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Pronunciation
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After Cal
• Selected by the New York Jets in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft with the 68th pick overall to become Cal’s highest player selected in the draft since Jared Goff was taken first overall by the Los Angeles Rams in the 2016 NFL Draft
• One of three former Cal football student-athletes that participated in the 2020 NFL Combine along with Jaylinn Hawkins and Evan Weaver
• Bench pressed 14 reps of 225 pounds at the 2020 NFL Combine but did not do measurable testing in any other category due to injury
• Was scheduled to participate in Cal’s 2020 Pro Day before it was cancelled due to COVID-19
• Attended the 2020 Senior Bowl and events surrounding it as a roster invitee but did not play in the game due to injury
Davis' Career Game Highs
Tackles: 8 (four times, last at UCLA, 2019)
Tackles For Loss: 1.0 (twice, last at UCLA, 2019)
Tackle For Loss Yards: 4 (vs. Washington, 2018)
Forced Fumbles: 1 (three times, last at Washington, 2019)
Fumble Recoveries: 1 (three times, last vs. Washington State, 2019)
Interceptions: 2 (vs. Colorado, 2018)
Interception Return Yards: 59 (vs. Colorado, 2018)
Long Interception Return: 35TD (vs. Colorado, 2018)
Interception Return TDs: 1 (vs. Colorado, 2018)
Pass Breakups: 1 (12 times, last vs. Oregon State, 2019)
Kick Returns: 7 (at Oregon, 2017)
Kick Return Yards: 168 (at Oregon, 2017)
Long Kick Return: 89TD (vs. Idaho State, 2018)
Kick Return TDs: 1 (vs. Idaho State, 2018)
Punt Returns: 1 (vs. Washington State, 2019)
Punt Return Yards: 14 (vs. Washington State, 2019)
Long Punt Return: 14 (vs. Washington State, 2019)
All-Purpose Yards: 168 (at Oregon, 2017)
Cal Career (2015-19)
• Cal's J. Scott Duncan Award as its Most Valuable Player on Special Teams as both a 2016 redshirt freshman and 2017 sophomore, while he picked up the team's Joe Roth Award for his courage, attitude and sportsmanship as a 2019 senior
• Played in 48 of 50 possible games possible with 33 starts including a string of 29 consecutive contests that included the final six games of his sophomore season, all 13 of his 2018 junior campaign and the first 10 of his 2019 senior campaign
• Had consecutive games played and started streaks of 47 and 29 both come to an end when he missed the Big Game at Stanford and also did not play in the Redbox Bowl as a senior due to injury
• Registered career defensive totals of 171 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss (-7 yards), seven interceptions that he returned for 121 yards and one touchdown, 12 pass breakups, 19 passes defended, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries
• Had a total of 1758 all-purpose yards, adding 70 kick returns for 1604 yards and one touchdown as well as two punt returns for 33 yards
• Had career averages of 22.9 yards per kick return and 16.5 yards per punt return
• Had career highs of 57 tackles, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries as a senior
• Also had both of his career punt returns for 33 yards as a senior
• Had career highs 1.5 tackles for loss (-4 yards), four interceptions that he returned for 59 yards and his lone career touchdown, five pass breakups and nine passes defended as a 2018 junior
• Posted career-high kick return and all-purpose yardage totals as a sophomore with 39 kick returns for 826 yards and 857 all-purpose yards while his lone career kick return touchdown on a career-long 89-yarder came against Idaho State as a junior
• Wore No. 27 for most of his Cal career but also suited up in No. 28
Senior (2019)
• One of three finalists for the Burlsworth Trophy given annually to the nation's top player who began his collegiate career as a walk-on
• Picked up the team's Joe Roth Award for his courage, attitude and sportsmanship
• Named second-team All-Pac-12 by the league's coaches and Phil Steele, as well third-team by Pro Football Focus
• Earned second-team midseason All-American honors from both Athlon Sports and The Athletic, while he was also a first-team All-Pac-12 selection of the Bay Area News Group and second-team choice of SB Nation
• Started all 11 games he played in including each of the first 10 and the regular-season finale at UCLA but missed the Big Game at Stanford and Redbox Bowl vs. Illinois due to injury
• Recorded a career-high 57 tackles to rank fourth on the team, 1.0 tackle for loss (-3 yards), two interceptions that he returned a team-high 31 yards, four pass breakups, six passes defended, a team-high two fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles
• Fourth in the Pac-12 in per-game fumble recoveries (0.18) and 10th in forced fumbles per game (0.18)
• Led the team with seven kick returns and 149 kick return yards
• Saw the only action of his career as a punt returner with two punt returns for 33 yards to total 213 all-purpose yards
• Had a career-high-tying and season-high eight tackles in the regular-season finale at UCLA when he was named the Defensive Senior of the Week by the Reese's Senior Bowl, adding an interception and a career-high-tying 1.0 tackle for loss (-3 yards) on the final tackle of the contest on fourth-and-1 from the Cal two-yard line to prevent the Bruins from scoring
• Had a career-high-tying and season-high eight tackles at Ole Miss, adding a career-high-tying one pass breakup
• Had seven tackles, an interception that he returned 31 yards and a career-high-tying one pass breakup at Oregon
• Had six tackles on three occasions at Washington and against both North Texas and Washington State while adding a career-high-tying forced fumble against the Huskies, a career-high-tying one pass breakup against the Mean Green and a career-high-tying one fumble recovery against the Cougars
