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Career Stats
Game Logs: 2015 | 2014
Davis has played in 23 games of 25 possible games with one start and has produced nine tackles and one quarterback hurry over his 2014 sophomore and 2015 junior seasons at Cal playing on the defensive line and also as a blocker on the punt team. Davis transferred to Cal from Long Beach City College, where he spent two campaigns officially as a redshirt freshman in both 2012 and 2013. He was also previously a member of the football program as a 2011 true freshman at Washington State but did not see any game action. Davis is the team’s lone sixth-year senior in 2016 after being granted an additional season of eligibility from the NCAA following the 2015 campaign. He is listed as one of two players listed as sharing the No. 2 spot at one defensive tackle spot on the 2016 preseason depth chart.
Cal Career (2014 – Present)
• Has played in 23 of 25 possible games with one start on the defensive line while also picking up action on special teams over his last two seasons at Cal as a 2014 sophomore and 2015 junior
• Made his lone career start in his junior campaign at Texas
• Has appealed for a sixth season of collegiate eligibility by the NCAA for 2016
• Has contributed nine tackles and one quarterback hurry including a career-high six tackles and his lone pass breakup as a junior
• Posted a career-high two tackles against Grambling State in the season-opener of his junior season while he has had one stop on seven other occasions
• Transferred to Cal after one season at Long Beach City College in 2013 following two campaigns with the Washington State football program in 2010 and 2011 in which he did not see any action
Senior (2016)
• Did not participate in spring ball but is praciting in training camp while in the process of appealing with the NCAA for a sixth season of collegiate eligibility
Junior (2015)
• Played in all 13 games including his first career start vs. Texas and recorded six tackles and one quarterback hurry
• Had a career-high two tackles in the season-opener vs. Grambling State while picking up single stops at Texas, at UCLA, at Stanford and vs. Arizona State
• Had his lone quarterback hurry vs. San Diego State
• Missed most of spring practices including the spring game due to injury
Sophomore (2014)
• Played in 10 games off the bench and contributed three tackles before suffering a season-ending injury
• Recorded a season-high-tying single tackle vs. Sacramento State, Washington and UCLA
Long Beach City College (2013)
• Earned second-team All-Southern California Football Conference Central Division honors after registering 27 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss (-24 yards) and 2.0 sacks (-21 yards) during his lone season at the school as a 2013 sophomore
Washington State (2011-12)
• Spent two seasons with the football program without seeing any action before transferring to Long Beach City College for the 2013 campaign
• Redshirted as a true freshman in 2011
Palos Verdes HS (Class of 2011)
• Two-time first-team All-Bay League selection as a junior and senior in 2009 and 2010, as well as a starter in each of his final three campaigns
• Added first-team All-CIF Southern Section Northern Division and first-team Daily Breeze All-Area recognition as a 2010 senior when he had 27 tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks (-16 yards), one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one quarterback hurry to lead his squad to a 10-2 overall record and the second round of the CIF Southern Section playoffs
• Ranked as the No. 4 defensive tackle in the Southern Section by Rivals heading into his senior season
• Posted 55 tackles, 10.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and one interception as a 2009 junior when his squad was 6-4 overall
• Contributed seven tackles as a 2008 sophomore during the first of his three seasons as a varsity starter
Recruiting Notes (Junior College Class of 2014)
• A three-star recruit according to ESPN, while 247Sports, 247Sports Composite, Rivals and Scout gave him two stars each
• Among the nation’s top ranked players according to 247Sports Composite (No. 353)
• Among the nation’s top-ranked defensive tackles by ESPN (23), 247Sports (38) and 247Sports Composite (39)
• Among the top players overall in California according to 247Sports (No. 102) and 247Sports Composite (No. 108)
• Received a 75 grade from ESPN, while 247Sports had him at 70, 247Sports Composite at 0.7000 and Rivals at 5.4
Other
• Full name is William David Davis
• Born July 10, 1993
• Parents are Duane and Inge Davis
• Father is an actor who among his many roles played Joe Louis in a made-for-TV movie about Rocky Marciano and James “Buster” Douglas in the HBO original movie Tyson
• Grandfather is Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive tackle Willie Davis formerly of the Cleveland Browns and Green Bay Packers who was a five-time first-team All-Pro, five-time Pro Bowler, five-time NFL champion and two-time Super Bowl winner who played his collegiate football at Grambling State
• Family owns All-Pro Broadcasting, a conglomerate radio stations in the Los Angeles and Milwaukee areas with Duane now the company’s vice president and David thinking about joining the family business at some point as featured in CalBears.com story
• Major is media studies
Davis' Career Game Highs
Tackles: 2 (vs. Grambling State, 2016)
Quarterback Hurries: 1 (vs. San Diego State, 2016)
Last Updated
July 26, 2016
