Georgia football: Suggesting that Jordan Davis isn’t productive is silly

Georgia football defensive tackle Jordan Davis only played 38% of the snaps last season, and while SEC Network analyst Roman Harper suggests that could hurt him in the NFL Draft — it doesn’t. During the Dawgs’ Pro Day, Harper discussed Davis and how his low snap percentage could hurt him going in the first round.

Davis shared reps with Devonte Wyatt and Jalen Carter, so it isn’t surprising that he had that low percentage. However, to do what he did during this season, only being on the field 38% should tell everyone that he is a playmaker, and Davis didn’t have to be on the field.

Carter will be better than Wyatt and Davis, so Georgia had to find snaps for him too. Not every player can be on the field 100% of the time, and Davis proves that sometimes you can impress with less. When the time comes to playing more, he can handle it, but why sacrifice your body when two other guys are just as elite, helping the defense stop opponents?

Georgia football defensive tackle Jordan Davis didn’t need a high snap percentage to prove he is elite.

Thank goodness Matt Stinchcomb was there to make better sense of the argument because Harper suggested the lack of snaps he had means he cannot be a three-down player in the NFL.

Harper said he shouldn’t be a first-round pick, but someone they should take in the second round because of this and how the NFL works. We politely disagree with Harper because of how Georgia shut down teams and saw third and longs that Davis didn’t have to be on the field.

He helped get the Dawgs to that third and long, which allowed other players to come in and get the stop and force punts.

Sure, analysts and other experts questioned his stamina and ability to last during the SEC Championship. Still, he transformed his body between that game and the playoffs to prove he could play as many downs as Georgia needed.

To say that only playing 38% of the snaps hurts him is silly because it’s the complete opposite. He didn’t need to be on the field every single down to get the stops Georgia needed Davis to — he got it done on first and second down.

Plus, when you have two defensive tackles like Davis and Wyatt, you have to use them both. While Davis was the star, Wyatt seemed to get undervalued, but in reality, they tag-teamed that defense to a point where it was a system. Each guy got the snaps they needed to, using those to their advantage.

Keeping guys fresh helped Georgia so much throughout the 2021 season, and that snap percentage for Davis is why he was able to be what he was. Harper seems to think about it one-sidedly because he isn’t thinking about how productive he was on a few snaps.

Stinchcomb explained it better and broke it down because it was a defense by committee. The defense is full of talented players, and it was magic when you put them together. That defense did everything together, and it’s why they were elite.

Harper gave back-sided compliments about most of the Dawgs throughout the first portion of Georgia’s Pro Day. He gave some credit to them, but for the most part, he found more of what wasn’t right for them than what was, so it’s hard to take what he says seriously when everyone else goes above and beyond to brag on these players.

Despite what some experts think, Davis is a high first-round pick because he is such a force and can handle being on the field three downs in a row.