Jasheen Davis, Edge Wake Forest: 2024 NFL Draft Profile
Davis was a three-star recruit from Shiloh High School in Snellville, Ga. in the class of 2020
Wake Forest’s Jasheen Davis is on pace to post 40 or more pressures for the second consecutive season. The star sack artist is an explosive pass rusher who projects as a late third to mid fourth round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
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Jasheen Davis, Edge Wake Forest: 2024 NFL Draft Profile
Classification: Fourth-year junior edge rusher from Snellville, Ga.
Background: Davis was a three-star recruit from Shiloh High School in Snellville, Ga. in the class of 2020. He was the No. 479 recruit according to 247Sports and No. 470 for On3.com. Davis was an unranked three-star recruit for Rivals and an unranked three-star recruit for ESPN with a 76 grade out of 100. In 2019, Davis was a team captain for Shiloh and was the Defensive Player of the Year in Georgia Region 8-7A. He was a First Team All-County and First Team All-Region selection as a senior when he amassed 86 tackles, 11 sacks, and two defensive touchdowns. Davis tallied 63 tackles, six sacks, and a touchdown as a junior. He earned Second Team All-County honors that season and went on to play in the Rising Seniors Bowl. Davis picked up 43 tackles as a sophomore. He was born on Dec. 18, 2001.
Injuries & Off-Field: N/A
Awards: 2021 Second Team Freshman All-American (The Athletic), 2022 Honorable Mention All-ACC
Pros: Special teams experience on the punt return and field goal block units, explosive and rapid first steps, speed to win vertically and turn the corner, converts speed to power, counters into the B-gap, gets skinny to shoot gaps, pries tackles open to access B-gap, rip move, long-arm move, counters inside off a long-arm, consistent leg drive, inside club-swim move, two-handed swipe, examples of pop in his hands, builds momentum and speed on the loop of stunts, linear closing speed and burst, relentless pursuit of the quarterback, insane motor, feasted against Robert Scott Jr. (2023), examples of setting the edge on outside runs, blew up a sweep vs. Florida State (2023), good job hawking down running backs in space, beat Jaheim Bell and tracked down Jordan Travis in space (2023)
Cons: Arm length is solid but not elite, not a twitchy athlete, linear mover with limited lateral upside, some stiffness in hips, lacks elite bend, inconsistent pad level, needs a few more polished pass rush moves, outside rushes sometimes take large loops, outside of a long-arm lacks power rush moves and plan, struggles to revive rush after being stonewalled, pass rush doesn’t offer much against double teams, occasionally rushes too far inside and opens a rush lane for the QB, struggles the hold the point of attack against the run, washed by down blocks, stacking and shedding is still a work in progress, likely lacks side to be a true defensive end, sealed inside, gap integrity
Overview: Davis primarily aligns as a 4-tech, 5-tech, and wide-9 for Wake Forest in both two and three-point stances. The Demon Deacons don’t always set him up for success because their defense mixes in 3-3-5 alignments that limit his rush angles and potential for finding favorable matchups. He is an explosive edge rusher who presses vertically with his rapid feet, forcing tackles to overset. Davis has the speed to win up the arc and around the corner, but he lacks elite bend to flatten his rush angle. He appears to suffer from some stiffness in his hips. His arm length is good but far from elite. Davis is an impressive linear athlete, but he lacks twitch and has limited lateral agility. As a pass rusher, he converts speed to power to blow tackles back and open access to the B-gap. Davis frequently counters into the B-gap or opens inside moves by prying tackles open. The fourth-year junior gets skinny to shoot gaps and uses rip, long-arm, and club-swim moves. His leg drive pairs well with his long-arm move, which he counters inside off of. Davis usually plays with a good pad level, but there are examples of him getting too high. The former three-star recruit has some pop in his hands to shock and knockback tackles. His linear closing speed and burst are high level. Davis relentlessly pursues the quarterback and plays with an insane motor that coaches will love. He still needs to add more polished pass rush moves to his arsenal. His outside rushes sometimes take large outside loops that prevent him from reaching the quarterback in time. Davis struggles to revive his pass rush after being stonewalled. He lacks the size and strength to beat double teams on his way to the quarterback. The Georgia native’s desire to rush the quarterback leads to him surrendering gap integrity and opening running lanes. This usually happens when his rush carries him too far inside and frees up the edge. There are examples of Davis setting the edge against outside runs or quickly penetrating into the backfield to blow up run plays. He tracks down running backs in space well but struggles to stack and shed or hold the point of attack against the run. Down blocks wash Davis down the line, and he is sealed too easily. He lacks the size and strength to be a down defensive end.
Overall, Davis is a relentless pass rusher capable of threatening the outside track with his speed and the inside track with his counters. Davis lacks the arm length and bend to push for an early day two selection, but his production and flashes are more than good enough to challenge for a top 100 pick.
Role & Scheme Fit: Outside linebacker or wide alignment rusher in a 3-4 scheme
Round Projection: Late Third to Mid Fourth
Size: 6'3", 259 lbs. (Unofficial)
Submitted: 11-03-23