Shawn Davis (born December 24, 1997) is an American football strong safety who is a free agent. He played college football for the Florida Gators.
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| Born: | December 24, 1997 Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 202 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Miami Southridge (Miami, Florida) | ||||||||
| College: | Florida (2017–2020) | ||||||||
| Position: | Strong safety | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2021 / round: 5 / pick: 165 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Early years
editDavis grew up in Miami, Florida and attended Miami Southridge High School. Davis committed to play college football at Florida over an offer from Miami.[1]
College career
editDavis played mostly as a reserve and on special teams as a true freshman.[2][3] Davis missed the first month of his sophomore season due to injury and finished the year with 22 tackles, two tackles for loss and five passes broken up.[4][5] As a junior, he recorded 51 tackles, one tackle for loss, three passes defended, and three interceptions.[6] He was named Southeastern Conference player of the Week after making a one-handed interception against Auburn, which he returned for 41 yards.[7] Davis was ejected from Florida's season opener during his senior season for targeting.[8][9]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||||
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| 5 ft 10+5⁄8 in (1.79 m) |
202 lb (92 kg) |
31+7⁄8 in (0.81 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.55 s | 39.5 in (1.00 m) |
10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) |
17 reps | |||||
| All values from Pro Day[10][11][12] | ||||||||||||
Indianapolis Colts
editDavis was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the fifth round, 165th overall, of the 2021 NFL draft.[13] On May 6, 2021, Davis officially signed with the Colts.[14] He was waived on August 31, 2021, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[15][16] On September 16, 2021, Davis was released from the practice squad.[17]
Green Bay Packers
editOn September 21, 2021, Davis signed with the Green Bay Packers practice squad.[18] On December 18, he was signed to the active roster.[19] On December 25, Davis made his NFL debut in the Packers' week 16 game against the Cleveland Browns, logging an assisted tackle in the 24–22 victory.[20] He was waived/injured on August 30, 2022 and placed on injured reserve.[21] He was released on September 8.
NFL career statistics
editRegular season
edit| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | ||
| 2021 | GB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | ||||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Miami Southridge CB Shawn Davis picks Gators over Canes". Orlando Sentinel. August 27, 2016.
- ^ Bauer, Ethan (April 13, 2018). "This group of South Florida stars anchoring the Florida Gators' defensive backfield". Miami Herald. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ^ Nettuno, Tyler (May 3, 2020). "2019 Florida Gators Football Profile Card: Shawn Davis". USA Today.
- ^ Sammon, Will (September 19, 2019). "The confidence boost that has driven Shawn Davis' growth into an impact player for Florida". The Athletic.
- ^ "Davis emerging as leader in Florida's secondary". Gainesville Sun. September 8, 2019.
- ^ Carroll, Brandon (March 21, 2020). "What is the Next Step for Gators Safety Shawn Davis?". Sports Illustrated.
- ^ "Watch the one-handed interception that landed an SEC honor for this Miami native". Miami Herald. October 7, 2019.
- ^ Gaydos, Ryan (September 26, 2020). "Florida's Shawn Davis Jr. ejected after targeting call, tweets frustration from locker room". Fox News.
- ^ "Game Balls: Shawn Davis makes his presence known in return vs. Gamecocks". October 3, 2020.
- ^ "Shawn Davis Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". National Football League. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ "Shawn Davis, Florida, SS, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ "Shawn Davis 2021 NFL Draft Profile". ESPN. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
- ^ "Colts 2021 Draft: Colts Select Florida Safety Shawn Davis With 165th Pick". Colts.com. May 1, 2021.
- ^ "Colts Sign Kwity Paye, 4 Other Draft Picks".
- ^ "Colts Announce Final 2021 Roster Cuts". Colts.com. August 31, 2021.
- ^ "Colts Sign 15 Players To Practice Squad". Colts.com. September 1, 2021.
- ^ "Colts Sign CB Chris Wilcox To Practice Squad, Release S Shawn Davis From Practice Squad". Colts.com. September 16, 2021.
- ^ "Packers release TE Jace Sternberger". packers.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ "Packers sign S Shawn Davis to active roster". packers.com. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ "Shawn Davis Game by Game Stats and Performance".
- ^ "Packers keep two RBs, seven WRs: Here's the initial 2022 roster". Packers.com. August 30, 2022.