Dexter Davis Jr.
 Davis Jr. in 2017 | |||||||
| No. 11 Baltimore Brigade | |||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Date of birth: | December 27, 1990 | ||||||
| Place of birth: | Rex, Georgia | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Morrow (GA) | ||||||
| College: | Friends | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
| Roster status: | Injured reserve | ||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||
| Career Arena statistics | |||||||
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| Player stats at ArenaFan.com | |||||||
Dexter B. Davis, Jr. (born December 27, 1990) is an American football linebacker for the Baltimore Brigade of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Friends University and attended Morrow High School in Morrow, Georgia. He has also been a member of the Portland Steel.
Early life
Davis attended Morrow High School.[1]
College career
Davis played 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]
Statistics
Source:[3]
| Season | Tackles | Interceptions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Ht | Wt | 40‑yd dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20‑ss | 3‑cone | Vert jump | Broad | BP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2 in | 226 lb | 4.66 s | 2.82 s | 1.78 s | 4.64 s | 7.00 s | 31.0 in | 10 ft 03 in | 14 reps | |||||
| All values from Kansas State Pro Day[4] | ||||||||||||||
Portland Steel
On November 14, 2014, Davis was assigned to the Portland Thunder.[5] Portland exercised Davis' rookie option to retain him for the 2016 season.[6]
Guangzhou Power
Davis was selected by the Guangzhou Power during the 2016 China Arena Football League (CAFL) Draft.[7]
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.[8]
References
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Former Falcons Dexter Davis Selected in Inaugural CAFL Draft". www.friendsathletics.com. Friends University Athletics. June 15, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 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.