When the Baltimore Ravens face the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 2, they will do it without rookie first-round pick Nate Wiggins after the young cornerback suffered a neck injury in a car accident. While he will not play on Sunday, head coach John Harbaugh said Wiggins is “fine” overall and avoided major injury.

“Harbaugh said that Nate Wiggins was in a car accident a couple of days ago. He’s fine but he won’t be ready for Sunday,” The Athletic's Ravens beat reporter Jeff Zrebiec reported on Friday.

Wiggins, the No. 30 overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Clemson, made his NFL debut in the Ravens' Week 1 opening loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. In that game, the CB played 17 defensive snaps, 11 special teams snaps, and made two tackles.

No details about the car accident were immediately available on Friday. Although, this is the second car accident-related injury for the Ravens this season. During Ravens training camp, star tight end Mark Andrews was also involved in a car accident. Like Wiggins, Andrews was mostly unharmed in the accident.

Ravens defense will have easier challenge in Week 2 vs. Raiders

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The Ravens defense struggled at times in Week 1, allowing Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs to move the ball with ease at times during the 27-20 KC victory. That said, most NFL defenses over the last half-decade have struggled to contain the Chiefs' potent offense.

When the Ravens face-off with the Raiders in Week 2, even without Nate Wiggins following his car accident, the team should have a much easier time containing Gardner Minshew and his group. In the Raiders' Week 1 22-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, the Silver and Black struggled to move the ball against a defense much less talented than the Ravens.

In Week 1, Las Vegas had just 296 yards of total offense, with 225 passing yards and 71 rushing yards. The offensive line also allowed four sacks, which should have Ravens pass-rushers licking their chops.