Ravens Insider: Ravens set initial 53-man roster: DB Reuben Lowery makes the team

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When Ravens safety Reuben Lowery met up with his parents following Baltimore’s preseason finale against the Commanders on Saturday, the undrafted rookie free agent’s parting message to them was that he’d done all he can. Now, he can breathe easy.

Lowery made the Ravens’ 53-man roster, a source with direct knowledge of the situation confirmed to The Baltimore Sun ahead of Tuesday’s 4 p.m. deadline to trim the roster from 89 players.

“Very humbling,” Lowery’s father, Reuben II, told The Baltimore Sun. “I know God’s hand is in it. It sounds cliche, but in my mind that gave him what he needed when he needed it. But as a father and a parent, you just go ‘wow.’ I think about all those nights when he was tired and had to study, when he was working out Saturday mornings when people were sleeping, or when he’d come back from a road game in college and he would be at the library not sleeping. Those are the things I think about.”

That the Tennessee-Chattanooga alum who majored in mechanical engineering made it was also not a surprise after a summer of splash plays.

Senior secondary coach Chuck Pagano said Tuesday that Lowery’s “consistency” also stood out. He also noted he is routinely the first one in the building and the last to leave and “asks all the right questions” from “Day 1.”

“Every single day you know exactly what you were gonna get,” he said. “He’s not gonna be one of those guys who walks out on the field and is not prepared and doesn’t know what he’s gonna do.”

Lowery’s versatility also played a significant role.

Though he’s listed as a safety, he also logged snaps at slot corner in the preseason and during training camp. The 5-foot-9, 204-pound athlete had a strong finish as well, with a team-high seven tackles against the Commanders, which included chasing down tight end Colson Yankoff to save a touchdown.

He also extended the Ravens’ trend of finding gems after the draft.

With Lowery making the team, Baltimore has now had an undrafted free agent make the roster in 21 of the past 22 seasons.

This story will be updated. Have a news tip? Contact Brian Wacker at bwacker@baltsun.com, 410-332-6200 and x.com/brianwacker1.

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