With the No. 148 overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, the New Orleans Saints selected outside linebacker Davis Tull of Tennessee-Chattanooga. Tull was a dominant player in the Southern Conference, nabbing Defensive Player of the Year honors in the conference for three consecutive seasons.
NFL Draft picks 2015: Davis Tull goes to Saints in 5th round
The New Orleans Saints took Davis Tull in the fifth round of the NFL Draft.
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Tull found success immediately at Chattanooga, earning FCS Freshman All-American honors and first-team All-American nods in the next three seasons. He is the all-time sacks leader in the Southern Conference with 37 and set TC single-season records with 12.5 sacks and 19 tackles for loss as a sophomore in 2012.
While he was productive and ultra successful at the FCS level, the jump to the NFL can be a steep one. Especially for a player like Tull, who lacks ideal length and size that will likely earn him the label “tweener.”
Tull was a limited participant in both the NFL Combine and his pro day, due to a hamstring strain that kept him out of the East-West Shrine Game altogether. He still managed to post an impressive 42.5-inch vertical leap at the combine, with 26 bench press reps and a broad jump of 11 feet.
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