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Who is Fred Davis? - 2nd Rd. #48

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TE | (6'3", 255, 4.7) | USC
Born: January 15, 1986
Hometown: Toledo, OH


Strengths: An athletic tight end with good quickness and adequate speed for the position. Does a good job of avoiding the jam at the line and shows good release quickness. He has long arms and big hands. He has excellent ball skills and can go up and snatch the ball at its highest point. Very reliable short-to-intermediate receiver. Doesn't let the ball get into his pads often and shows very good hand-eye coordination for his position. He can pluck on the run and gets upfield quickly. Displays a knack for finding open windows on short-to-intermediate routes. Is fast enough to occasionally stretch the seam vertically. Will consistently separate from SLB's one-on-one. He has a quick first step as a run blocker and generally takes good angles. Shows good body control in space as a blocker and does an outstanding job of hitting the moving target on the second-level. Uses leverage to his advantage, displays adequate upper-body strength and works hard to sustain his blocks once locked on. He has been durable and reliable throughout his career. Continues to improve with more experience and is a hard worker with solid overall intangibles.

Weaknesses: Height and bulk are decent but not good. He's tough and technically sound as a blocker, but he will get overwhelmed physically versus bigger DE's and SLB's at the point of attack. While he has above average speed for the position, he has not been a consistent weapon vertically.

Overall: Davis appeared in 35 games (13 starts) in his first three seasons at USC (2004-'06), grabbing 55 receptions for 527 yards (9.6 average) and five touchdowns. Last season he started all 13 games and more than doubled his previous career totals, turning in 62 receptions for 881 yards (14.2 average) and eight touchdowns. Davis finished his career with school records for receptions and receiving yards by a tight end, and as a senior received the Mackey Award, given to the nation's top player at the position. Keller missed one game in 2005 because of an ankle injury.: Davis made significant strides as a first-year starter in 2006 before breaking out as a senior in 2007. He lacks elite size and he is not going to be a typical inline tight end in the NFL. However, Davis possesses the athleticism and toughness to quickly emerge as an impact pass-catcher and eventually to develop into a fulltime starter. Davis is one of the only tight ends in this class that creates mismatches. If used properly and moved around in the formation, Davis should be able to use his explosiveness, physicality and quickness to give linebackers and safeties a very difficult time.


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Davis came to USC as a 5 star rated WR, that had to sneak out of Ohio to avoid the local pressure of playing for the Buckeyes. With a loaded receiving corps, Davis moved to TE during his freshmen year, and the move is paying off. As a sophomore, he caught 13 passes for 145 yards and two touchdowns backing up Dominique Byrd. The starting job was his as a junior, he came through with 38 catches for 352 yards and three touchdowns. Davis had a huge senior season, winning the Mackey Award as the nations top TE. He hauled in 55 catches for 794 yards and seven touchdowns on the year.

Fred Davis is one of the best all around tight ends in this draft. Coming in as a receiver, you know he has the talent to be a playmaker catching the football. He has the athleticism, speed, and quickness to get open, make defenders miss, and get down the field vertically. What most didn’t expect was his blocking ability. As a sophomore, he was frequently used on the field with Byrd because of his ability to block.

It is tough to find a knock in Davis as far as tight ends go. He is a complete tight end, but he hasn’t proven to be dominant in any facet. He has the speed to be a playmaker on the field, but he may not run a blazing 40 to be a premium draft pick. As a blocker, he doesn’t drive people off the ball and lay them on their backs.

Davis had a tremendous senior season. He emerged as the go to target for John David Booty as the season progressed. He is a playmaker as a receiver and good enough as a blocker to have an impact on every down. He should hear his name called in the first two rounds of the draft in April.
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Yeah, the video they showed on ESPN with the pick had him hurdling defenders and making sick moves, looks like another weapon to go with Cooley.

Defenses now have to prepare for:

-4 WR sets with Moss, ARE, Thomas and Kelly

or

-Two TE sets with Cooley and Davis

or

-Cooley as H-Back with Davis at TE

or

???

Get the picture? This is gonna be a nice season, and as much as people complain about the D... with several injuries (and Sean Taylor's untimely passing) we were STILL 8th in the league in yards per game allowed. It is a solid defensive unit and when we add a couple June 1st cuts to the team it could be even better. This is an exciting draft.
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I didnt like this pick at first, but I do now as I am glad we got this guy instead of NYG or PHI who needed one, We could use him and if CC gets hurt we got an awsome back up
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"There are a lot of formations with two tight ends in Jim Zorn's offense that he'll be utilized in," Cerrato said.

