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The Cincinnati Bengals selected cornerback Tacario Davis in the third round of the 2026 NFL draft. Standing at 6-foot-4, he is expected to be an immediate contributor and versatile player for the team.
The Cincinnati Bengals used their lone third-round selection in the 2026 NFL draft on former Washington Huskies cornerback Tacario Davis, a potential day-one starter. At 6-foot-4, the Long Beach, California native instantly became the tallest cornerback for second-year defensive coordinator Al Golden by three inches over backup DJ Ivey, who played just 89 coverage snaps in 2025.
"He's ready to go," Golden emphatically stated. "He'll be in the mix right away. He can play outside...he can play inside. We expect him to help on special teams, too."
Davis made 30 starts combined over the past three seasons at Arizona and UW and finished his college career with 25 passes defended, 24 stops, and 3 interceptions to go with an NFL passer rating against of 75.2.
"When you get these size guys on the perimeter, they also give you matchups," Golden said of Davis' fit and impact coming in as a rookie. "If you're playing [Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver D.K.] Metcalf or you're playing some of the more athletic tight ends in the league, he can matchup inside, too, on third downs...He just gives us great versatility. Excellent press-jam player, lateral quickness, and the long-speed to match."
Although the former Millikan High School product only made seven starts in his only season at UW this past fall, his production at both schools combined with his hard-to-find measurables was more than enough for the Bengals to take him 72nd pick in the 2026 draft.
"I mean, we love cover guys," Bengals' assistant general manager Trey Brown said Friday of the selection of Davis. "He's a guy that we targeted through the draft process. When you look at big, long, athletic corners that can absolutely fly, he checks the box. We felt good about going through the process with him about having a guy on the outside that has high, high upside as a press corner, that can play man-to-man with elite players in this league. We feel like we got an outstanding prospect, and we were definitely excited to get him off the board there."
Tacario Davis is expected to be an immediate contributor and versatile player, potentially starting in his rookie season.
At 6-foot-4, Tacario Davis is the tallest cornerback on the Bengals roster, three inches taller than backup DJ Ivey.
In his college career, Tacario Davis made 30 starts, recorded 25 passes defended, 24 stops, and 3 interceptions.
Davis could match up against top receivers like D.K. Metcalf of the Pittsburgh Steelers and other athletic tight ends in the league.

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Aside from his stature, Davis proved to be one of the more physically imposing cornerbacks in the 2026 draft class over the past three seasons. When it comes to letting opposing receivers get away, either to haul in a catch or gain yards after the catch, the former three-star recruit never allowed more than 16 yards after the catch as a Husky and had just one missed tackle credited to his name by Pro Football Focus in 2025.
Based on PFF's grading system Davis had seven games total where he received a tackle grade lower than 70, but only one of those games came at UW—a Week Seven home game against Rutgers that saw Davis allow a season-high 61 receiving yards—while still not allowing a touchdown and adding a pair of pass breakups to his stat line in the 38-19 victory over the Scarlet Knights.
In his three seasons at Arizona, two of which were with UW coach Jedd Fisch and secondary coach John Richardson, Davis had four games in 2024 with 60-plus receiving yards allowed but none the previous year when both Fisch and Richardson were in Tucson.
"It says a lot about Jedd bringing him with him from Arizona to Washington, and then him ultimately starting," Golden added.
So long as Davis can remain healthy, something that before his one year at UW was never an issue, the Bengals should have one of their two outside starting cornerbacks secured for years to come.
"We feel like with our staff, with Al's vision for the guy, he was the perfect fit," Brown added. "He was a guy when we stacked our board; you kind of have guys on that you're targeting. To come out with him in the third round—a lot of these guys go really early in the draft when you put it all together.
"You talk about the position, which is a premium position. You talk about the size and length of the guy—he's got over 33-inch arms, and he's running in the low 4.4s. That's just hard to find. We were lucky to get him at this point, and we feel great about it."
This article originally appeared on Huskies Wire: What the Cincinnati Bengals are getting in ex-UW CB Tacario Davis