| Davin Meggett Scouting Report |
| Davin Meggett - Maryland (HT: 5-8⅛ - WT: 211) |
Positives -- Short and compact, very strong build, built like a bowling ball... Gets extremely low to the ground when he's running which makes him tough to tackle... Has NFL bloodlines, his father is former NFL running back and return specialist Dave Meggett... Short strider with quick feet, tough to contain
in short areas... Doesn't have a ton of miles on him, never had 200 touches in a season... Does a good job of running through arm tackles... Strong character... Versatile back who can contribute as a receiver and is a strong pass blocker... Good open field runner who can change direction without gearing down which makes him tough to track down... Height and short legs will be a strength because it allows him to get so low to the ground... No durability issues, played in all 50 career games since his freshmen season at Maryland.
Negatives -- Never put up staggering numbers despite his physical gifts, only scored eight rushing touchdowns over the past two years and never had 1,000 yards... Surprisingly gets knocked backwards a lot despite his strong frame, doesn't seem to run with as much power as one would expect, perhaps because he tries to move laterally more often than he does vertically... An indecisive runner who doesn't always cut up the field... Has a great build and solid strength, but too often relies on his feet to get out of tackles, would like to see him lower his shoulder more and finish his runs... Dances too much behind the line of scrimmage... For a guy who is likely a situational back he does not have great speed, it's merely average which limits his potential.
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| Combine Results |
| Height |
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5081 |
| Weight |
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211 |
| Arm |
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30⅛ |
| Hand |
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9½ |
| 40-Time |
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4.53 |
| Vertical |
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35 |
| Broad |
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9'10" |
| Bench Press |
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23 |
| Shuttle |
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4.32 |
| Cone |
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7.14 |
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At Maryland -- (Official School Bio) 2010: Led the team with a career-high 720 rushing yards on a career-best 5.7 yards-per-carry... second on the team with four rushing touchdowns... did not start, but joined Da'Rel Scott atop the depth chart at tailback all season... had eight offensive plays (six rushes/two receptions) of 20 or more yards, which was second on the team behind Torrey Smith's 15... earned the team's most improved offensive player award at the end of year banquet... averaged 13.1 ypr on eight carries against Navy (9/6) for a total of 105 yards, marking the first 100-yard game of his career... had a then career-long 67-yard run and had one touchdown against the Midshipmen... ran for 50 yards on eight carries against Morgan State (9/11)... had a team-high 30 yards on nine carries against West Virginia (9/18)... broke a career-long 76-yard run for a touchdown against FIU (9/25)... combined with Da'Rel Scott's 56-yard touchdown run, it was the first time the Terps had two 50-plus yard TD runs in the same season since 2001... went over the 1,000 career rushing-yards mark against FIU... led the team with 57 yards rushing, with a career-high tying 18 attempts, and added a 3-yd TD run against Duke (10/2)... had eight rushes for 29 yards against Clemson (10/16)... had a team-high 15 rushes for 39 yards against Boston College (10/23), the top-rated run defense in the ACC at the time... carried the ball 16 times for 94 yards against Wake Forest (10/30), including a 14-yard touchdown run, as the Terps totaled 261 yards on the ground... led the team with 70 rushing yards on just nine carries, a 7.8 ypr average, against Miami (11/6)... had a 37-yard run against the Hurricanes... posted 72 yards on 11 carries vs. FSU (11/20)... posted a career-high tying 114 all-purpose yards (team-high 52 receiving and 62 rushing) vs. East Carolina in the Military Bowl (12/29).
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