Claude Davis (American football)
 Davis with the Tampa Bay Storm in 2013 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | June 14, 1989 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Lakeland, Florida | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Lakeland (FL) Lake Gibson | ||||||||
| College: | South Florida | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2012 | ||||||||
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Claude Davis (born June 14, 1989)[1] is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played college football at the University of South Florida.
Early years
Davis attended Lake Gibson High School in Florida. He earned first-team all-state honors in his senior season at Lake Gibson High School.[1] He also played in the North vs. South All-Star Game.[1]
College career
East Mississippi Community College
He attended East Mississippi Community College where he spend his freshman and sophomore seasons.[2] He was named to the 2009 Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges All-North State First Team.[3] He also was selected to the 2009 NJCAA Preseason All-American First Team.[4] He was selected to the 2008 MACJC All-North State Second Team in his freshman season.[2]
University of South Florida
Davis spent his junior and senior seasons at the University of South Florida.[2] In his Senior season, He had 16 tackles, 6 sacks, 2 Forced fumbles and one pass deflection.[5]
Professional career
New York Jets
Davis was signed by the New York Jets on January 2, 2013 to a reserve/future contract.[6] He was waived on April 30, 2013 after being arrested and charged with possession of marijuana.[7][8]
Tampa Bay Storm
Davis was assigned to the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League on May 30, 2013.[9] Davis was reassigned on June 7, 2013. Davis was again assigned by the Storm on June 20, 2013. Davis was reassigned by the Storm on July 2, 2013.
Nebraska Danger
Davis signed with the Nebraska Danger of the Indoor Football League for 2015. He was released on March 2, 2015.
Billings Wolves
Davis signed with the Billings Wolves on March 3, 2015.
Sioux Falls Storm
Just two days after signing with the Wolves, Davis was traded to the Sioux Falls Storm for future considerations.[10] Following the 2016 season, Davis was named a Second Team All-IFL selection.[11]
References
- 1 2 3 "USF Bulls". gousfbulls.com.
- 1 2 3 "New York Jets Profile: DE Claude Davis". thejetpress.com. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
- ↑ "Davis & Weatherspoon Sign With Football Program". gousfbulls.com.
- ↑ "Butler No. 1 in 2009 NJCAA / JC Football.com Preseason Poll; Preseason All-Americans Also Announced". njcaa.org. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
- ↑ "Claude Davis College tatistics". sports-reference.com.
- ↑ Jets Media Relations Department (2 January 2013). "4 More Signed to Reserve/Future Contracts". New York Jets. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ↑ Cimini, Rich (2 May 2013). "Ex-Jets Claude Davis and Cliff Harris". Twitter. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ↑ "Transactions". New York Jets. 30 April 2013. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ↑ "The Storm Bolsters Defense". www.tampabaystorm.com. Tampa Bay Storm. May 30, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
- ↑ Mick Garry (June 18, 2015). "Storm's Davis embodies power of opportunity". www.argusleader.com. Argus Leader. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- ↑ "2016 ALL-IFL Teams Announced". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. Retrieved July 1, 2016.