Raekwon Davis 2020 NFL Draft Profile

Raekwon Davis 2020 NFL Draft Profile

While playing for Mississippi’s Meridian High School, Davis became one of the Nation’s top defensive tackle recruits. Davis’ impressive senior season in which he tallied 55 tackles along with 8.5 sacks earned him a playing spot in the Army All-American Bowl as well as solidified his four-star status. Davis received numerous high profile offers from schools such as Miami, Georgia, Florida State, LSU, and Florida before choosing to play for Alabama.

As a true freshman in 2016, Davis saw immediate playing time and appeared in seven games for the Tide. However, as a 2017 sophomore Davis burst onto the scene in a huge way for Alabama and finished the year with 69 tackles, 8.5 sacks, and earning First Team All-SEC honors. Davis Followed up his performance with a strong junior season in which he totaled 55 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and earned Second Team All-SEC honors. Davis elected to return for his senior season and produced another solid year, finishing with 47 tackles, half a sack, and again earned Second Team All-SEC honors.

Strengths

Flashes of powerful hands at the point of attack;

Extremely strong with the potential to two-gap;

NFL caliber frame with room to add more size based on defensive scheme;

Tremendous length and wingspan allow for a wide tackling radius and gap filling;

Surprising quickness and athleticism for the position with pass rush upside ;

High ceiling along with size shows promises of a versatile defender.

Weaknesses

Overall game needs more consistency;

Was once talked about as a high first-rounder but lack of production has hurt his stock;

Height can result in leverage issues and inconsistent pad level;

Has all the physical gifts yet, for some reason, has not reached his potential over the past couple of seasons;

Pass rush skills need polishing but again, he has all the potential a defensive tackle could ask for.

Projection: Mid fourth to early fifth round

Bottom Line on Raekwon Davis

Davis’ potential is off the charts when considering his frame and athletic ability for the position. However, his production has fallen off over the course of his last two seasons with no clear reason as to why. Davis has shown an ability to defend the run and plug gaps at an elite level while also showing flashes of his potential as a pass rusher. Teams will most likely have extremely varying draft grades on Davis as he has the talent and potential of a high round draft pick, but the production of a late rounder. If coaches can get Davis to tap into that potential, he could be the steal of this year’s draft, but that is all contingent on his commitment to developing on the field.

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