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Whelming. Davis has played in all nine games as a rotational interior player for the Texans, though his snaps have been cut of late with Denico Autry healthy. The 49ers badly needed interior depth and paid a price for it. Perhaps one of the lowest prices one can pay in the NFL. The Texans held them to “not a pick swap” though.

Davis (6’1/308), twin brother of Carlos Davis, was a one-year starter at Nebraska who earned third-team All-Big Ten honors by racking up 8.0 sacks and 11.0 TFLs as a 23-year-old redshirt senior. He moved all along the defensive line but was at his best when he could use his bend and class-leading speed (4.75-second 40-yard dash). His athleticism and motor are enough for Davis to land a roster spot in the NFL, but he needs to develop a pass-rushing plan to compete for starting snaps. Given his age and poor length, Davis profiles as an explosive depth option on passing downs.

Davis (6'1/308) shredded his way through the 40 in the fastest time (unofficial for now) of any interior defensive lineman testing on Saturday. His time was just .03 seconds slower than that which Wisconsin WR Quintez Cephus put up on Thursday. Davis is fast and also all kinds of strong, hoisting the bar 32 times on the bench press during earlier testing. NFL Media’s Lance Zierlein believes that Davis “has enough three-down talent to warrant consideration as a Day 3 pick and potential backup.”

That’s the second most reps of any defensive lineman in Indianapolis, trailing Ohio State’s DaVon Hamilton. Davis (6'1/308) is considered a Day 3 selection at this point, but at the very least, this will have teams looking further at Davis. There is a reason this event exists, after all.

Davis (6'2/315) joins teammate Carlos Davis as one of Nebraska’s two defensive linemen at the event. Though it took Davis a while to turn it on, he erupted as a senior, racking up 11 tackles for loss and eight sacks in his final year alone. Expect Davis to go undrafted, even with a solid performance at the Shrine Bowl.

While the Big Ten is seeing something, here, it’s not clear exactly what. Available replays -- the strike is alleged to have happened in the first quarter -- do not appear to show anything untoward. Regardless, the 6-foot-2, 315-pound Davis will have to sit against the Wildcats upcoming. Ben Stille could potentially see additional work versus Northwestern with the senior sidelined for Saturday. Davis has registered 17 tackles (6.0 for loss) and three sacks in five games this season.

Davis tied teammate Ben Stille with 24 interior quarterback pressures in 2018, one more than Michigan State DL Raequan Williams. Davis also recorded three sacks and one forced fumble as a junior in 2018. He’s taken big steps forward each of the past few seasons and is looking to emerge as one of the key pieces of Nebraska’s defense in 2019.