Green Bay Packers draft profile: New Mexico State CB Davon House
Position: Cornerback.
School: New Mexico State.
Height, weight: 6-0½, 200 pounds.
Measurables: 4.49 seconds in the 40-yard dash. … 1.58 10-yard dash. … 2.64 20-yard dash. … 4.12 20-yard shuttle. … 11.07 60-yard shuttle. … 6.65 three-cone drill. … 33.5-inch vertical jump. … 9-1 broad jump. … Bench pressed 225 pounds 14 times. … 31 7/8-inch arm length. … 9½-inch hands. … 74¾-inch wingspan.
Highlights: Deflected 37 passes with 11 interceptions during his career. … House set New Mexico State’s all-time record with 319 yards on interception returns (42.75 avg) while scoring three times. … House is the NCAA’s third-active career leader in interception return yardage and placed 13th in interceptions. His interception total is tied for sixth in Aggies’ history. … Started 43-of-49 games at left cornerback for New Mexico State, including the last 31 contests. … Recorded 202 tackles (122 solo) with 4 stops for losses totaling five yards.
Strengths: Good size and length to redirect receivers off the line. Smooth and fluid mover. Carried receivers and stays in phase down the field. Leverages vertical/sideline routes. Willing in run support. Experienced, four-year starter who played on special teams.
Weaknesses: Pedals tall and does not transition smoothly. Average stop-and-go quickness. Will struggle with quicker receivers. Tends to clutch and grab when he’s beat. Ball production is just average, and has questionable hands – does not catch naturally. Sideswipe tackler. Average eyes and instincts. Lacks confidence. Needs to get stronger. Questionable toughness. Has been dinged up, and durability could be an issue. Has faced average mid-major competition.
Noteworthy: Hotel, restaurant and tourism management major. … Older brother, Tyreace D. House, was drafted twice in the MLB Draft, and was the Oakland A’s sixth-round pick in 2008. … House was an All-American honorable mention pick and rated the best defensive back prospect in the Western Athletic Conference by the NFL Draft Report. … All-WAC first-team selection. … Started all 12 games at left cornerback last season, ranking sixth on the team in tackles with 57 (29 solo).
