Ashtyn Davi of the California Golden Bears returns an interception for a touchdown against the Colorado Buffaloes at California Memorial Stadium on Nov. 24, 2018, in Berkeley, Calif. Credit: Getty Images/Ezra Shaw
Ashtyn Davis’ hands still were shaking an hour after the Jets drafted him. That's because the Cal safety had to leap plenty of hurdles to reach that point.
At Cal, Davis was a walk-on in football, a track star hoping to make the team. He wound up being a third-round pick in the NFL Draft, No. 68 overall, because he pushed and persevered to make what seemed like a fairy tale a reality.