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NFL draft profile: No. 37 — Florida LB Jarrad Davis, undersized closer with high football IQ

Shutdown Corner is counting down the top 50 prospects in the 2017 NFL draft with a scouting report, quotes from NFL evaluators and a projection where they might be drafted.

36. Florida LB Jarrad Davis
6-foot-1, 238 pounds

Key stat: Over his final 23 games as a starting linebacker, Davis totaled 154 tackles (17 for losses), eight passes defended, 5.5 sacks, one interception and one forced fumble.

The skinny: Davis was a key reserve for a talented Gators defense as a freshman and was named special-teams MVP. Earned a starting role in 2015 as a junior and was one of the best playmaking linebackers in the SEC.