Corey Davis suffers ankle injury putting Combine status in doubt
Corey Davis, one of the top receivers in the 2017 NFL Draft out of Western Michigan, has suffered an ankle injury, putting his Combine status in question…
Western Michigan’s Corey Davis may not be performing at the 2017 NFL Scouting Combine after suffering an ankle injury in his pre-draft workouts, per a report:
#WMU 1st-rd WR Corey Davis suffered an ankle injury while training, I'm told. Source tells @MikeGarafolo his Combine status is in doubt
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 31, 2017
For us consumers of the Scouting Combine, this news is a real bummer. Everyone’s been excited to see how Davis will perform after a phenomenal final season as a member of Western Michigan, where he caught 97 passes for 1,500 yards and 19 touchdowns. Over the course of the last three years, there has been no college receiver more consistent than this one.
Davis’ all-around game is enticing to NFL scouts, drawing some pretty consistent projections in the top 15 of mock drafts and big boards across the draft community.
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This injury and potential absence from the Scouting Combine really does nothing to affect Davis’ draft stock, in my opinion. He has solidified himself on the field to the point that nothing he could prove at the Combine would really alter any opinions one way or another.
What the Combine could do for Davis is elevate him even higher up draft boards. His measurables are there, but NFL teams would likely love to be able to see sooner than later how fast he can run. If he’s not able to run at the Combine, his pro day will carry plenty of weight as far as his final status as potentially the top receiver in the draft.
As of now, Davis is competing with Mike Williams for that top receiver spot in this year’s class, but track speed isn’t likely to separate them by all that much. Both players are capable of being number one receivers at the next level, and scouts don’t need that validated, necessarily, but a timed sprint.