Dexter Davis Jr.
American football player (born 1990)
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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.
Rex, Georgia, U.S.
Davis Jr. with the Baltimore Brigade in 2017 | |||||||||
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| 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 (GA) | ||||||||
| College | Friends | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2013: undrafted | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Awards and highlights | |||||||||
| Career Arena League statistics | |||||||||
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Early life
Davis attended Morrow High School.[1]
College career
Davis 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
Source:[4]
Friends Falcons | ||||||||||||||
| Season | Tackles | Interceptions | ||||||||||||
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| Solo | Ast | Total | Loss | Sacks | FF | Int | Yards | Avg | TD | PD | ||||
| 2009 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 14.5 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 1 | |||
| 2011 | 33 | 25 | 58 | 24.5 | 14.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 3 | |||
| 2012 | 31 | 14 | 45 | 21.0 | 14.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| NAIA career totals | 96 | 51 | 147 | 68.5 | 42.5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 | |||
Professional career
| 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
On 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
Davis 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
Davis 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]