Davis adds another blocker for Clinton Portis and the Redskins' ground game. His presence in the passing game should help spread out defenses, opening up routes for wide receivers downfield.

Added Cerrato: "Were we looking for a tight end? No. But [Davis] was the highest-rated guy on board. And we just followed the board."


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Colin Cowherd (consider the source though) said he's been told by people in football that Fred Davis slid to the second round because of issues with his work ethic.

If true, that won't fly in the NFL... we might just have another Byron Chamberlain.

(Of course, like I said consider the source, Cowherd is kind of a tool.)
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Skinsfan55 wrote:Colin Cowherd (consider the source though) said he's been told by people in football that Fred Davis slid to the second round because of issues with his work ethic.

If true, that won't fly in the NFL... we might just have another Byron Chamberlain.

(Of course, like I said consider the source, Cowherd is kind of a tool.)


Cowherd is a moron. Nobody sets school records and wins the Mackey Award by having a poor work ethic.
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I mentioned this in the draft thread, but it warrants repeating. When BFD got to USC he was recruited as a wide receiver. Once he got into the strength and conditioning program he started ballooning up, and coaches asked him to play TE. He reluctantly agreed, realizing that it was his best chance to see the field on a team stacked with wide receivers (Steve Smith, Dwayne Jarrett, et al., at the time). He took it upon himself to bust his tail in order to get bigger and learn the blocking and other techniques it takes to be a great TE. He was rewarded this past year by being JD Booty's #1 target, and winning the Mackey Award for the nation's best TE. I believe BFD will work, and I think his style will be a great compliment to what Cooley already offers. I'll be getting my BFD jersey as soon as it becomes available!
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Oh yeah..he enjoys sleeping as well.
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gbUSC wrote:I mentioned this in the draft thread, but it warrants repeating. When BFD got to USC he was recruited as a wide receiver. Once he got into the strength and conditioning program he started ballooning up, and coaches asked him to play TE. He reluctantly agreed, realizing that it was his best chance to see the field on a team stacked with wide receivers (Steve Smith, Dwayne Jarrett, et al., at the time). He took it upon himself to bust his tail in order to get bigger and learn the blocking and other techniques it takes to be a great TE. He was rewarded this past year by being JD Booty's #1 target, and winning the Mackey Award for the nation's best TE. I believe BFD will work, and I think his style will be a great compliment to what Cooley already offers. I'll be getting my BFD jersey as soon as it becomes available!


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VetSkinsFan wrote:
gbUSC wrote:I mentioned this in the draft thread, but it warrants repeating. When BFD got to USC he was recruited as a wide receiver. Once he got into the strength and conditioning program he started ballooning up, and coaches asked him to play TE. He reluctantly agreed, realizing that it was his best chance to see the field on a team stacked with wide receivers (Steve Smith, Dwayne Jarrett, et al., at the time). He took it upon himself to bust his tail in order to get bigger and learn the blocking and other techniques it takes to be a great TE. He was rewarded this past year by being JD Booty's #1 target, and winning the Mackey Award for the nation's best TE. I believe BFD will work, and I think his style will be a great compliment to what Cooley already offers. I'll be getting my BFD jersey as soon as it becomes available!


Damn you've counted all those chickens!!!


It says he believes and he thinks, not he's certain and he knows ... ain't no chicken counting in that post. Dude's allowed to be optimistic and I, for one, share that optimism.
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Fios wrote:
VetSkinsFan wrote:
gbUSC wrote:I mentioned this in the draft thread, but it warrants repeating. When BFD got to USC he was recruited as a wide receiver. Once he got into the strength and conditioning program he started ballooning up, and coaches asked him to play TE. He reluctantly agreed, realizing that it was his best chance to see the field on a team stacked with wide receivers (Steve Smith, Dwayne Jarrett, et al., at the time). He took it upon himself to bust his tail in order to get bigger and learn the blocking and other techniques it takes to be a great TE. He was rewarded this past year by being JD Booty's #1 target, and winning the Mackey Award for the nation's best TE. I believe BFD will work, and I think his style will be a great compliment to what Cooley already offers. I'll be getting my BFD jersey as soon as it becomes available!


Damn you've counted all those chickens!!!


It says he believes and he thinks, not he's certain and he knows ... ain't no chicken counting in that post. Dude's allowed to be optimistic and I, for one, share that optimism.


