It’s not outside the realm of possibility that five Georgia Bulldogs are taken in the first round of next week's NFL Draft, including the leader of the Dawg's defensive line—Jordan Davis.
In addition to his role in delivering a national title to Athens, Davis’ combine performance solidified his position as one of the top defensive line prospects in this draft. While there has been plenty of praise for the 6’6, 341-pound lineman that ran a 4.78 40-yard-dash, NFL Film’s Greg Cosell did offer a slight critique of Davis' ability as it relates to the next level.
“Number one, at what he is, he’s phenomenal at it. He’s phenomenal at playing in a 6x6 confined area. He’s got dominant, ridiculous strength. He can control a small area certainly as well as anybody in this draft and as well as anybody that we may have seen in a while. That’s strength. There is a difference between strength and power. Power would best be described as strength in motion. Jordan Davis is not powerful. He does not move people. He controls an area, but he does not move people. There is a big difference,” Cosell told the Ross Tucker Podcast.
On the Midday Show with Andy Bunker & Randy McMichael, the guys disagreed with Cosell saying that Davis demonstrated plenty of power en route to a 1st-team All-SEC selection in 2021. However, Andy does wonder if Davis offers a slightly different skill set compared to what today’s game calls for.
“I think the criticism if there has been any, of Jordan Davis is that in the modern game, the way that defensive coordinators want their defensive linemen to play these days, they want them to be a little bit [rangier], a little bit more mobile,” Bunker said.
With that said, McMichael countered Cosell’s comments by saying that no one enters the NFL as a finished product and that Davis will only continue to get better when he arrives in the league.
Andy & Randy agreed that the perfect fit for Davis is the Baltimore Ravens—an organization that, year in and year out, finds a way to draft elite defensive talent.
Another team that could be in play for Davis' services is the Atlanta Falcons who are in desperate need of talent on the defensive side of the ball, especially in the trenches. The Falcons hold the eighth overall pick in Thursday’s first round.