Tyler
Davis.
Tyler
Davis.
Georgia Tech
"Davis was never going to be a receiving threat, but a quarterback's brain inside a 252-pound in-line body gave a staff a dependable No. 3 tight end and a core special-teams player on a sixth-round price."Pre-draft read
Davis is an in-line Y tight end who wins as a technician more than an athlete. He aligns attached to the tackle or as a wing, fits his hands inside on base and down blocks and works to stay square rather than lunging. A former high school quarterback, he processes defensive fronts and coverage shells quickly and understands where his blocking assignment fits inside the play call.
As a receiver he is a reliable underneath target on stick routes, flats and play-action leaks, catching with his hands and falling forward after contact. He is a competent pass protector on chips and short sets. He lacks the burst to separate vertically or threaten seams. The separator is football IQ and effort, which projected directly to special teams.
Wide-zone and play-action offense that uses multiple 12- and 13-personnel sets and needs a smart attached tight end to set the edge and leak into the flat.
Year 1: No. 3 tight end and four-phase special-teamer. Ceiling: trusted blocking No. 2 tight end who plays 25-30 percent of offensive snaps.
Spread, 11-personnel passing offense that needs its tight end to detach, run seams and win one-on-one against safeties.
His roster value always ran through special teams first.
2019 Football Game 12 Tight End Tyler Davis
Georgia Tech 2019 individual game cut-up of his in-line blocking and underneath routes.
2019 Football Game 10 Tight End Tyler Davis
Another full 2019 Georgia Tech game reel showing his run-game fits and pass protection.
Tyler Davis grabs a touchdown too. Packers vs Bengals
His 2023 preseason touchdown for Green Bay against Cincinnati, the same night he tore his ACL.
Davis projects as a blocking-first No. 3 tight end and core special-teams player. The team drafting him is buying a smart, physical, 252-pound in-line body who can handle run-game duties, catch what is thrown to him and play on every coverage and return unit while a roster spot is earned.
His path was unusual. A New York high school quarterback, he began at UConn as a quarterback, moved to wide receiver in 2017 and to tight end in 2018, when he caught 22 passes with six touchdowns. He then left as a graduate transfer to Georgia Tech, where Geoff Collins's staff used him as an all-around tight end in 2019 in a rebuilding offense that finished with 17 receptions for 148 yards. The flags were obvious: modest athleticism, little separation, one year of Power 5 tape and a career line of only 64 catches.
He did not get a Combine invitation, but a strong pro day in March and interviews with roughly half the league moved him onto late-round boards. Jacksonville took him at No. 206, making him Georgia Tech's first drafted tight end since 1992.
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Football intelligence
A former high school quarterback who diagrams fronts and coverages with ease and knows how his assignment fits into the entire play call.
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In-line blocking effort
Plays with inside hands and a square base on down and base blocks, and competes through the whistle in the run game.
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Reliable underneath hands
Catches the ball away from his frame on flats, sticks and play-action leaks and falls forward for extra yards after contact.
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Positional versatility
Played quarterback, wide receiver and tight end in college, which shows adaptability and a real understanding of each role.
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Special-teams makeup
Tough, smart and assignment-sound, the exact profile of a player who can earn a roster spot on coverage and return units.
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Modest athletic profile
Lacks the burst and long speed to threaten the seam or separate from linebackers, capping his role in the passing game.
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Thin production record
Only 64 career catches across four college seasons, with his best tight end year coming against American Athletic Conference competition.
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Limited Power 5 sample
Just one season at Georgia Tech in a rebuilding offense, so scouts had little tape against top-level defensive fronts.
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Late position convert
Only two seasons at tight end, so his blocking technique and play strength were still developing as he entered the league.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— No athletic data recorded
| Yr | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UConn | 11 | 11 | 107 | 1 |
| 2017 | UConn | 11 | 14 | 156 | 0 |
| 2018 | UConn | 12 | 22 | 237 | 6 |
| 2019 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 17 | 148 | 1 |
| Career | — | 46 | 64 | 648 | 8 |
Sports-Reference (UConn 2016-2018, Georgia Tech 2019); seasons sum exactly to the career line of 64 catches, 648 yards and 8 TD, which matches the Packers' official bio. Listed at QB in 2016, WR in 2017 and TE from 2018. The Packers credit him with 48 college games versus 46 on Sports-Reference. The Jaguars' draft release listing 248 yards in 2019 is a typo; Georgia Tech and Sports-Reference both show 148.
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Blocking-first depth tight end who contributes on special teams and bounces between rosters.
The upside: a long-tenured blocking tight end who stays on rosters for years because of his run-game value and professionalism.
Low-volume depth tight end who struggles to hold a 53-man roster spot.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.
Davis played eight games for Jacksonville as a rookie in 2020 before being released after 2021 training camp. He landed on the Colts practice squad and was signed by Green Bay in late September 2021, playing 14 games and 232 special-teams snaps. In 2022 he appeared in all 17 games with one start and led the Packers in special-teams snaps. A torn ACL in the 2023 preseason opener, on the same night he caught a touchdown, wiped out that season; a shoulder injury put him on injured reserve for 2024. New England signed and waived him in August 2025.
In hindsight, the evaluation of the player was accurate and the projection held for as long as he was healthy. He never became more than a No. 3 tight end, catching only a handful of passes in Green Bay, but he did exactly what a sixth-round pick is asked to do and became a trusted special-teams leader. Two lost seasons to injury, not a lack of ability or effort, ended his run as a regular contributor, so the result is a useful depth pick that was cut short.