With the 78th pick of the 2017 NFL Draft, the Baltimore Ravens selected Tim Williams, linebacker, from the University of Alabama.
That felt like a steal at the time, right? A player who former New York Giants and Alabama coach Ray Perkins compared to transcendent pass-rusher Lawrence Taylor was coming to Baltimore to terrify quarterbacks across these fruited plains — at the mere cost of a third-round pick. A player often mocked to the Ravens in the first round during the early stages of the draft process had fallen to the 78th overall pick because of some off-the-field concerns, and the Ravens were the beneficiary of that turn of events.