Jaguars Rookie Tyler Davis' Star-Studded Journey Finds Its Next Stop In Jacksonville

Tyler Davis grew up in the music industry, but he always wanted to play in the NFL.

Jacksonville Jaguars rookie tight end Tyler Davis has a unique background that he hopes will help him in the NFL. Jaguars reporter Kassidy Hill joins Kaitlin O'Toole to highlight Davis' past, and predict his future. 

Full video transcript below:

Kaitlin O'Toole: Sports Illustrated is taking a look at Jacksonville Jaguars new rookie Tyler Davis. Joining me now is Jaguars team reporter Kassidy Hill. Kassidy, you had the opportunity to talk with Davis, and he's had such an interesting background growing up in music, being backstage at rock concerts, but he's always wanted to play in the NFL and he opened up with you on that. What did he share?

Kassidy Hill: Right. Tyler did grow up in the music industry, his father was in the music industry with a record label. So he spent a lot of time as a child on tour buses, backstage at rock concerts. But even from a very early age, age 6, he knew he wanted to play in the NFL. And that really became his entire life's goal and what he's worked to make happen. However, he still carries a lot of those lessons with him that he learned in the music industry, which is: people come from all different backgrounds, from all different races, religions, beliefs, but everyone deserves your respect. Everyone deserves your attention. And that's a mentality that he can now bring into the locker room where you have 50 to 100 guys that are from all over the place. And it's something that the Jaguars were looking for. They said before the draft, we're going after high character guys that can help change the culture. Luckily, Tyler Davis has a background in that thanks to his music industry background, and it's something he can bring to the Jaguars locker room now.

Kaitlin O'Toole: So let's talk about what else he can bring to the Jaguars. He hasn't been in the tight end position very long. You know, did they take a risk or was it a gamble to draft someone like Davis?

Kassidy Hill: A little bit. He is a former quarterback who became a tight end when he got to UCONN and then he spent his final year at Georgia Tech, a school that just rediscovered the tight end for the first time in a century. He didn't have a ton of tape from his last year. I think he had 148 yards, one touchdown. At his pro day, he was one of the few in the country to have a pro day, he ran a 4.65 40, which would have been second at the combine had he received an invitation. And so far he's delivered on every promise he's made. And so it's a little bit of a risk, but it was a risk worth the sixth round pick for the Jaguars to take a little bit of a gamble on this guy because they think he has a bright future.