Davis Mills QB Stanford

STRENGTHS
Davis play on the field reminds me a lot of Ryan Fitzpatrick. He has that same, I’ll do anything to win a game, attitude. He has a good arm with good velocity in the red zone to make the tough throw. He has enough athleticism to make 1st downs with his feet and manipulate the pocket to extend plays. Davis shows good leadership skills through his play on the field and has all of the developmental skills to become a starting quarterback for the team that selects him.

CONCERNS
Davis, like Ryan, struggles to manage games and gets frustrated and that leads to him forcing the ball and making mistakes on the most important downs of a game. He is erratic in his mechanics, and his delivery, and that leads to mistakes and interceptions. Davis has a bad habit of changing his arm speed when under pressure in the pocket because he gets anxious to make a pass when his receivers are not ready or have not adjusted. He has a lot to learn about reading the blitz and feeling the pressure in the pocket, nevertheless, he is stout and a strong pocket passer and that is a sign of his ability to succeed at the next level.

BOTTOM LINE 4.28
I watched Davis’s pro day and thought, it would be nice to see that Davis on the field instead of the fly by the seat of his pants, player you see on film. His delivery was compact and accurate. His footwork was coordinated and improved and consistent. His accuracy was not erratic and showed excellent red zone velocity. This led me to wonder, will Davis be able to play like that in a game instead of the “Wild Bill Hickock” I see on film? Can Davis bring what he does in practice onto the field and marry it to his “I’ll do anything to win”, attitude in a more controlled and intellectual way? That ladies and Gentlemen is the sixty-four-thousand-dollar question, with just about every quarterback coming out in the draft. Davis can light a fire under a team but can that fire last for a seventeen-game schedule? Draft him and hope he sits and learns for a few years and see. My guess is, in years to come he will be as good as Ryan Fitzpatrick and if you can keep Davis from throwing interceptions when the game is on the line, there is no telling where he can take your team.