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Trusting film, not stopwatch: Why the Baltimore Ravens believe Kyle Hamilton is a steal

OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Kyle Hamilton’s path to the Baltimore Ravens started when he veered right wildly while running his 40-yard dash at the NFL combine.

If this had been track, Hamilton would’ve been disqualified for going outside his lane. His penalty for running this way in front of football scouts: a free fall in the NFL draft.

Hamilton’s slower-than expected time of 4.59 seconds created doubts whether the Notre Dame safety could cover ground at the next level, and it caused the one-time, top-5 prospect to slide to the Ravens at the No.