Jordan Davis (American football)

Jordan X. Davis is an American football defensive tackle who currently plays for the Georgia Bulldogs. Davis won the Chuck Bednarik Award and the Outland Trophy in his senior season at Georgia.

Jordan Davis
Georgia Bulldogs – No. 99
PositionDefensive tackle
ClassSenior
MajorReligion
Personal information
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight330 lb (150 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolMallard Creek
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school

Davis grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina and played basketball at Hopewell High School. As a junior, he transferred to Mallard Creek High School and joined the football team. He committed to play college football at Georgia over offers from Clemson, Florida, Miami (Florida) and North Carolina.[1][2]

College career

Davis played in 11 games with four starts as a true freshman, recording 25 tackles with 1.5 sacks and was named to the SEC All-Freshman team and a Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America.[3][4][5] As a sophomore, he had 18 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks.[6][7]

References
  1. "Mallard Creek DL Jordan Davis commits to Georgia". The Charlotte Observer. November 16, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  2. Wells, Adam (November 16, 2017). "4-Star DT Prospect Jordan Davis Commits to Georgia over Miami, Others". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  3. "Jordan Davis lifts Kirby Smart, Georgia's defense". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. November 4, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  4. Paschall, David (September 5, 2019). "Georgia's Jordan Davis has stellar start to sophomore season". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  5. "Sophomore season shaping up as big one for Georgia's Jordan Davis". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. August 8, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  6. "Jordan Davis has unique way of measuring his success at Georgia". Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  7. "Georgia football's Jordan Davis and Nolan Smith discuss defensive depth, dodging complacency and more". The Valdosta Daily Times. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
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