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Knile Davis | Running Back

Team: Kansas City Chiefs
Age / DOB:  (21) / 10/5/1991
Ht / Wt:  5'10' / 227
College: Arkansas
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Chiefs agreed to terms with No. 96 overall pick RB Knile Davis on a four-year contract.
Of all the running backs we studied on game tape before the draft, none was less impressive than Davis, whom we likened to a less ball-secure version of Jackie Battle and poor man's Shonn Greene. Despite eye-popping Combine measurables, Davis lacks explosive running and cutting ability and was a chronic fumbler at Arkansas. He's someone to avoid in Dynasty rookie drafts. May 13 - 1:06 PM
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Knile Davis - RB - Chiefs

Chiefs coach Andy Reid is confident third-round pick Knile Davis' fumbling habit is fixable.

A chronic fumbler at Arkansas, Davis is being taught by RBs coach Eric Bienemy to hold the ball "high and tight" at rookie minicamp. "He just needs to play in order to work his way through that," Reid said. "I thought he needed to work his way through that and then you’d have a pretty good football player." The Chiefs hope Davis will win the primary backup job behind Jamaal Charles.
Source: Kansas City Star
May 12 - 6:27 PM
Knile Davis - RB - Chiefs

Chiefs selected Arkansas RB Knile Davis with the No. 96 overall pick.

Davis (5-foot-11 3/8, 227) put up big stats in Bobby Petrino's high-scoring 2010 offense, but missed all of 2011 with a fractured ankle and returned in 2012 to rush 112 times for 377 yards (3.37 YPC) and two touchdowns. He made 32 career receptions. We went back to check Davis' 2010 tape and were thoroughly unimpressed. Davis is a straight-ahead plodder with zero lateral movement and clumsy feet. He lacks quick-twitch athleticism and has the power of a scatback. He's like a softer, less ball-secure Jackie Battle. Overdrafted based on straight-line forty time (4.37), Davis is quite likely to disappoint in the pros. He'll compete with Shaun Draughn for carries behind Jamaal Charles.
Apr 26 - 10:27 PM
Knile Davis - RB - Chiefs

At least one NFL scout believes Arkansas RB Knile Davis' off-the-charts Combine measurables are very misleading.

We've studied Davis' 2010 (not very good) and 2012 (even worse) tape, and feel the same. Davis doesn't run with burst or power. "He's so soft and timid," said the scout. "I've never seen a guy fumble like him where people just breathe on him and he drops the ball. Doesn't play to that timed speed at all. You think injuries have taken their toll, but he can still run fast so it's nothing to do with injury. On the field he just doesn't have it."
Source: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Apr 21 - 12:53 AM
Knile Davis - RB - Chiefs

Arkansas RB Knile Davis' "Speed Score" of 124.5 is the second highest ever recorded by Football Outsiders based on player build and speed.

The "Speed Score" uses a mathematical formula in an attempt to measure speed given size. Speed Score has plenty of historical flaws, but has accurately predicted busts like Knowshon Moreno while forecasting Chris Johnson and Brandon Jacobs' success. The all-time leader in "Speed Score" is current Broncos RB Mario Fannin (125.5), who went undrafted out of Auburn and has done nothing in the NFL. Nevertheless, Davis has a special speed-size combination and will be a mid- to late-round pick to monitor in the 2013 preseason.
Source: ESPN Insider
Feb 25 - 3:44 PM
Knile Davis - RB - Chiefs

Arkansas RB Knile Davis ran "unofficial" forty times of 4.30 and 4.31 at the NFL Scouting Combine before being deemed with an "official" 4.37.

Much like the rest of Arkansas' offensive skill-position players, Davis was highly productive in 2011 before falling off the map last year, primarily due to injuries and landing in the coaching staff's doghouse. Davis is a rocked-up 227 pounds, though, and moving as fast as he did in the forty is uncommon. He's now a candidate to rise up draft boards, even if he doesn't play that fast.
Feb 24 - 2:18 PM

Depth Charts

Skill Players
PosRoleName
QB1Alex Smith
2Chase Daniel
3Tyler Bray
4Ricky Stanzi
RB1Jamaal Charles
2Knile Davis
3Shaun Draughn
4Cyrus Gray
5Jordan Roberts
GLB1Jamaal Charles
2Knile Davis
3RB1Jamaal Charles
2Knile Davis
FB1Anthony Sherman
2Braden Wilson
WR11Dwayne Bowe
2Dexter McCluster
3Jamar Newsome
4Terrance Copper
5Mardy Gilyard
WR21Donnie Avery
2Jon Baldwin
3Devon Wylie
4Josh Bellamy
5Junior Hemingway
WR31Dexter McCluster
TE1Anthony Fasano
2Tony Moeaki
3Travis Kelce
4Kevin Brock
5Demetrius Harris
K1Ryan Succop