21-year-old midfielder Ojabo, who grew up in Aberdeen after moving from Nigeria at the age of seven, did not start playing American football until he was 17; Malik Willis landed with the Titans and Desmond Ridder moved to the Falcons as the quarterbacks fell; The Packers trade for wide receiver Christian Watson.
Scottish David Ojabo was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft in Las Vegas.
Ojabo was injured during a daytime practice at the University of Michigan, and it was enough for the teams to pass him on the first day of the annual NFL event.
Elsewhere that night, Liberty quarterback Malik Willis was taken by the Tennessee Titans as a potential long-term replacement for Ryan Tannehill, while the Atlanta Falcons drafted Cincinnati’s Desmond Ridder as the quarterbacks hit the third round.
The Green Bay Packers traded early in the second round to acquire North Dakota wide receiver Desmond Ridder, the New York Jets took the first overall draft pick in Iowa’s Breece Hall, and to everyone’s surprise, Georgia linebacker Nakobe Dean dropped . to 83rd overall, where he was reunited with college teammate Jordan Davis for the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Ravens underscored their belief in Ojabo’s potential beyond his injury as he was selected at No. 45 on Friday.
“It was just a bump in the road,” Ojabo said of his Achilles. “It was my first injury and another hurdle I’m about to overcome.”
Baltimore General Manager Eric DeCosta said the doctors gave a pretty promising timeline for when Ojabo could help the Ravens.
“They’re optimistic that he’ll get a chance to play this year,” DeCosta said. “There may be a delay, but we think he will return to take revenge and show outstanding football.”
Ojabo did not play the sport when he moved to America to attend high school in New Jersey where he competed in basketball before being encouraged to play American football at the age of 17.
