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10 Small-School Prospects To Watch
Last year, Baltimore took four small-school prospects with Brandon Williams (Missouri Southern), Kyke Juszczyk (Harvard), Ryan Jensen (Colorado State-Pueblo) and Aaron Mellette (Elon). Here are 10 to keep an eye on this year.
![The Ravens struck gold once with a small-school quarterback in Joe Flacco (Delaware). They could land another as a quality backup. Garoppolo put up gaudy statistics at Eastern Illinois, throwing for over 300 yards 11 times this season. He is a potential second-round pick, however, which could be too high.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/ntnywhzya9r5q8mut0oq.jpg)
The Ravens struck gold once with a small-school quarterback in Joe Flacco (Delaware). They could land another as a quality backup. Garoppolo put up gaudy statistics at Eastern Illinois, throwing for over 300 yards 11 times this season. He is a potential second-round pick, however, which could be too high.
![Ravens fans may know West well already. The local Baltimore product tore up the Colonial Conference at nearby Towson. He finished with a FCS-record 2,509 rushing yards and 41 rushing scores, earning multiple All-American honors and finishing third in the voting for the Walter Payton Award.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/o0zch9ulvb6x3g9fshpn.jpg)
Ravens fans may know West well already. The local Baltimore product tore up the Colonial Conference at nearby Towson. He finished with a FCS-record 2,509 rushing yards and 41 rushing scores, earning multiple All-American honors and finishing third in the voting for the Walter Payton Award.
![For an FCS prospect, Hazel is regarded as quite polished. He's got good size at 6-foot-1, 198 pounds and makes tough grabs away from his body. He posted solid numbers at the combine with a 40-yard dash in 4.50 seconds. He isn't considered much of a big-play threat, but he's a good route runner who is smooth in and out of his breaks.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/bmxcefd6ofxvildx1jte.jpg)
For an FCS prospect, Hazel is regarded as quite polished. He's got good size at 6-foot-1, 198 pounds and makes tough grabs away from his body. He posted solid numbers at the combine with a 40-yard dash in 4.50 seconds. He isn't considered much of a big-play threat, but he's a good route runner who is smooth in and out of his breaks.
![Brown isn't from that Pittsburgh. The Pittsburg without an "h" is in Kansas. Brown is a speed merchant. He had one of the fastest 40-yard dash times at the combine with 4.34 seconds. He's very dangerous in space and has instant acceleration. He's also a strong special teams returner with five career touchdowns. He's projected to be a late draft pick.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/nbraekyo2rvzrbix84ym.jpg)
Brown isn't from that Pittsburgh. The Pittsburg without an "h" is in Kansas. Brown is a speed merchant. He had one of the fastest 40-yard dash times at the combine with 4.34 seconds. He's very dangerous in space and has instant acceleration. He's also a strong special teams returner with five career touchdowns. He's projected to be a late draft pick.
![Turner has the look of a big-time NFL prospect at 6-foot-5, 315 pounds. There's a lot of upside there. However, he's seen by many to be more of a guard after struggling in pass protection edge drills at the Senior Bowl. Turner is expected to be taken in the middle rounds.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/c4zjiymhnkuhiernwq1z.jpg)
Turner has the look of a big-time NFL prospect at 6-foot-5, 315 pounds. There's a lot of upside there. However, he's seen by many to be more of a guard after struggling in pass protection edge drills at the Senior Bowl. Turner is expected to be taken in the middle rounds.
![Dozier was an Associated Press FCS First Team All-American selection in 2013 and a unanimous three-time all-league selection in his career at Furman. He is one of the most athletic inside linemen in this year's draft class. The 6-foot-4, 313-pounder is very quick off the snap.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/ptxy2uclnyaoomi9vtln.jpg)
Dozier was an Associated Press FCS First Team All-American selection in 2013 and a unanimous three-time all-league selection in his career at Furman. He is one of the most athletic inside linemen in this year's draft class. The 6-foot-4, 313-pounder is very quick off the snap.
![Reid has position flexibility, which makes him alluring to the Ravens, who like to move their defensive linemen around. At 6-foot-2, 302 pounds, he can play inside as a nose tackle or kick outside. He has intriguing 33-inch arms. Reid had sacks on back-to-back plays during the Senior Bowl game, showing his pass-rush potential.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/pmre73my9k3n0ihjqyfj.jpg)
Reid has position flexibility, which makes him alluring to the Ravens, who like to move their defensive linemen around. At 6-foot-2, 302 pounds, he can play inside as a nose tackle or kick outside. He has intriguing 33-inch arms. Reid had sacks on back-to-back plays during the Senior Bowl game, showing his pass-rush potential.
![Tripp dominated at the FCS level, earning a spot among the finalists for the Buck Buchanan Award as the best small-school defender in the country. He was seemingly always around the ball, evidenced by his 10 career fumble recoveries. He's a fluid athlete with good closing speed and has the temperament of a hard-working NFL linebacker.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/nldea2yjziwpwylncduh.jpg)
Tripp dominated at the FCS level, earning a spot among the finalists for the Buck Buchanan Award as the best small-school defender in the country. He was seemingly always around the ball, evidenced by his 10 career fumble recoveries. He's a fluid athlete with good closing speed and has the temperament of a hard-working NFL linebacker.
![Desir has great size for a cornerback at 6-foot-1, 198 pounds. He's a good athlete and former soccer player hailing from Haiti. He can also make plays on the ball. Desir logged a staggering 25 career interceptions. He didn't have to play much press coverage in college, however. Desir is expected to be selected between the second and fourth rounds.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/x14yt4hnyrahdhvppp1d.jpg)
Desir has great size for a cornerback at 6-foot-1, 198 pounds. He's a good athlete and former soccer player hailing from Haiti. He can also make plays on the ball. Desir logged a staggering 25 career interceptions. He didn't have to play much press coverage in college, however. Desir is expected to be selected between the second and fourth rounds.
![Aikens has a muscular 6-foot-1, 203-pound frame. He's highly competitive in run support and a sound drag-down tackler who rips at the ball. Aikens originally went to Illinois after being recruited by Clemson and Louisville, but was kicked off the team after pleading guilty to misdemeanor theft charges in July 2010.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/ravens/xgttxa42q62pgsljueux.jpg)
Aikens has a muscular 6-foot-1, 203-pound frame. He's highly competitive in run support and a sound drag-down tackler who rips at the ball. Aikens originally went to Illinois after being recruited by Clemson and Louisville, but was kicked off the team after pleading guilty to misdemeanor theft charges in July 2010.