The Kansas City Chiefs are one of the teams showing interest in Utah free safety Vonte Davis.
Davis has done a pre-draft zoom meeting with the San Francisco 49ers, but he’s also “fielding interest” from the Chiefs per Pro Football Network’s Aaron Wilson. He hasn’t visited the team, but it seems there has been some sort of pre-draft contact there. Not to be confused with former Miami Dolphins and Indianapolis Colts S Vontae Davis, this 6-1 and 207-pound free safety spent the past four seasons terrorizing opponents with the Utah Utes.
A Rosenberg, Texas native, Vonte spent one season at Blinn College before transferring to Utah where he played for Utes head coach Kyle Whittingham. That’s significant because Whittingham’s son, Alex, is a defensive quality control coach for the Chiefs.
In four seasons at Utah, Davis racked up 94 total tackles, two tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, three interceptions and two passes defended in 47 games played (19 starts). In 2021, he made second-team all-conference honors in the PAC-12. At his pro day on March 24, Davis recorded a 118-inch broad jump, a 32.5-inch vertical, a 4.43s shuttle run, and a 7.28 3-cone drill with 13 repetitions of 225 on the bench per Wilson’s report.
Davis is likely a Day 3 pick or priority undrafted free agent signing following the 2022 NFL draft. He has the makings of a four-phase special teamer and a developmental option at the free safety position in the NFL. He came up clutch on defense a number of times for Utah in his senior season and it’s clear that caught the attention of the scouts in Kansas City.
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