Darious Williams Signed with the Ravens As a RFA on 5/4/18
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UNDRAFTED ROOKIE FREE AGENTS TRANSACTIONS: Darious Williams signed with the Ravens as a RFA on 5/4/18. 27 COLLEGE: Played in 25 games (18 starts) at UAB, recording 73 tackles, 26 PD and 6 INTs in just two seasons with the Blazers...Earned first-team All-America honors by Pro Football Focus and was named first-team All-Conference USA in 2017... Started all 13 games at cornerback, registering 50 tackles (38 solo), 20 PD and 5 INTs...Led the C-USA in PD (20), which also ranked No. 5 in the NCAA amongst FBS schools...Also ranked No. 2 in the conference in INTs (5)...Recorded his first- career INT returned for a TD (41 yards) at Southern Mississippi...Picked up first- career FR at North Texas...Recorded career highs in tackles (8) and TFL (3) vs. Coastal Carolina...In 2016, the football program was reinstated, but no games were DARIOUS WILLIAMS played...The UAB football program was disbanded for the 2015 season...Made 5 DEFENSIVE BACK | 5-9 | 187 starts in his first year with the Blazers in 2014, registering 23 tackles, 6 PD and 1 COLLEGE: ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM INT...Started career as a walk-on...Majored in communications and nutrition. HS: CREEKSIDE (JACKSONVILLE, FL) HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL: Prepped at Creekside (Jacksonville, FL) HS...Also BORN: 3/15/93, JACKSONVILLE, FL participated in basketball and track. COLLEGE GP/GS: 25/18 HISTORY OF UNDRAFTED GEMS The Ravens have a history of unearthing rookie free agent gems. On its final 2017 roster, Baltimore had 14 players who entered the NFL as RFAs. Of those, nine were originally signed by the Ravens. ORIGINAL RAVENS ROOKIE FA SIGNINGS / FINAL 2017 ROSTER 2010: LS Morgan Cox* 2016: G/C Matt Skura* 2012: K Justin Tucker* 2017: WR Quincy Adeboyejo 2014: T James Hurst* 2017: FB/DL Patrick Ricard 2016: LB Patrick Onwuasor* 2017: G Maurquice Shakir 2016: DT Michael Pierce* * starter in 2017 Notable undrafted rookies who went on to make a big impact for the Ravens over the years include: • Mike Flynn (‘97) • Jameel McClain (‘08) • Zach Orr (‘14) • Priest Holmes (‘97) • Dannell Ellerbe (‘09) • Michael Pierce (‘16) • Will Demps (‘02) • Morgan Cox (‘10) • Matt Skura (‘16) • Bart Scott (‘02) • Justin Tucker (‘12) • Ma’ake Kemoeatu (‘02) • James Hurst (‘14) Mike Flynn Bart Scott Morgan Cox 236 2018 BALTIMORE RAVENS MEDIA GUIDE.