Knile Davis

strengths

Scouts like Davis' size, breakaway speed and soft hands out of the backfield. He's worked hard to become a reliable pass blocker and is highly respected by his teammates and the coaching staff, earning the captain role as both a junior (2011) and senior (2012).

compares to

Darren McFadden, Raiders - Like McFadden, Davis has good size and speed - at least pre-injury. But he also runs with a relatively high-center of gravity, which causes him to run a bit upright and absorb big hits from defenders.

weaknesses

He is a bit stiff, especially in his upper body, and has struggled with ankle injuries throughout his football career, dating back to high school.

2012: Left the Mississippi game with an apparent hamstring injury. 2011: Suffered a season-ending broken ankle during a fall scrimmage.

Davis played for Fort Bend Marshall High School and as a senior. He had 33 carries for 278 yards and two touchdowns as well as three receptions for 46 yards. He finished his junior season with 425 rushing yards and four touchdowns, despite playing in only four games due to a fractured collarbone. He was rated the No. 17 running back in the nation by Rivals and No. 23 by Scout. Rivals.com also listed him as the No. 18 prospect in the state of Texas and he was on the Rivals.com 250 list. He was also selected as the second-best running back in the state of Texas by The Dallas Morning News. He bench pressed 350 pounds and squatted 450 pounds. He had a 31-inch vertical leap. He was coached in high school by Darryl Phipps and also ran track. He selected Arkansas over Oklahoma, LSU, Missouri, Nebraska, Georgia Tech and Texas A&M.

Davis was born Oct. 5, 1991, and he is the son Regina Gardner and the late Kevin Davis. He is enrolled in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences.