2017 Senior Bowl: 5 Players who hurt stock
By John Buhler
The 2017 Reese’s Senior Bowl is in the books. Here are the five players that hurt their 2017 NFL Draft stock the most with their week in Mobile.
After three days of practice and the annual all-star game at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, the 2017 Reese’s Senior Bowl has come to a close. The South team led by Hue Jackson’s Cleveland Browns staff would defeat the North team led by John Fox’s Chicago Bears staff 16-15 on Saturday afternoon.
There were a bunch of great players showcasing their abilities down in Mobile this week. Some had great weeks of practice, while others improved their NFL Draft stock by having a great game on Saturday. However, not everybody was so lucky. Here are five players that hurt their NFL Draft stock in the 2017 Senior Bowl.
Julie'n Davenport
Offensive Tackle, Bucknell Bison
People were really pulling for this guy, but it was not an easy week for Bucknell Bison offensive tackle Julie’n Davenport. He had a strong first day of practice on Tuesday. Davenport used his speed and length to his advantage to protect and set the edge.
However, once more skilled pass rushers realized that they could attack him either via the bull rush or beating him inside, Davenport struggled to keep up the rest of the way. The one-on-one drills on Wednesday and Thursday in North practice left him exposed for a hungry South pass rush on Saturday.
There were a few times that both Pittsburgh quarterback Nate Peterman and Iowa quarterback C.J. Beathard were hurried into making mistakes because Davenport couldn’t set the edge. While his strength of keeping guys outside plays advantage to his big frame, he was clearly rattled when a guy got up in his grill or attack the B gap.
CBS had Davenport as the No. 11 offensive tackle in the 2017 NFL Draft Class with third to fourth-round grade. Competition was not great to him. He is a big body that can help an NFL offensive line. That being said, his Senior Bowl week knocks him down to a day three pick in all honesty.