Tyrion Davis-price was a 4-star prospect from Southern University Lab School in Baton Rouge, LA. Choosing to remain at home in Baton Rouge over offers from Georgia and Alabama, he committed to LSU. LSU continues to have a pipeline of talent given that it’s the state’s premier football program. Tyrion Davis-Price started his career relegated to backup behind Clyde Edwards-Helaire as a freshman, he really took the field as a sophomore in 2020 posting 493 yards from scrimmage on an LSU team that went 5-5. The following season, the Tigers went 6-7 and Tyrion Davis-Price broke out. He had over 80 rushing yards in 6 of the 12 games he played in. The production was enough to earn a Combine invite.
LSU listed Tyrion Davis-Price at 6-1 223lbs on their site. He came into the Combine at 6-0 211lbs. Woof. His career reception total at LSU was 28 receptions for 185 yards. So he’s not big, not a pass catcher, but he had straight line speed.
Tyrion Davis-Price was selected in the 3rd round of the 2022 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. He’s instantly part of a committee that will be churned until his body breakdowns or the 49ers fire Shanahan. Being more athletic than Jeff Wilson, he should take over the backup role, but he still has to fend off JaMycal Hasty, Elijah Mitchell, and Trey Sermon. We’ve already seen that Shanahan picks the guy that works best in the system and doesn’t care about draft capital. Tyrion is an interesting pick up, but lacks the burst that Mitchell, Sermon, and Hasty all have.
