What about Keenan Davis makes you believe he will be drafted? His recruit ranking? Because the guy has not done anything at the collegiate level. I know DJK had legal issues, but if his production couldn't get drafted, Davis should not be holding his breath on day 2 of the draft.
Of all things, I give recruiting ranking very little stock. Here's what makes me believe that Davis will end up getting drafted:
- Internal buzz coming from the program.
- Davis has already flashed brilliance when given the opportunity. He looked great when he came in for McNutt (when McNutt was dinged). Furthermore, from the spring scrimmage, he clearly has made great strides.
- Davis has a nice combo of NFL size, speed, and athleticism.
- Soup has a MO of developing guys so they get down the basics as underclassmen ... and then they subsequently get much more significant action as upperclassmen. Davis is currently just "following the program."
- Davis hasn't gotten more early reps because we were really laden with talented veterans. In other words, his lack of reps WASN'T due to any deficiency in talent ... it was just because he was lacking experience.
- It's not a stretch to believe that Davis's development-trajectory won't be pretty similar to McNutt's ... and McNutt is DEFINITELY going to be NFL bound.
- Davis already has a really good chemistry with Vandenberg. It's a huge advantage when you already have that chemistry with the starting QB.
Of course, I'm assuming that Vandenberg and Davis both stay healthy over the next two years. Furthermore, I'm assuming that OL keeps on playing that the level that they've been at over the past few years. If these assumptions prove correct ... then I'd be SHOCKED if Davis doesn't end up being a draft pick. Mind you, I'm not saying that he's guaranteed to be a high draft pick ... however, I'm willing to bet that he'll end up being a draft pick.
