Most of the mocks I've seen project Jarrad Davis to be available when we pick at #22. He is in the new mold of smaller, faster linebackers. Davis diagnoses plays extremely quickly and hits like a train. The more film I watch of Davis, the more I like him. He played some of his best football against elite competition like Alabama, FSU, Georgia, Clemson and the U of Miami. Davis has big time sideline to sideline speed and also is expert at shooting gaps to destroy plays. He's is also known to simply blow up offensive linemen with his brute power on the way to making plays. He is likened to Jonathan Vilma which is pretty good territory since Vilma was the rookie of the year and amassed some pro bowls in his career.
I know that edge rusher is a priority greater than LBer and we have our eyes on some excellent players like Jordan Willis, Tico Charleton and even Hassan Reddick who can play either with his hand in the ground or standing up and any of these players would be great but in the event our choices at Edge are gone we should take a hard look at Davis. I think he would turn out to be an outstanding pick. He would be an instant day one difference maker and would bring much needed speed to our defense. This kid is a football player all the way and called the signals for the complex Florida Gator defense. He comes with a high motor, great passion for the game and the toughness to play hurt. With all the names being thrown around at LBer, Davis gets lost in the shuffle a bit but this is a kid that will do his talking for some lucky team on Sunday's.
I know that edge rusher is a priority greater than LBer and we have our eyes on some excellent players like Jordan Willis, Tico Charleton and even Hassan Reddick who can play either with his hand in the ground or standing up and any of these players would be great but in the event our choices at Edge are gone we should take a hard look at Davis. I think he would turn out to be an outstanding pick. He would be an instant day one difference maker and would bring much needed speed to our defense. This kid is a football player all the way and called the signals for the complex Florida Gator defense. He comes with a high motor, great passion for the game and the toughness to play hurt. With all the names being thrown around at LBer, Davis gets lost in the shuffle a bit but this is a kid that will do his talking for some lucky team on Sunday's.