Ravens Select WR Perriman With 26th Pick In NFL Draft
BALTIMORE (AP) -- The Baltimore Ravens have selected Central Florida wide receiver Breshad Perriman with the 26th overall pick in the NFL draft.
Perriman caught 50 passes and averaged 21 yards per reception as a junior last season. The 6-foot-2, 212-pounder fills a huge void for the Ravens, who had taken a defensive player with their top pick in each of the past five years.
The Ravens were determined to get a wide receiver in the draft after losing deep threat Torrey Smith to the San Francisco 49ers and releasing wideout Jacoby Jones. Steve Smith remains, but he turns 36 this month.
Kamar Aiken caught 24 passes for 267 yards and three touchdowns last season, and Marlon Brown had 24 receptions for 255 yards.
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