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Jalen Davis – June 4, 2019 Download PDF version

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

CB Jalen Davis

(There are a lot of undrafted corners who have gone on to success with the New England Patriots. Was this a fact you’re aware of? Have coaches mentioned this?) – “They just go on the fact that if you can play, you can play. If you can play, you’re going to be out there. So that’s all I’m trying to do, just show them that I can play and show them that I can just be out there and running.”

(You have a lot of young guys obviously competing for a job at slot, also on the boundary opposite CB Xavien Howard. Are you excited about this? Do you feel like it’s an open competition with the eight or nine of you?) – “Of course I’m excited. Everybody is excited. (It’s a) new season, new year just to prove yourself to the coaches, to the players. That’s all we’re trying to do, just prove ourselves to everybody so we can just get better. That’s all we’re doing.”

(What was the feedback you’ve been getting from Defensive Pass Game Coordinator/Cornerbacks Josh Boyer as far as what he likes, what he wants to see?) – “Just keep going off of my instincts and just keep showing my ability to play on the football field.”

(How much of an encouragement was the Jacksonville game to you last year where you got an opportunity and you made plays? Had that given you even more confidence that you can play at this level?) – “Yeah, but once again, I know my ability because I know what I can do out there on the football field. I was confident being out there and showcasing my skills.”

(Do you make a point to take every interception to the house?) – “Of course. (laughter)”

(Even if you have to run back to the next play or what?) – “You still have to go all the way, 99 (yards).”

(How many picks do you have so far, I guess through 10 practices, besides the one today? Any others?) – “That’s the only one, today.”

(Have you been pleased with how you’ve done through 10 practices?) – “Yeah. I’m pleased with how I’ve done, but I still need to improve a whole lot. I need a whole lot of improvement from myself.”

(Which of the young corners have stood out to you? We’ve seen you make plays, CB Cornell Armstrong, CB Jomal Wiltz. Who has stood out to you?) – “Everybody is just out there making plays, so you can’t just name one person because everybody is out there making plays each and every day. If somebody is making mistakes, they learn from the mistakes. That’s what we’re doing.”

(How much slot, how much boundary for you over these practices? Has it been some of both?) – “They just have me all over the place, so I’m just trying to show where I can play at.”

(Are you comfortable with both?) – “Yeah.”

(I’m doing something on players between year one and year two. A lot of guys will tell you year two is better because I wasn’t training for the Combine going into your rookie year. How does it feel for you? How different is it when you can work on football as opposed to training for the Combine?) – “It’s better because when you first get in here, you don’t know the speed of what’s going on and what’s happening. The second year, you’re more developed and you know what the practice speed is like, the speed of the practice and meetings and all of that type of stuff. So you get way more comfortable during the second year.”

(How do we see that out on the field?) – “Just playing faster. That’s all that is.”

(Then comes this defense where you’re all over in different places. How do you deal with that when you have so many different assignments?) – “Get in the playbook.”

(Is it tougher than normal, than what you’re used to?) – “No. A play is a play, so just learn them.”

(What you have here at corner, it seems like a bunch of young, athletic kids who were playmakers in college. What’s your read of the talent you have here at corner with a bunch of guys who are awfully young?) – “I’d say we have a lot of talent over here in the cornerback room. We’re just trying to showcase it out on the field.”

(WR Preston Williams, just covering him – have you had much opportunity to observe the skills he has?) – “Yeah. Preston is good. He’s going to be a good receiver.”

(Is it the size, the speed?) – “Size, speed, release moves off the line. He’s good.”

(WR Trenton Irwin, the Stanford rookie – any thoughts on him? Have you gone up against him at all?) – “Yeah. He’s nice. He has a lot of wiggle in him. I like that.”

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