Baltimore Ravens' coolest rookie went undrafted after being in the rocket club at his small college

Billy Heyen

Baltimore Ravens' coolest rookie went undrafted after being in the rocket club at his small college image

If the Baltimore Ravens need someone to build a rocket for a demonstration, they've got a guy.

He just so happens to be a 5-foot-9 undrafted cornerback from a small school who made the 53-man roster to open the season anyway.

His name: Reuben Lowery III.

Lowery went to Chattanooga, where he was a mechanical engineering major.

He also was part of the nationally recognized UTC Rocket Mocs rocketry team.

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Lowery is also a baller.

"Lowery impressed coaches throughout training camp with his football IQ and competitive drive," writes The Athletic's Jourdan Rodrigue. "He also consistently made plays on the ball at just 5-foot-9 and 204 pounds."

Even to get to Chattanooga, Lowery had to attend a camp at the school to get himself in front of the Mocs' coaches and impress them enough to earn a spot.

In 46 collegiate games, he had 166 tackles (19 TFL), 15 pass breakups and three interceptions, including two pick-sixes. He was first-team All-SoCon in his final college season.

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Lowery will get a chance to learn from a strong defensive backs room in Baltimore that includes Jaire Alexander, Marlon Humphrey, Nate Wiggins and Kyle Hamilton, along with first-round safety Malaki Starks.

Lowery is certainly the most improbable one to be there. Wiggins, Hamilton, Starks and Humphrey were all once first-round picks.

But Lowery is clearly intelligent. He'll likely pick up on things quickly, and it'll give him a chance to rocket up the depth chart in no time.

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle