Bucknell offensive lineman Julie'N Davenport runs a drill at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Friday, March 3, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Combine Results
Height
Weight
40 Time
Arm Length
Hand Size
6'7"
318 lbs
5.45s
36 ½"
10 ½"
POSITIVES
A two-time team captain and four-year starter at left tackle, Julie'n Davenport has two things you can't coach—size and length. At 6'7" and 318 pounds, he has 36 ½-inch arms and massive 10 ½-inch hands. He's the first guy you want coming off the bus. Davenport has an excellent reach, and his best asset is his punch. He has a quick strike and can get to defenders much earlier than his peers.
At the Senior Bowl, we saw him knocking back pass-rushers with nice timing and power on the limbs he calls arms. Davenport is a great fit in a zone-blocking scheme, where his length and his movement skills would allow him to cut off defenders in the running game. From a size and strength perspective, Davenport is prototypical.
NEGATIVES
A small-school prospect, Davenport isn't ready to make the jump from the Patriot League to the NFL without some bumps along the way. He'll have to speed up his process to keep up with pro pass-rushers. For a big, long guy, Davenport has slow, heavy feet in space. He didn't test or show like a top-tier athlete in predraft events. He has yet to develop blocking instincts, and he'll need time to work out the kinks in his game and build up his timing and his angles.
PRO COMPARISON: T.J. Clemmings, Minnesota Vikings
FINAL GRADE: 6.10/9.00 (Developmental Prospect—Round 3)
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Some Bucknell University Football Players Took the Most Ridiculous Team Pictures
There are a few in every group—the clowns who take it upon themselves to spice up a lame, mandatory event.
In this case, it was a group of Bucknell football players who brought the ruckus to a team photo shoot. A small cross section of the Bisons’ most dedicated goofs arrived for their close-ups looking like a mixed bag of carnival workers and 19th-century robber barons.
Deadspin’s Sean Newell spotted the pictures of the ragtag troupe, which had enough mustaches, mullets and raised eyebrows on hand to start a stock car race.
Let’s begin with wide receiver Brandon Farrell, who looks like he just hot-boxed a tanning bed.
Here’s Troy “You talking to me?” Glenn.
C.J. Williams enjoys yards after contact, fast lawn mowers and Aaron Rodgers cosplay.
Louis Taglianetti will remove your restrictor plate and wax your chest for a nominal fee.
Ben Schumacher can make an orange mocha Frappuccino from scratch.
Jimmy King misses summer lovin’ and having a blast.
He is Clayton Hoffmaster, earl of sandwiches.
Last but not least, we have Matthew Steinbeck, a modern-day Bronalisa and almost certainly the progeny of John Steinbeck. The stare-into-the-middle-distance look is a dead giveaway.
Well done, Bucknell. You took the preseason by storm.
No matter what happens this season, you are those guys, and no one can take that away from you.
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