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NFL Draft 2021: Colts select Florida safety Shawn Davis in fifth round

The Indianapolis Colts selected hard-hitting Florida safety Shawn Davis with the No. 165 overall pick.

Davis played 19 games (15 starts) for the Gators the past two seasons, contributing 91 tackles (three for a loss) with a forced fumble and nine passes defended, including five interceptions.

According to NFL.com draft analyst Lance Zierlein, the Colts' fifth round pick is going to bring "toughness and urgent demeanor" to the the secondary.

"While he certainly embraces the role of enforcer when coming forward as a striker, too often his efforts will hit road bumps due to a lack of discipline with coming to balance and squaring/wrapping his target," Zierlein wrote in his profile of Davis.