LEONARD DAVIS
By: Dave-Te' Thomas

#70-LEONARD DAVIS University of Texas Longhorns 6:05.5-367

ANALYSIS
Positives... Massive athlete with a big chest, powerful arms, wide hips and thick thighs...All-out battler with a solid work ethic...Has a sudden and explosive burst off the snap... Gets on the defender in an instant, consistently finishing his blocks...Rolls his hips and slides his feet well retreating in pass protection...Never crosses his feet and always keeps his hands and arms properly extended to seal off the edge rush...Makes fluid adjustments in space...Creates tremendous movement at the line of scrimmage and comes off the snap with a low charge...Has the speed to easily get into second gear and excels at cutting off the linebackers upfield... Demonstrates a bone-jarring hand punch (either hand) and has outstanding lateral agility so he does not have to lean into his defender, like more larger blockers generally do...Very focused drive blocker who simply knocks over defenders with true aggression...Coordination is superb for a player of his size, using his light feet and long arms to redirect with no hesitation...His outstanding agility and quickness had his teammates dub him the "Dancing Bear."

Negatives... Has problems with in-line drive blocking vs. the smaller defenders, appearing to overextend and lunge at the opponent in order to get a piece of his man...While he moves well for a player his size, he needs to stay at no more that 350 pounds, as the added weight has caused nagging ankle problems in the past.

CAREER NOTES
Has anchored the Longhorns' offensive line from his left tackle position for the last two years...Outstanding physical specimen who has exceptional quickness to go along with his impressive frame...Began his collegiate career as a defensive tackle... Started 21 of the team's final 24 games...One of those rare prep finds, coming from a high school (Wortham) that had less than 150 students while the town's population is listed at 1020 (must have counted Leonard twice)…Has not allowed a quarterback sack in 33 contests, finishing his career with 181 knock-downs, 23 touchdown-resulting blocks and an 84.4% grade in 1603 plays.

REMIND ME OF... St. Louis' Orlando Pace.

GAZING INTO THE CRYSTAL BALL... If only the Arizona Cardinals were a smart team. They'd realize that after spending $30 million on QB Jake Plummer, that they'd need a massive blocker on his blind side. Oh well, hope Jake has good disability insurance. Whoever gets Davis, may end up with the best value in this draft. This is my favorite lineman in the last five years.

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