The Baltimore Ravens have a crowd at cornerback -- 11 on the training-camp roster, and that doesn't include the players who are listed as defensive backs because they play safety, too.
Six or seven still will be on the roster when the Ravens kick off their 2018 regular-season schedule on Sept. 9 against the Buffalo Bills.
With Brandon Carr, Jimmy Smith and former Alabama standout Marlon Humphrey vying for the starting positions, the odds of making the regular-season roster as a reserve are even steeper.
That's why it's good to stand out from the crowd in a positive way, and since the Ravens opened training camp last week, rookie cornerback Anthony Averett has.