Chicago Bears: Ranking 4 LB prospects based on fan votes

Marcus Davenport, University of Texas San Antonio (6% of votes)

Marcus Davenport is one of the guys rising up draft boards over the course of the pre-draft process. Coming from a smaller school in the University of Texas San Antonio, Davenport has had to prove he belongs with other top prospects who played for larger programs.

Thus far, he has done just that.

Davenport is a physical specimen. He is an athletic edge rusher who poses one heck of a height advantage at 6-foot-6. Some even have him listed at 6-foot-7. Davenport weighs about 265 pounds, giving him some room to add weight. Without a doubt, that’s something NFL coaches will want to see from him initially.

But, the natural ability to rush the passer is there. He is quick off the ball and plays with a lot of hip-driven force. Though he needs to add additional weight, he still plays strong and uses leverage to win individual battles.

Davenport would be a fun player to see playing alongside Floyd. He would give Vic Fangio a second guy off the edge who is quick and athletic to get to the quarterback. Davenport’s height advantage cannot be overstated, either, giving him a much easier ability to bat down balls at the line of scrimmage.

Although he only finished with 6% of the fan vote, I would not be disappointed to see him in Chicago come draft day.