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'What's Wrong with NFL Draft Prospect Marcus Davenport?' Is the Wrong Question

There just has to be something wrong with Marcus Davenport.

He looks like a cross between elite pass-rushers Calais Campbell and Von Miller on game tape. His workout results put even highly touted draft prospect Bradley Chubb of N.C. State to shame. But there's always a catch with these small-conference marvels who stomp through the opposition like Pacific Rim monsters.

Something must have scared away the power-conference schools. Bad grades? An attitude problem? A not-enough-of-an-attitude problem?

The NFL simply doesn't overlook a player like Davenport unless he's a mild-mannered late-bloomer who chose his hometown college over bigger programs because—get this—he liked the players and environment there.