Dexter B. Davis Jr. (born December 27, 1990) is an American former football linebacker. He played college football at Friends University and attended Morrow High School in Morrow, Georgia. He was a member of the Columbus Lions, Portland Steel, Guangzhou Power, Baltimore Brigade, and Wichita Force.
 Davis Jr. with the Baltimore Brigade in 2017 | |||||||||
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born | December 27, 1990 Rex, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Morrow (Ellenwood, Georgia) | ||||||||
| College | Friends | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2013: undrafted | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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Early life
editDavis attended Morrow High School.[1]
College career
editDavis played college football for the Friends Falcons from 2009 to 2012. He was the team's starter his final two years and helped the Falcons to 25 wins. He played in 39 games during his career including 39 starts at defensive end. Davis lead the entire National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics with 14.0 sacks as a junior. Davis was twice named first-team All-Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference and was the 2011 KCAC Defensive Player of the Year. Davis was also named a two-time American Football Coaches Association All-American.[2] He also participated in track and field at Friends. He was inducted into the Friends University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2022.[3]
Statistics
editProfessional career
edit| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 226 lb (103 kg) | 4.66 s | 2.82 s | 1.78 s | 4.64 s | 7.00 s | 31.0 in (0.79 m) | 10 ft 03 in (3.12 m) | 14 reps | |||
| All values from Kansas State Pro Day[5] | ||||||||||||
Portland Steel
editOn November 14, 2014, Davis was assigned to the Portland Thunder.[6] Portland exercised Davis' rookie option to retain him for the 2016 season.[7]
Guangzhou Power
editDavis was selected by the Guangzhou Power of the China Arena Football League (CAFL) in the fifth round of the 2016 CAFL draft.[8] He was selected by the Guangzhou Power in the fourth round of the 2017 CAFL draft.[9]
Baltimore Brigade
editDavis was assigned to the Baltimore Brigade on March 27, 2017. Davis was named the AFL's Defensive Player of the Week for Week 3 following a three sack performance against the Cleveland Gladiators.[10]
References
edit- ↑ "After 16 hours, Morrow players become 'Friends' for life". www.news-daily.com. Clayton News. April 9, 2009. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Dexter Davis Earns NAIA All-American Honors". www.friendsathletics.com. Friends University Athletics. December 13, 2012. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Athletic Hall of Fame". Friends University. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
- ↑ "Dexter Davis". www.dakstats.com. Daktronics, Inc. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Dexter Davis". www.nfldraftscout.com. The Sports Xchange. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Thunder Sign DL/LB Dexter Davis". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. November 14, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Thunder Exercise Rookie Options on Eight". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. October 7, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
- ↑ "CAFL DRAFT RESULTS – SEE IT AGAIN – FULL RESULTS HERE". caflfootball.com. June 11, 2016. Archived from the original on October 17, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- ↑ "2017 CAFL DRAFT RESULTS". caflfootball.com. July 11, 2017. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
- ↑ "Digest: Arena Football League names Brigade lineman Dexter Davis Defensive Player of the Week". www.baltimoresun.com. Baltimore Sun. April 19, 2017. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
External links
edit- Friends Falcons profile
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