Quartney Davis Overview
Position: Wide Receiver
Height: 6’-1”
Weight: 201 pounds
School: Texas A&M
NFL Combine Performance Data
40 Yard Dash: 4.54 seconds
Vertical Jump: 35.5”
Quartney Davis 2020 NFL Draft Profile
After three seasons of play for Texas A&M, wide receiver Quartney Davis is looking to take his career to the NFL level. The 6’-1”, 201-pound receiver enters the 2020 NFL Draft on the heels of the best season of his young career. Playing in 581 snaps, Davis ended the season with 54 receptions on 93 targets for 616 yards and four touchdowns. While his 11.4 yards-per-reception left something to be desired, it’s worth noting that most of his snaps came out of the slot.
Davis originally joined the college ranks as a four-star recruit. A Texas native, Davis decided to sign with his home-state school in February of 2016. After redshirting through the 2016 season, Davis spent the majority of 2017 riding the bench. He finally earned a starting spot as a redshirt sophomore, recording 45 receptions for 583 yards and seven touchdowns in 2018.
Strengths
- Looks faster on film than his 4.54 40-yard dash time would indicate;
- Larger build for a slot receiver;
- Rarely makes “body catches” – always goes after the football with his hands first;
- Uses his hips to confuse and freeze safeties near the top of his routes;
- Isn’t afraid to go over the middle and can hold on to the football when hit.
Weaknesses
- Owes almost all of his production to scheme;
- Can’t get open deep, does almost all of his work in the short part of the field;
- Doesn’t play up to his size and lacks overall physicality;
- Subpar catch radius;
- Doesn’t make things happen after the catch;
- Doesn’t hold his ground against coverage and can be easily pushed towards the sideline;
- Poor lateral agility leads to slow cuts on routes.
NFL Comparison: Marlon Brown
Teams With Need at Position: Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Las Vegas Raiders, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles
Projection: 7th Round/ Priority UDFA
Bottom Line on Quartney Davis
Quartney Davis is nothing more than a longshot project with a fairly low ceiling. While he has an intriguing build at 6’-2” and 201 pounds, he doesn’t really know how to use his size to his advantage. He’s below-average in contested catch situations and struggled to beat press coverage. He spent most of his time in the slot, primarily because he couldn’t handle life as an outside receiver. Opposing cornerbacks could easily push him towards the sideline, dramatically reducing a quarterbacks’ margin for error on onside throws. While Davis has decent speed, he doesn’t make guys miss in the open field and oftentimes struggles to get open in the deep part of the field.
Davis will probably start his career on special teams, but there is some hope that he could develop as a receiver. As previously mentioned, the Texas A&M product has the size for the NFL but lacks the strength. If he can add on muscle without sacrificing speed, he could develop into a decent depth receiver. In terms of things he’s currently good at, Davis attacks the football in the air and can hold on to the ball while getting hit. Additionally, he has an unorthodox but effective style of route running that can freeze safeties and give an extra half-second for the quarterback to deliver a ball through a tight window. He’s a longshot, but he’s worth a late-round shot in the dark.
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