The Baltimore Ravens placed rookie running back Adam Randall on injured reserve Sunday with a designation to return, delaying the beginning of the fifth-round pick’s first NFL regular season. Randall will be required to miss at least the first four games before he can be activated. The Ravens have not disclosed the specific injury connected to the move.
Baltimore used one of the two return designations available during the final roster reduction on Randall. Cornerback Bilhal Kone received the other designation.
The NFL’s 2026 calendar allows teams to place as many as two players on an applicable reserve list during the final reduction while designating them to return. Those players do not need to occupy spots on the active roster before being transferred to injured reserve. The Ravens selected Randall with the No. 174 overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft after he successfully transitioned from wide receiver to running back at Clemson. He led the Tigers with 814 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns during his final college season while adding 36 receptions for 254 yards and three scores.
Randall displayed the combination of size and versatility that attracted Baltimore during the preseason. He rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown in his debut against Philadelphia and later delivered a 24-yard run against Washington that included a powerful stiff-arm. The injured-reserve move interrupts that early momentum, but it does not end Randall’s rookie season. He can return once he has missed the required four games and is medically cleared.
Derrick Henry, Justice Hill and Rasheen Ali are the three running backs on Baltimore’s active roster. The move also leaves the Ravens with an open active-roster position that could be used on a waiver claim or veteran addition.
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