Corey Davis, wide receiver, Western Michigan
Western’s Corey Davis could ultimately be the best wide receiver in this draft class. Checking in at 6-foot-3, 213 pounds, he’s a big-bodied receiver who put up some big numbers in Kalamazoo. In four seasons, he caught an incredible 331 balls for 5,278 yards and 52 touchdowns. He put up three 1,000-plus yard seasons in a row and notched 941 his freshman year, so it was almost four.
The one thing hurting Davis in this draft is the players around him. Clemson’s Mike Williams is another big, productive receiver, and he has national championship winning experience. Washington’s John Ross is smaller and quicker, but equally as productive. Even Ohio State’s Curtis Samuel and USC’s JuJu Smith-Schuster are in the conversation at the top of the wideout board.
Davis could use a nice showing at the combine to prove to the NFL world that his talent and athleticism is superior to the Power Five wideouts around him. He dominated the MAC while they stood out in the ACC, Pac-12 and Big Ten, respectively.
That shouldn’t matter much to scouts, but eye-opening numbers at the combine will guarantee it won’t matter.