I haven't condemned him. I don't have an opinion of David yet. Off field antics and growing pains are all part of the process. If he keeps his nose clean, I'm cool with 'em. Until then, I'm just gonna sit back and observe. And as for the previous comment:
I'll be getting my BFD jersey as soon as it becomes available!



This is what it pertained to.
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Looks like there may be more to this Davis story....

Which brings us to rookie tight end Fred Davis, who “overslept” Sunday morning and missed the last day of minicamp. Davis was reportedly at the nightclub H2O in the District Saturday night. So draw your own conclusions.

It’s not the first time Davis has been late for something or missed it all together. He did not travel with USC to the 2005 National Championship Game because he reportedly was constantly tardy (sometimes in returning from his native Ohio).


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CanesSkins26 wrote:Looks like there may be more to this Davis story....

Which brings us to rookie tight end Fred Davis, who “overslept” Sunday morning and missed the last day of minicamp. Davis was reportedly at the nightclub H2O in the District Saturday night. So draw your own conclusions.

It’s not the first time Davis has been late for something or missed it all together. He did not travel with USC to the 2005 National Championship Game because he reportedly was constantly tardy (sometimes in returning from his native Ohio).


http://www.examiner.com/a-1376757~Set_the_alarm__big_guy.html


Thank you for finding this. This is exactly what I read this morning!
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VetSkinsFan wrote:
CanesSkins26 wrote:Looks like there may be more to this Davis story....

Which brings us to rookie tight end Fred Davis, who “overslept” Sunday morning and missed the last day of minicamp. Davis was reportedly at the nightclub H2O in the District Saturday night. So draw your own conclusions.

It’s not the first time Davis has been late for something or missed it all together. He did not travel with USC to the 2005 National Championship Game because he reportedly was constantly tardy (sometimes in returning from his native Ohio).


http://www.examiner.com/a-1376757~Set_the_alarm__big_guy.html


Thank you for finding this. This is exactly what I read this morning!


Wrong thread - the exact reason we try to keep a given topic in a given thread... huh-hmm - but I stand corrected VSF. I hadn't seen anywhere report that he was actually seen somewhere. Only what his brother had supposed.
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Missing a mini-camp practice when there is only 3 or 4 is un-excusable. Who does this guy think he is? I think we put too much of an annointing on him too soon, we put him in with the first team right away etc. To me nothing good comes from missing practice.
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Redskins TE Davis apologizes to team for missing practice
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ASHBURN, Va. -- Less than a month after being drafted, Washington Redskins tight end Fred Davis stepped behind a podium Tuesday and performed a familiar professional sports ritual: the prearranged, contrite apology.

Davis apologized to owner Dan Snyder, coach Jim Zorn and his Redskins teammates for the "minor mistake" of missing a minicamp practice May 4. The second-round draft pick from Southern California said he overslept after switching hotel rooms the night before.


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Rookie tight end Fred Davis expects his Redskins' teammates to give him a hard time for oversleeping and missing practice.

"It was something that was irresponsible of me, and I just now want to move on," Davis said.

Davis caused quite a stir when he was a no-show for the Sunday morning practice that concluded a three-day minicamp. The team dispatched security personnel to track him down, and, once he was located, he was brought to Redskins Park for an extended meeting with Zorn in the coach's office.

"It felt like I was about to go to the principal's office or something," Davis said. "I can't believe I did that. I overslept. It's totally bad."

Davis does not yet have a contract, so he could not be fined or suspended for missing the practice.

Rookies usually share rooms in a local hotel during minicamp, but Davis said he decided to move to a private room Saturday night without telling the Redskins. Davis denied that he had been out late the night before.

"I went to bed not too late. I didn't even go out. I was in the hotel the whole night," he said. "Just being on my own was probably a mistake on my part."

Some scouts had questions about Davis' focus and work habits leading up to the draft. He missed the 2005 Orange Bowl after failing to return from Christmas break in time for the Trojans' trip to Florida.

Now that he's in the pros, he realizes that such mistakes will be magnified even more.

"You're always going to be watched, so you've got to make sure you do everything perfectly," Davis said.

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The timing of Davis' apology coincided with his return to Redskins Park for offseason weight training. He had to go home after minicamp because, under NFL rules, a rookie cannot work out regularly with a team until his school holds its spring graduation ceremonies.

Davis knows he'll be in for some ribbing as he hangs around his new teammates. He wouldn't be surprised if he were to find a giant alarm clock waiting for him in his locker.

"This is not the attention you want; this is negative attention," Davis said. "I kind of want to stick to my positive side."

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