{"id":109036,"date":"2021-04-01T10:19:49","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T14:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=109036"},"modified":"2025-09-25T12:01:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T16:01:35","slug":"wyatt-davis-2021-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/04\/01\/wyatt-davis-2021-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Wyatt Davis 2021 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Wyatt Davis NFL Draft Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Position<\/strong>: Offensive Guard<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Height<\/strong>: 6\u20194\u201d<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Weight<\/strong>: 315 Lbs.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>School<\/strong>: The Ohio State University<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021-nfl-draft-profiles\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>More 2021 NFL Draft Profiles<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Wyatt Davis <\/strong><strong>Draft Profile\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Playing three seasons with the Ohio State Buckeyes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/wyatt-davis-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wyatt Davis<\/a> is one of the premium guards in his draft class. Out of the gate, Davis possesses things that coaches and front offices dream for in interior line talent. Davis has a mean streak and plays with tons of power; that\u2019s two huge check marks on the prospect. However, like with all prospects, there are holes in his game and he\u2019ll take a little time to get comfortable. While Davis could be a day-one starting guard, his technique needs some tweaking. Despite any shortcomings, Davis jumps off the page with his punch and effort. The guard is impossible to get around in bull rush methods of attack. He also fires off the snap with ease, using his momentum and power to stonewall defenders off-the-jump.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One thing that\u2019s important to consider for Davis is the effect his conference\u2019s handling of COVID-19 had on his season. Initially, Davis was amongst the players who opted out of the season. However, he rejoined the Buckeyes when the Big 10 announced its schedule. Certainly, the days between his departure and return impacted his ability to be at a peak performance level in 2020. Davis posted his worst season with Ohio State in 2020. He graded out as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pff.com\/college\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pro Football Focus\u2019s<\/a> 118th ranked guard with a 66.3 offensive grade. However, during a more normal 2019 campaign, he graded out at 82.6 and amongst the top tier of blockers. Davis certainly needs to answer questions from teams about his slip in production. Granted, when they look back at the stability from the 2019 tape, teams are likely to be enticed by Davis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Strengths<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plays with a lot of physicality and is almost impossible to overwhelm on strength alone;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goes to war in the run game and seeks extra blocking opportunities down the field;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hard to move in the passing game, even harder to go around;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coordinates well with other members of the offensive line;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seems to take his quarterback\u2019s well-being very personally;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seeks out blocks at the second level on the regular basis;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fires off the ball and packs a punch at the point-of-attack.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Weaknesses<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inconsistency from year-to-year is certainly concerning;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doesn\u2019t identify blitzes very well on his own;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gets confused by stunts on the defensive line;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can get beat on speed rushes from the secondary;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Could certainly use a little work on his technique, which could fix other holes;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suffered a <a href=\"https:\/\/saturdaytradition.com\/ohio-state-football\/wyatt-davis-reassures-ohio-state-fans-he-will-be-fine-following-injury-in-national-championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">notable knee injury<\/a> in the championship game.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>NFL Comparison<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/D\/DeCaDa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David DeCastro<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Teams With Need at Position<\/strong>: New York Jets, Los Angeles Chargers, Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers, Houston Texans, Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals, Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Las Vegas Raiders, Tennessee Titans<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Projection<\/strong>: Early Second Round<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Bottom Line on Wyatt Davis<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wyatt Davis won\u2019t be the first offensive lineman off the board, but he\u2019s someone who won\u2019t last long in the draft. In a league that\u2019s desperate for line talent, Davis provides relief from the first day he\u2019s in a building. Thanks to that potential, Davis could sneak into the back end of the first round. Further, at Ohio State, he built up a ton of tape against elite defensive talent, so teams know what they can expect. Overall, he\u2019ll need to work to round-out the issues in his game, primarily surrounding his awareness. While it won\u2019t be fixed in a day, Davis has the make-up of a long-term starting talent at the professional level.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Potentially, the most important part of Davis\u2019s game is his motor. On the tape, it\u2019s evident that he takes protecting the quarterback very personally and punishes defenders who think they\u2019re getting a free shot. Playing alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HaskDw00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dwayne Haskins<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=justin-fields-2,justin-fields-1&amp;search=Justin+Fields&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justin Fields<\/a>, Davis proved a valuable protector for two high-quality college passers. Additionally, the benefit from that experience will be interesting to NFL front offices looking to protect their premium passing talent. At the next level, he\u2019s going to be asked to knock-back professionals on a regular basis. Provided he did that against the likes of Penn State, Clemson, Alabama, and Michigan, Davis has plenty of evidence to show it\u2019s in his future. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"OY5ALzR3SatKXknpPPjyqQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1230338822\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'OY5ALzR3SatKXknpPPjyqQ',sig:'JNxPGeyWQze-4qS7HZtJ9ZCIxqaz57dsTx3I5ni7iIQ=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1230338822',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Playing three seasons with the Ohio State Buckeyes, Wyatt Davis is one of the premium guards in the NFL draft, even one loaded with guards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3734,"featured_media":109142,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647,33760],"tags":[2030,7392],"class_list":["post-109036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","category-profiles","tag-nfl-draft-profiles","tag-wyatt-davis"],"modified_by":"Michael Kovacs, ADMIN","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3734"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109036"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109036\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":247019,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109036\/revisions\/247019"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}