• Had five tackles against both UC Davis and at Utah, adding a forced fumble and a fumble recovery on the same play against the Aggies to equal a career high in both and playing wide receiver for one play against the Utes
• Registered three tackles against both Arizona State and Oregon State while adding a career-high-tying one pass breakup against the Beavers
• Had a season-high-tying two kick returns against both Arizona State (season-high 48 yards) and UC Davis (44 yards)
• Had single kick returns at Washington (22 yards), against Arizona State (18 yards) and at Ole Miss (17 yards)
• Had one punt return for 19 yards against USC before leaving the game with an injury and one for 14 against Washington State
• On the watch list for the Paul Hornung Award given to the nation's most versatile player
• Earned honorable mention preseason All-American honors as a safety from Pro Football Focus
• Selected first-team preseason All-Pac-12 as a safety by Athlon and Pro Football Focus
• A second-team preseason All-Pac-12 choice of the league's media and a third-team pick by Lindy's as a safety
• A second-team preseason All-Pac-12 pick of Athlon and Phil Steele as a kick returner
• A Capital One Orange Bowl FWAA Courage Award nominee for the weekly honor
• The nation's second-ranked safety and No. 37 player overall in the 2020 NFL Draft class according to Dane Brugler of The Athletic
• Saw limited action during the spring game and did not record any statistics other than participation but did participate fully in spring ball for the first time in his collegiate career with his collegiate track and field career having ended in the spring of 2018
Junior (2018)
• One of 10 players including six on the defensive side of the ball to start all 13 games
• Earned first-team (Associated Press, Athlon Sports, Pro Football Focus), second-team (Phil Steele) and honorable mention (Pac-12 Coaches) All-Pac-12 honors with all on defense other than his second-team special teams selection by Phil Steele as a kick returner
• A first-team midseason All-Pac-12 selection according to Pro Football Focus
• Tied for third in the Pac-12 in both total interceptions (4) and interceptions per game (0.3), while ranking tied for 16th and 27th nationally, respectively
• Registered 56 tackles to rank third on the team, while he was second with four interceptions that he returned for 59 yards and his first career pick-six, and five pass breakups, as well as a career-high 1.5 tackles for loss (career-high -4 yards) and his first career fumble recovery
• Also returned 24 kicks for 629 yards and his lone career kick return touchdown (all team highs) with the touchdown coming on a career-long 89-yard return against Idaho State
• Finished with 688 all-purpose yards
• Shared the Pac-12 lead with three others with his single kickoff return touchdown that ranked tied for sixth nationally as one of 32 players in the country who had at least one each, while his 26.2 yards per kick return average was second in the Pac-12 and 17th nationally
• Named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week and the FOX National Defensive Player of the Week both for the first time in his career, earned a spot on Pro Football Focus National Team of the Week and was also Cal's Co-Defensive Player of the Week after a career-high pair of interceptions against Colorado that he ran back 59 yards including a 35-yard touchdown for his first career pick six while adding three tackles, a critical pass breakup on Colorado's final offensive play and four kick returns for 82 yards to total a season-high 141 all-purpose yards
• Also served as a team game captain against Colorado
• Had seven tackles as well as a career-high-tying fumble recovery and a career-high-tying one pass breakup at Arizona
• Had seven tackles, a career-high 1.0 tackle for loss (career-high -4 yards) and a career-high-tying one pass breakup while adding two kick returns for 76 yards including a 55-yarder that was the second longest of his career against Washington
• Had six tackles against UCLA and Stanford, adding one kick return for 19 yards against the Cardinal
• Registered five tackles and three kick returns for 63 yards at BYU
• Had five tackles and one kick return for 32 yards at Washington State
• Had four tackles and one kick return for 22 yards at Oregon State
• Had four tackles and a career-high-tying one pass breakup while adding four kick returns for 90 yards at USC
• Had four tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss (-0 yards), one interception and a career-high-tying one pass breakup while adding one kick return for 21 yards vs. North Carolina
• Had two tackles and one interception as well as two kick returns for 110 yards including his career-long 89-yarder for a touchdown against Idaho State to earn Cal's Special Teams Player of the Week honors
• Had two tackles against TCU in the Cheez-It Bowl
• Had one tackle and season highs of five kick returns and 114 kick return yards vs. Oregon
• On the watch list for the Paul Hornung Award presented by Texas Roadhouse given annually to the most versatile player in college football
• Fourth-team preseason All-Pac-12 according to Phil Steele
• Recorded one tackle in the spring game
• Saw significantly more practice action in the spring than in previous years despite continuing to participate for the Cal men's track and field team
Sophomore (2017)
• Awarded with Cal's J. Scott Duncan Award given to the squad's Most Valuable Special Teams Player for the second consecutive season
