Taking to the tape: What does IOL Wyatt Davis bring to 2021 NFL Draft?

Where he shows room for improvement

While Davis cannot prove he picked up new tricks and improved in 2020 after declaring for the draft, he can get with his coach and pound the pavement from now until he enters an NFL facility as a member of a professional football team. Most of his room for improvement comes not initially in the play, but as the play drags on into the third or fourth seconds.

We already know Davis is a physical, brutal player at the line of scrimmage who barely surrenders the point of attack. However once he works his way up to the second level, he continues to look for the crushing blow to the linebacker or safety he meets there. While he lands occasionally, creating a monster highlight, the more disciplined approach would be to square up to the defender and latch in order to clear a breakaway lane for his ball carrier.

In his pass set as well, Davis has the tendency to let his guard down if no initial pressure is presented to him. This causes his feet to slow down and freeze, and for him to default into double teaming the man closest to him. When delayed pressure arrives then, Davis has to urgently get back into position to counter the attack, which does not allow for him to square up on the defender and engage him in the chest, but instead at the shoulder.

As we now move on, what does Davis’ outlook provide as he prepares for the main event next April?