LaQuan Williams LaQuan Williams ( born June 27 , 1988 ) is an American football wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football at the University of Maryland . He was signed by the Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2011 . Early life . Williams was born on June 27 , 1988 in Baltimore , Maryland . He attended the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute where he played on the football team as a quarterback and safety and on the basketball team as a shooting guard . In football , Williams won three varsity letters and started for two seasons . He caught 10 interception s each in both his junior and senior seasons . In his final year , he gained 804 rushing yards , six rushing touchdown s , 630 passing yards , seven passing touchdowns , and returned two punts and a kickoff for touchdowns . " The Baltimore Sun " named him a second - team All - City player as a junior and a first - team All - City defensive back as a senior . In basketball , Williams was a four - year letter winner and averaged over 20 . 0 points per game . Williams was recruited by Maryland , Virginia , Virginia Tech , and James Madison . College career . Williams attended the University of Maryland , where he majored in American studies . He sat out his freshman season as a redshirt . During the 2007 season , he split time at the Z - receiver position with Isaiah Williams . Against No . 10 Rutgers , backup quarterback Chris Turner connected with Williams on two passes for 66 yards . Williams caught a spectacular diving reception for 27 yards that set up a score by running back Keon Lattimore for a 34 – 24 victory . After the game against No . 8 Boston College , Williams suffered a season ending MCL sprain during practice . " The Sporting News " named him to its ACC All - Freshman Team . During the 2008 season , Williams was limited to action in three games as a reserve because of a foot injury . He was declared academically ineligible in early February 2009 , but regained eligibility in time for spring practice and the 2009 season . He played in all 12 games including one as a starter . Against Rutgers , Williams caught a 24 - yard touchdown pass . Before the 2010 season , Williams beat out teammate Ronnie Tyler for the starting slot receiver position . He saw action in all 13 games , including three starts . Williams had twelve tackles on special teams and at the end of the season earned the special teams captain award . Against Wake Forest , Williams blocked a punt . Professional career . Baltimore Ravens . The Baltimore Ravens signed Williams as an undrafted free agent in 2011 . Making the roster completed a rather remarkable story for Williams . A Baltimore native who came from a poor background , with only moderate success in college due to injuries , and thus overlooked by many NFL scouts . Yet he was invited to Ravens training camp , and though only having a very short offseason to prepare due to the NFL lockout , he still made the active roster , and is now playing for the team he grew up as fan of . In the preseason game against the Philadelphia Eagles , he made three catches for 46 yards and was the team ' s second leading receiver behind tight end Dennis Pitta . Because of injury to Lee Evans , Williams played several games of the 2011 season as the Ravens ' third receiver , including the Sunday Night Football matchup which saw the team sweep their heated rival Pittsburgh Steelers , in which he notched two big receptions for first downs . Along with time at receiver , he has also been a special teams standout , recording 4 tackles in his rookie season while also returning 5 kicks for 109 yards on a 21 . 8 yard average in 2011 .