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Davidson

He tore his ACL in Week 5’s game against the Packers in London. The rookie finishes his first season with four tackles in five games as part of New York’s defensive line rotation. He’ll try to rejoin it after rehabbing the injury next season.

Davidson (6’5/325) earned second-team All-Pac 12 honors for his efforts in 2021 after totaling 57 tackles and six tackles for a loss. He received the 20th-highest PFF grade for all Pac-12 defenders (76.0), constantly flocking around the ball carrier to make plays. A below-average athlete with a relative athletic score of 4.10, Davidson’s motor on tape suggests he plays above his athletic limitations. Likely best served as a one or two-gap run stopper, Davidson can create problems up the middle whether he’s being blocked one-on-one or facing a double team. In all, he totaled 32 defensive run stops per PFF, which tied for seventh-most amongst all interior defensive linemen. In addition to the 50+ tackles he registered last season, Davidson also had a 51-tackle effort in 2019, totaling 25 run stops following a 2018 season that was cut short by a fractured fibula. Davidson could earn his keep as a run-stuffer at the next level but offers little as a pass rusher.