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Washington Football Team: Five underrated options at No. 19 overall

By Ian Cummings

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 19: Guard Alijah Vera-Tucker #75 USC Trojans run onto the field for the game against the Arizona Wildcats at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on October 19, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 19: Guard Alijah Vera-Tucker #75 USC Trojans run onto the field for the game against the Arizona Wildcats at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on October 19, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images) /
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JACKSONVILLE, FL – JANUARY 2: Linebacker Jamin Davis #44 of the University of Kentucky Wildcats warms-up before the game against the North Carolina State Wolfpack at the 76th annual TaxSlayer Gator Bowl at TIAA Bank Field on January 2, 2021 in Jacksonvile, Florida. The Wildcats defeated the Wolfpack 23 to 21. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)
JACKSONVILLE, FL – JANUARY 2: Linebacker Jamin Davis #44 of the University of Kentucky Wildcats warms-up before the game against the North Carolina State Wolfpack at the 76th annual TaxSlayer Gator Bowl at TIAA Bank Field on January 2, 2021 in Jacksonvile, Florida. The Wildcats defeated the Wolfpack 23 to 21. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) /

No. 3 – Kentucky LB Jamin Davis

We’ve heard all about Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah and Micah Parsons and Zaven Collins — and for good reason. But let’s talk about a linebacker who might not be getting as much hype regarding the Washington Football Team. That linebacker is Kentucky’s Jamin Davis.

As our own Ken Johannesen detailed in his incredibly valuable prospect meeting database for the Washington Football Team, Washington met with Jamin Davis virtually this offseason. And seeing that Davis has quickly entered the Round 1 discussion, it seems like their only options are either to pick him at No. 19, or trade back and hope he sticks around.

Maybe picking him at No. 19 would be a slight reach, but the upside that Davis provides cancels out that loss in value almost entirely. Davis stands at almost 6-foot-4, 234 pounds, and he has a 4.48 40-yard dash, a 42-inch vertical, a 132-inch broad jump, and 21 bench reps with 33-inch arms.

Davis’ numbers are elite — they amount to a Relative Athletic Score of 9.93 — and his tape confirms that athletic potential. Davis is incredibly explosive, fluid, and abrupt as a mover, and he also flashes instincts, and dishes out impressive physicality for his relatively lean frame.

Davis will have to adjust to the pace of the NFL, but he has the perfect physical profile to be a versatile, impactful linebacker in Washington’s scheme. And it’s been said many times, but playing behind Washington’s defensive line should allow him to play with more freedom and confidence early on.

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