Nate Davis QB 6'1 226 Ball St. Jr. 4.98

Davis had early success for the Cardinals, throwing for 1,975 yards while completing just over 61% of his passes for 18 touchdowns with just eight picks as a freshman. A year later, he became one of the best passers at the college level. He threw for 3,667 yards with a 56.5% completion rate with an amazing 30 touchdowns and just six picks. As a junior, Davis won MAC Offensive Player of the Year honors after passing for 3,591 yards and 26 touchdowns to go along with eight interceptions, and a 64.3% completion rate.

Strengths

Davis has proven to be one of the more efficient passers in the college game and in the 2009 NFL draft. He has thrown for 74 touchdowns with just 22 interceptions during his three year career. Beyond that, he has a very accurate arm and gets the ball where it needs to be for his receivers to make plays. His arm strength is also well above average and he has no problems delivering the ball all over the field. Davis is also a very good athlete, capable of eluding the rush to buy more time to find receivers and is capable of tucking the ball away and picking up yardage on the ground.

Weaknesses

Despite his success and very good package of physical tools, Davis has some legitimate questions. The biggest question may stem from a learning disability, which may scare some teams away because of perceived issues digesting the playbook. There are also some on field quirks to his game. Some are turned off by the fact that he wears gloves to throw the ball and does not use the laces when throwing the ball. It brings about concerns for turnovers, which are valid because Davis did have five turnovers in the MAC title game, ending Ball Sts perfect season.

Future

Davis has it all physically aside from ideal height, but at a shade over 6'1, even that isn’t really a problem. The real issue with Davis comes from his learning disability, and it has caused his stock to drop in the post season. Davis made a quick adjustment to college football and hasn’t shown any issues performing at the college level, so this could be a classic case of teams over analyzing at this time of the year. If thats the case, Davis could slide well into day two and become a massive steal. It is a legitimate concern and something teams will have to really do their homework on, but if some team has some patience, Davis has the natural talent and leadership qualities to be a fine starting QB in the NFL.