kindle literally self produced his downfall. Perriman just has the kind of luck that isn’t good.

Perriman is also more disappointing than Cody. The Ravens have had mant great defensive ends. When have the Ravens had a truly great, young wide receiver? The answer is never. At least we got something from Travis Taylor. It did not live up to the 10th pick the Ravens invested, but he played.

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It’s hard to call Perriman the biggest disappointment the Ravens ever had in the draft. It is easy however, to put Perriman in the conversation of the Ravens biggest draft busts.

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