One player who could benefit greatly from a scheme change on defense is Clelin Ferrell. Under Rod Marinelli and Gus Bradley’s defense, Ferrell just didn’t fit in the way Jon Gruden had hoped when they selected him at No. 4 in the 2019 NFL Draft.
Marinelli and Bradley run a traditional 4-3 front (although it’s really a 4-2-5 defense), while Patrick Graham’s defense will be more multiple. That could greatly help someone like Ferrell, whose best spot might be as a 5-technique in a 3-4 or as an EDGE setting 3-4 OLB. But is there a chance Ferrell isn’t even on the roster this season?
In a recent article by ESPN’s 32 beat writers, they were asked to name one veteran who is on the roster bubble heading into training camp. For the Raiders, that was none other than Ferrell. Here is what senior writer Paul Gutierrez had to say about his spot on the roster:
