Davon Booth

Draft-Week Buzz

No verified pre-draft news items in the past 30 days for this prospect. See Day 2/3 Team Fits below for projected landing spots and /news.html for the cross-prospect timeline.

Background

Mississippi State RB from Rocky Mount (NC); Utah State transfer.

College Production

2024 USU: 1,126 rush yds. 2025 MSU (Sr): SEC adjustment year, ~700 yds.

Scouting Take

Compact runner with burst. SEC learning curve; pass-pro limited.

Draft Projection

Round 7-UDFA. Rotational depth.

Sources

• ESPN Player Page
• Wikipedia
• 247Sports Profile

Our scouting profile is assembled from these primary sources + cross-checked against ESPN (Kiper / Reid / Miller), PFF's 2026 Big Board, Dane Brugler's The Beast 2026, and Daniel Jeremiah's top-50. See our full methodology and citations.

NFL Scheme Fit

Scheme matches are bucketed from the prospect's height, weight, and (for WRs) archetype tag against a static lookup of which NFL teams currently run each scheme family.

Rookie Contract & Landing-Spot Outlook

Contract band uses the 2026 NFL CBA rookie wage scale projected from the prospect's expected pick range; guarantee % is the slot-default at that pick. Landing-spot best/worst case is derived from TEAMS data (positional needs + scheme overlap minus same-position R1 conflicts) — not a claim that either team has expressed interest.

Versatility, Limits & Roster Pathway

Derived from height/weight against the 2026 position cohort and the prospect's projected round. Versatility callouts identify alternate alignments NFL teams have historically used for similar size profiles. Limiting-trait notes flag the single most-cited measurable concern; severity reflects how often that flag ends a Day 1 starter projection. Roster-pathway notes describe the realistic Year 1 NFL role for Day 3 picks.

By the Numbers — 2026 Class Context

• Frame: Among 2026 RB prospects, his 5-9 / 205 lbs frame sits at the 18th percentile in height and 36th percentile in weight.
• Position class: Davon Booth is RB #18 of 28 ranked RBs in the 2026 class. Of those, 10 are projected in the R7/UDFA range.
• School pipeline: One of 3 Mississippi State prospects in the 2026 NFL Draft — but the only RB.

Computed factually from the 2026 prospect class roster — height/weight percentiles benchmark this player against every other ranked prospect at the same position. Recruiting arc compares his high-school 247Sports/Rivals composite to his current projected round.

Davon Booth’s NFL Archetype: James Cook

James Cook (Buffalo Bills)

Closest RB physical profile in the modern NFL: 5-9/205 lbs. Same frame, same role bucket — NOT a talent or career-arc projection.

Note: this is a physical-profile match — frame, position, role bucket. Not a talent or career-arc projection.

Similar Running Back Prospects

Closest matches to Davon Booth (5-9 / 205 lbs, #18 RB) by ranking proximity and physical profile. SIZE MATCH = within 1″ height and 10 lbs; TIER MATCH = within 2 ranking spots.

• Robert Henry Jr.SIZE MATCH UTSA · 5-10/200 lbs · #19 RB · UDFA
• J'Mari TaylorSIZE MATCH Virginia · 5-10/205 lbs · #15 RB · R6
• Rahsul FaisonSIZE MATCH South Carolina · 5-10/205 lbs · #23 RB · R7
• Jam MillerTIER MATCH Alabama · 5-11/215 lbs · #20 RB · R7
• Makhi HughesSIZE MATCH Oregon · 5-10/215 lbs · #14 RB · R6

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Mississippi State & The 2026 Class