Southern Cal TE Fred Davis (official thread)

[BuckeyeNation27]

Originally Posted by LightningRod

Davis actually dissed Miami in the same article.

bump.

"what's the reason to play there (Ohio State)? To block?"

[jwinslow]

PFW

Trojans TE Fred Davis, who chose not run at the Combine, also did not impress at the pro day, clocking in the mid-4.7s.

"He's not very flexible," one evaluator said. "He's not a first-round talent by any stretch of the imagination. I was disappointed with his Combine and pro-day workout. (Rams and ex-USC TE) Dominique Byrd was much more flexible, much more athletic and had much better hands. His problem was that he was not committed to the game. (Davis) is not much different in that regard."

[osugrad21]

Blade

USC?s Davis plays waiting game
Rogers graduate likely to be drafted on first day

By DONALD EMMONS
BLADE SPORTS WRITER

Fred Davis is a telephone call away from joining the employed ranks within the National Football League.

The Toledo native and recent University of Southern California standout figures to be one of the first tight ends selected in the 2008 NFL Draft scheduled to take place tomorrow and Sunday in New York.

When the words ?? has selected Fred Davis of the University of Southern California? take place during the draft remains the unknown.

?I?m just taking it all in right now, and I?m just trying to keep my mind right,? said Davis. ?If you think about it too much you start to get anxious and nervous.

?None of us knows where anybody is going to go right now.?


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[osugrad21]

Blade

Redskins take Davis in second round at 48

By DONALD EMMONS
BLADE SPORTS WRITER

Fred Davis spent most of Saturday afternoon with approximately 50 family members and friends at a relative's large home in Monclova Township watching the NFL draft. The 6-foot-4, 248-pound tight end, who earned the John Mackey Award last season after leading the University of Southern California in receptions, rarely moved from his spot on the end of a couch as he watched the draft on ESPN. Nearly four hours elapsed before his cell phone rang with the Washington Redskins on the other end of the line informing him that they were going to select him in the second round with the 48th overall pick. The group surrounding Davis erupted into cheers once he indicated the Redskins' plans before it appeared on the scroll at the bottom of the ESPN draft broadcast. "It feels good," Davis said moments after finding out which team had drafted him. "The process is so long. I was sitting there and listening to all the predictions.

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[osugrad21]

Blade

Brand new Redskin Davis tosses out first pitch

Fred Davis, donning a New York Yankees hat, was one of three ceremonial first-pitch tossers at Fifth Third Field yesterday. Hey Fred, given that it was the Washington Redskins who drafted you in the second round of the NFL draft on Saturday, shouldn't you at least be wearing a Washington Nationals baseball cap? "I've got some Nats hats," said a grinning Davis, one day after the Redskins made the Rogers graduate the 48th overall pick. Speaking of attire, Davis said the colors he's worn on past football uniforms foreshadowed his destination on draft day. The Redskins and the University of Southern California - where Davis starred at tight end - wear gold and either burgundy (Redskins) or cardinal (USC), and Davis said he once played for the "Redskins" as an 11-year old in a Toledo youth football league. "It's like I've been wearing those colors all my life," Davis said. Davis said he will be in Washington, D.C., today to meet with the media, and said the team's mini-camp begins Friday. He spent yesterday with his mom and aunt at the ballpark for the Mud Hens' 7-1 victory over the Indianapolis Indians. "I'm just taking it all in," Davis said. "After this, it's straight to business."

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