• Played in all 12 games including starts at safety in each of the final six contests and was also the team's primary kick returner
• Finished with 33 tackles and one interception that he returned 31 yards
• Co-led the nation in kick returns (39) while ranking ninth in kick return yards (826) and 14th in combined kick return yards (826), with both the kick return and combined kick return yards second in the Pac-12
• Third on the team with a career season high 857 all-purpose yards
• Had six tackles, the first interception of his career that he returned 31 yards and three kick returns for 83 yards vs. Arizona
• Also recorded five tackles vs. Washington State and at Colorado, four at Washington and Stanford, three vs. Oregon State, two at Oregon and UCLA, and one at North Carolina and vs. USC
• Had career highs and team season highs of seven kick returns and 168 kick return yards at Oregon with other kick return numbers coming against USC (4-112), vs. Oregon State (5-91), vs. Ole Miss (4-77), at Washington (4-67), at UCLA (3-55), vs. Weber State (3-53), at Colorado (2-51), vs. Washington State (2-36) and at North Carolina (2-33)
• Had at least one kick return in 11 of 12 contests with the lone exception at Stanford
• Named a Jonathan and Judy Hoff Scholar-Athlete of the Week
• Saw limited action in spring ball and did not participate in the spring game due to his track and field responsibilities
Freshman (2016)
• Played in all 12 games and started the team's final three contests at cornerback
• Awarded with Cal's J. Scott Duncan Award given to the squad's Most Valuable Special Teams Player
• Took a team-high 212 special teams snaps including a career-high 28 vs. Washington that were the most by a Cal player during the campaign
• Finished the season with 25 tackles, three pass breakups (career-high-tying one each vs. Hawai'i, at Washington State, vs. Stanford), and one forced fumble that came at San Diego State
• Recorded a career-high-tying eight tackles vs. Washington in the contest prior to his first start and added five more stops at Washington State in his first start
• Also had four stops vs. Stanford, two vs. Texas, Utah and UCLA, and one at San Diego State and USC
• Saw limited action during spring practices while he was participating with the Cal men’s track and field team and did not play in the spring game
Freshman (2015)
• Did not play
• Played in the spring game but did not record any statistics other than participation
• Joined the team after a walk-on tryout in the spring
Freshman (2014)
• A Cal student and track and field athlete but not a member of the football program
Cal Track And Field (2015-18)
• A four-time All-American, Pac-12 champion and two-time MPSF champion for the Cal track and field program for four seasons beginning with his arrival in Berkeley in the spring of 2015
• A second-team All-American as a 2018 senior when he qualified for the NCAA Championships for the first time and finished 14th in the 110-meter hurdles (13.87)
• Won the 110-meter hurdles on 14 occasions during his Cal career with seven of those a 2017 junior including his signature victory at the Pac-12 Championships in a personal best time of 13.50 that ranks as the third best mark in the event in school history
• Highlighted his final college indoor season as a senior by sweeping winning the 60 meter hurdles (7.75) at the MPSF Indoor Track And Field Championships after having one the event two weeks earlier at the Husky Classic
• Earned NCAA Indoor All-American honors and was the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation champion in the 60-meter hurdles as a 2017 junior while also winning the event
• Advanced to the NCAA West Regional but missed qualifying for the NCAA Championships as a junior
• Earned second-team All-American honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association as a 2016 sophomore
• Just missed qualifying for the 110-meter hurdles finals at the NCAA Championships by .02 seconds as a sophomore and fniished ninth
• Finished second in the 110-meter hurdles at the Pac-12 Championships in his sophomore campaign
• Picked up a pair of wins (110-meter hurdles, 4x100-meter relay) at the Big Meet as a sophomore while he was also a winner in the 100 meter hurdles at the Sacramento State Invitational and Cal Opener
• Made his outdoor collegiate debut as a freshman at the California Outdoor Opener in four events (110-meter hurdles, 100 meters, 200 meters, 4x100-meter relay), winning the 110-meter hurdles (14.45) and also setting a season-best mark in both the 100 (11.04) and 200 (22.48) meters
• Made his indoor collegiate debut as a 2015 freshman at the New Mexico Team Challenge in the 200 meters, clocking in a time of 22.80 and the 60 meter hurdles with a mark of 8.43
• Won the 110-meter hurdles at the Big Meet at Stanford (14.32) as a freshman and helped lead the 4x100-meter team to victory (41.45), while adding 110-meter hurdle wins at Cal's tri-meet against Michigan and Virginia as well as the Sacramento State Hornet Invitational and Cal Opener
• Won the 60-meter hurdles indoor title at the MPSF Championships in both his freshman and sophomore campaigns
• Recorded a season-best time of 13.89 in the 110 meter hurdles at the NCAA West Prelims in Austin as a freshman
Santa Cruz HS (Class of 2014)
• On the track and field team and was the Central Coast Section 110-meter high hurdles champion as a 2014 senior while placing fifth at the California state meet in both the 110-meter high hurdles and 300-meter hurdles
Other
• Born October 10, 1996
• Son of Sean Davis and Christine Cohen
• Graduated from Cal in December of 2019 with bachelor’s degrees in legal studies and social welfare
Last Updated
April 24, 2020
