Chiefs UDFA Focus on CB Javaris Davis

Chiefs UDFA Focus on CB Javaris Davis – Today I’ll look at one of the Kansas City Chiefs top 2020 UDFAs: CB Javaris Davis. The Chiefs have a top group of Undrafted Free Agents that may match one of their best crops ever. In the offseason of 2014, the Kansas City Chiefs had a stellar undrafted free agents (UDFAs) class including:

• Daniel Sorensen, Safety
• Albert Wilson, WR
• Charcandrick West, RB
• Cairo Santos, Kicker

Daniel Sorensen just helped the Chiefs to their first Super Bowl victory in 50 years with some great play down the stretch of the 2019 season and postseason. Albert Wilson played for K.C. from 2014-to-2017 and then signed a three year, $24 million contract with the Dolphins in 2018. West had 1,329 yards from scrimmage in 2015-2016 for the Chiefs. Cairo Santos was the Chiefs Kicker from 2014-to-2017, then kicked for the Bears, Rams, Jet, Bucs and Titans and is now a free agent.

BleacherReport has ranked the Chiefs 2020 UDFA class as a second best in the NFL among all UDFA groups. It’s hard to argue as the Brett Veach and the Chiefs came away with the best rated UDFA Cornerback (Davis), the best rated UDFA wideout (Kalifa Lipscomb), the second best rated Interior OL ((Darryl Williams), the best rated OT (Yasir Durant)… and that doesn’t include other UDFAs that I’m high on like CB Lavert Hill. So, we’ll begin to take a look at who might be the next Albert Wilson or Daniel Sorensen.

Javaris Davis is someone who could help make this year’s class of UDFAs stellar like the Chiefs 2014 UDFA class. The first thing that jumps out at you about Davis is his height of 5-foot-8 and that is likely the only reason he wasn’t drafted. Don’t let that size — or lack thereof — fool you because he’s been consistent and productive throughout his college career at Auburn. Auburn is part of the SEC which is the closest thing we have to a semi-pro league in football. So, Javaris Davis accomplishments there are not to be taken lightly as he’s faced the toughest competition in college possible. Jeremiah Bogan from “withthefirstpick.com” has part of a piece on Davis and says he was the 7th best slot corner in the 2020 draft:

He is a feisty player that plays tough the way you’d want your nickel to play since they will be responsible for being in run fits. Davis comes as less of a projection because he plays a majority of his snaps in the slot for Auburn and has good tape. Davis is known for being a speedster but there is more to his game than just that. His elite foot speed allows him to run with anybody in the country which is why you would like to see him be a little more patient in letting routes close on him. He has good short area quickness to drive downhill once the ball is thrown and close space quickly.

Davis is not afraid of contact. He knows how to leverage his body and make hit a WR to separate him from the ball. It’s called, “Timing a hit,” which he does very well:

Javaris Davis played in 44 games for Auburn and was in on 150 tackles plus he had 115 solo tackles. Davis had 2 INTs per season for 8 total in his college career. He ran a 4.40 – 40 yard dash at the combine and while his relative Athletic Score was rated “very poor” on size, his other scores are excellent:

Javaris Davis has run a 4.39 and while many player’s fast 40 time does not translate to the field, it does with Davis. Here he shows that he can play with the best NFL prospects in practice during Senior Bowl week:

I especially like his quickness and ability to shadow a WR which is the most crucial skill for a nickel back. Some says JD plays bigger than his size and here on this Pick-6 he shows great vision on his way to a TD:

To be a good nickel, a CB needs to possess short area quickness. Here JD shows he’s got what it takes:

Mattison Allen of “The Auburn Plainsman” speaks of Javaris Davis’ versatility:

“Davis is known for his versatility. He can play a variety of positions on defense like nickel and safety, in addition to corner. He’s also known to play above is size, which has helped him see the field.”

Former Auburn linebacker Deshaun Davis joins AL.com’s Lauren Sisler to discuss the potential Javaris Davis has in the NFL. Here’s their 2:17 breakdown on Javaris Davis. Among other things they discuss is… JD playing bigger than his size, being a shutdown corner, and whether or not he could also play WR:

Justin Melo of USAToday.com asked Javaris Davis:

“You come from a bit of a football family. You’re cousins with both Vontae and Vernon Davis. What’s the best advice they’ve ever given you? Javaris David answered: They taught me to stay grounded. They taught me the value of hard work. They basically told me to never take a day off. It’s all about consistency. That goes for both football and everyday life. They make sure that I remain consistent.”

Javaris Davis explains why he chose to sign with the Chiefs and his game:

It looks like the Chiefs have themselves a keeper. I set out writing this piece with the idea that if I had to choose one of the Chiefs UDFAs to make the team, it would be Javaris Davis. However, with so many good UDFAs signed this spring, we’ll have to wait until training camp to see how it all works out. With a draft loaded with many excellent CBs it’s understandable that a good corner could fall through the cracks and it looks like that exactly what happened with Javaris Davis. He sure looks like a good one to me!

Laddie Morse — ArrowheadOne

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