The David File
- One Super Bowl championship (LV), 2020
- One First-Team All-Pro selection, 2013
- Two Second-Team All-Pro selections, 2016, 2020
- One Pro Bowl selection, 2015
Is Anyone As Underrated As Lavonte David
Lavonte David has spent the past decade dominating the middle of the field. Yet, there's little recognition to show for it. He's got more All-Pro selections than Pro Bowls. He trails behind only Bobby Wagner for the lead in career tackles amongst active players.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers bringing in first-round linebacker Devin White has only hurt David's limited publicity. People have associated drafting a linebacker early with having no good linebackers. Even ESPN has fallen for the ruse, ranking White fourth amongst all active off-ball linebackers. David ranked ninth. That's...erroneous at best and utterly egregious at worst.
There's a legitimate case to put David in the Hall of Fame, but could his lack of fanfare hurt him? If he played on playoff teams early in his career like Bobby Wagner and Luke Kuechly, would he too be viewed in the same like.
We're watching one of the best coverage linebackers in the history of the game. Don't take it for granted.