From now until the 2026 NFL Draft, we will scout and create profiles for as many prospects as possible, examining their strengths, weaknesses, and what they can bring to an NFL franchise. These players could be potential top-10 picks, all the way to Day 3 selections and priority undrafted free agents. Today, a scouting report on Washington CB Tacario Davis.
No. 8 Tacario Davis/CB Washington – 6037, 194 pounds (Senior)
MEASUREMENTS
Player Ht/Wt Hand Size Arm Length Wingspan
Tacario Davis 6037/194 9 1/4 33 3/8 80 7/8
40-Yard Dash 10-Yard Dash Short Shuttle 3-Cone
4.41 1.59 N/A N/A
Broad Jump Vertical Bench Press
10’3″ 37 N/A
THE GOOD
– Rare size and length for the position with excellent workout numbers
– Size and length capable of helping him recover when beaten
– Able to ride receivers off the line and pin them along the sideline
– Patient in pedal in man coverage
– Willing tackler and hitter when given opportunity
– Experience at either outside cornerback spot with some slot/safety alignment
– Looks comfortable playing bail tech in off-man/Cover 3
– Flashes hands and ability to high point the football
The Bad
– Not as athletic or fluid as testing suggests
– Struggles to transition out of pedal
– Punch misses too often against inside releases and prone to getting beat
– Drops too many interceptions and left plays on the field
– Length isn’t useful to play catch point as it should be, struggled to close and finish
– Lacks awareness of down/distance and gives up the sticks
– Meager overall production in the last two years and struggles to turn breakups into interceptions
– Wasn’t active against the run
– 2025 season hampered by injury
– Penalized too frequently
Stats
– Career: 95 tackles (3.5 TFL), 25 PDs and 3 INTs across 37 games
– 2025: 19 tackles (1 TFL), 3 PDs and 2 INTs across 7 games
– Had single-season best 15 PDs in 2023
– 1,851 career defensive snaps (1,645 outside corner, 57 in slot, 36 FS)
– 421 defensive snaps in 2025 (369 outside corner, 37 in slot) – 209 at RCB, 160 LCB
– 13 career penalties (six in 2025)
– Allowed 1 TD, 2 INTs in 2025 (per PFF)
– PFF’s No. 255 overall CB among 525 2025 qualifiers (No. 59 tackler, No. 289 coverage)
– Played WR and DB as high school senior, catching six touchdowns with three interceptions
Injury History
– 2023: head injury in bowl game against Oklahoma, down for several moments before walking off
– 2024: nagging groin injury from fall camp, left October game against Colorado because of it
– 2025: rib and hamstring injuries limited him to just 7 games, missing six others, including team’s final three
Bio
– Turns 22 in August 2026
– Three-star prospect from Long Beach, California
– Spent 2022-2024 at Arizona, transferred to Washington in 2025 to reunite with former Wildcats HC Jedd Fisch and CB Ephesians Prysock
– Committed to Arizona over Arizona State and Kansas
– Considered leaving Wildcats after 2024 season but wanted to give “new coaches a shot,” including CBs Coach Chip Viney, who recruited him out of HS
– Invited to but didn’t attend 2026 Senior Bowl, presumably due to injury
– Nickname is “Bobo” for childhood bowl haircut
– On HS track & field team (100/200 meter and relay)
Tape Breakdown
Washington’s Tacario Davis took an extra year to stay in Arizona before transferring to become a Huskie. His long season was marred by injury, but he turned heads at the NFL Combine with a great workout for his rare build. On paper, Davis has the size, length, speed, and look that are ideal in a cornerback.
At his best, those traits are clear. He can ride receivers with outside releases out of bounds. Top of the screen here.
Davis didn’t have many tackles in 2025 but he showed a willingness and ability when put in position.
With 15 pass breakups, his 2023 season was strong. But Davis has always had trouble turning breakups into interceptions. He flashes hands and had a couple picks taken away by penalty, including a highly questionable one in the end zone versus Illinois, but his overall production is light. Davis dropped plenty of chances.
He struggled to transition downhill and use his length to close.
Davis is also prone to missing on his jam and getting beaten at the line of scrimmage.
Conclusion
Overall, Tacario Davis is similar to his teammate and now draft-mate Ephesians Prysock. Both are tall and long, but not as athletic as their profiles suggest. Neither have tremendous playmaking skills, either. Still, Davis is a better tackler and better with the ball in the air than Pyrsock, giving him the nod.
Davis fits best in a Cover 3 scheme. My NFL comp is Benjamin St. Juste.
NFL Projection: Late Day Two-Early Day Three
Steelers Depot Grade: 7.6 (Spot Starter)
Grade Range: 7.2-8.3
Games Watched: at Illinois (2025), vs Rutgers (2025), at Michigan (2025), Assorted Cutups
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