Ashtyn Davis' hands still were shaking an hour after the Jets drafted him. That's because the Cal safety had to leap plenty of hurdles to reach that point.
At Cal, Davis was a walk-on in football, a track star hoping to make the team. He wound up being a third-round pick in the NFL Draft, No. 68 overall, because he pushed and persevered to make what seemed like a fairy tale a reality.
"Being in football for 20-plus years, you come across some fantastic people and unbelievable stories," Cal coach Justin Wilcox said. "This one is as good as it gets."
