McFarland, a runner from the University of Maryland, was the 124th overall player selected in the NFL Draft 2020. McFarland had 114 rushing attempts for 614 yards and scored eight touchdowns in 2019. His season was hampered by an ankle injury he suffered in Week 2 against Temple that did not stop as the season progressed, despite only lost a game.
“I am 100 percent now,” said McFarland. “My ankle injury during the season, I injured myself all season. I didn’t get 100 percent until the end of the season. I faced that all season. I played in it. I only lost one game, against Indiana. Now I’m 100 percent and go. “
Dotson, a Louisiana guard, was the team’s second pick in the fourth round, the 135th overall player selected in the 2020 NFL Draft. Dotson was a member of the US team of the Sports Illustrated and Pro Football Focus first team. in 2019, the Associated Press, which made 52 starts in his college career.
“Looking at him on the tape, he’s a really big man with great momentum,” offensive line coach Shaun Sarrett said. “He is a very good athlete. What you really see on his tape is that he moves people. I really like him. This guy can move. He can do everything we were looking for. Second level material is good.” He is the type of person we see in that old school game, like in those days when you ran into boys. This really flashes on his tape and jumps at us. “
Brooks, a Maryland safety, was the 198th overall player selected in the NFL Draft 2020. Brooks, who was voted MVP by the Terrapins last season, was an All-Big Ten second team pick (coaches) and an All-Big Ten third team pick (media). Brooks ended the season as Terps’ main tackler with 87 stops, including 69 solo stops, also had eight and a half tackles for a loss and five pass defenses.
“I take the approach very seriously,” Brooks said. “That’s the impact of soccer. I think soccer is tackling. It’s running the ball and tackling. This is how you have fun in soccer. I can never lose battles one-on-one. I won’t. It would be terribly upsetting if I lost that battle. I’m passionate about tackling and catching the ball and stuff like that. “
Davis, a Nebraska defensive tackle, was the 232nd overall player selected in the NFL Draft 2020.
Davis ended his Nebraska career with 125 total tackles, 18 tackles for a loss and nine and a half sacks.
“He is a strong boy. He is a talented athlete,” said coach Mike Tomlin. “He is a two-sports player, he was on the track team.”
Davis, who was an All-American in athletics, played his final season as a graduate student and started 11 of 12 games as a defenseman in his senior year. He had 32 tackles, ranking second among Nebraska’s defensive linemen, behind only his twin brother Kahlil Davis, who was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the No. 194 overall pick.
