| Austin Davis Scouting Report |
| Austin Davis - Southern Mississippi (HT: 6-1⅝ - WT: 219) |
Positives -- Had the best year of his career as a senior, threw for nearly 3,500 yards and 30 touchdowns... Has a quick, compact, over the top delivery, won't need to alter his throwing motion in the NFL... Throws a very catchable ball, a
nice spiral... Does a good job looking off receivers... Good footwork in the pocket, very active feet... Good scrambling ability, is able to run for first downs when he gets flushed out of the pocket... A good decision maker who doesn't force many throws and doesn't appear to be prone to turnovers... An experienced four year starter, good game manager... A hard worker, good intangibles, will put in the work to get better... Has a solid frame at nearly 220 pounds and one would expect him to be able to continue to add mass and arm strength once he gets to the pros.
Negatives -- Has a weak arm by NFL standards, struggles when having to push the ball downfield and lacks zip on his deep outs... Very low ceiling due to his limited physical gifts, likely a career backup... Marginal accuracy, can hit the short throws but anything past fifteen yards is tough for him to hit on the money... Struggled in his bowl game to end his career, completing only 18 of 41 passes for 165 yards... Only played five full games as a redshirt sophomore due to a season-ending foot injury at UAB... A bit short to play quarterback in the NFL... Works primarily out of the shotgun and will have to learn how to work under center and take proper drop steps.
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| Combine Results |
| Height |
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6015 |
| Weight |
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219 |
| Arm |
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31¾ |
| Hand |
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10⅜ |
| 40-Time |
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4.76 |
| Vertical |
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| Broad |
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9'1" |
| Bench Press |
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| Shuttle |
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4.11 |
| Cone |
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6.73 |
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At Southern Mississippi -- (Official School Bio) 2010: Earned second team All-Conference USA honors and was a C-USA All-Academic Team member for his successful season both on the field and in the classroom... Graduated earlier this month in business administration... Started in all 12 games and has started in all 30 games he has played in his career, missing eight contests in 2009 with a foot injury... Posted an 18-12 record as a starter... Thrown for 2,898 yards on 259-of-410 passing attempts (63.2) with 18 touchdowns and just six interceptions... Has thrown for a touchdown pass in each of the last nine games and in 27 of 30 games in his career... Has 51 career TD passes, just one behind school leaders Lee Roberts (1995-98) and Brett Favre (1987-90)... Ranks third on the school's career passing charts with 7,191 yards... Has five multi-TD throwing games, including each of the last three contests... Tied a career-best for TD throws with four in knocking off nationally ranked UCF (11/13)... Threw 41 passes of 20 or more yards during the season, including a season-long 67-yard strike to Quentin Pierce against Tulsa (11/26) for a touchdown... Needs 102 yards to throw for over 3,000 yards for the season (the only QB to accomplish that feat; he tallied 3,128 yards in 2008) and 231 yards to become the school's all-time leader for passing yards... Has posted 10 rushing touchdowns to give him 21 for his career, trailing Reggie Collier's 26 (1979-82) for the most by a Southern Miss QB... Ranks third on the team in rushing with 436 yards on 132 carries... Notched second 100-yard rushing game with 111 on 17 carries and four rushing scores against Houston (11/20)... Added two TD passes to give him six total touchdowns for the contest... Named C-USA Offensive Player of the Week (11/22) for his exploits against Houston... Was Rivals.com's C-USA's Player of the Week following both the UCF and Houston games... A C-USA Commissioner's List honoree for the 2009-10 academic year... Named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll during the spring semester.
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