Jordan Davis (American football)

Jordan X. Davis (born January 12, 2000) is an American football defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). Davis played college football at Georgia, where was a part of the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship winning team while winning the Chuck Bednarik Award and Outland Trophy as a senior in 2021. Davis was drafted by the Eagles in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft.

Jordan Davis
Davis with the Georgia Bulldogs in 2021
No. 90 – Philadelphia Eagles
Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (2000-01-12) January 12, 2000
Charlotte, North Carolina
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:340 lb (154 kg)
Career information
High school:Mallard Creek (Charlotte)
College:Georgia (2018–2021)
NFL Draft:2022 / Round: 1 / Pick: 13
Career history
Roster status:Unsigned draft pick
Career highlights and awards
Player stats at PFR

Early life and high school

Davis was born on January 12, 2000, in Charlotte, North Carolina. He played basketball at Hopewell High School before transferring to Mallard Creek High School as a junior, where he began to play football. 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] During the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season, Davis had 16 tackles and a sack while leading his team to a win in the 2020 Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl.[8][9] Davis had his best season as a Senior with 32 tackles, 2 sacks as well as a 1 yard rushing touchdown against Charleston Southern.[8][10] After completing a perfect regular season, Davis and the Bulldogs fell to the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2021 SEC Championship.[11] Despite their loss, UGA was ranked as the #3 seed in the 2021 College Football Playoffs. They went on to defeat the #2 ranked University of Michigan in the 2021 Orange Bowl, creating a rematch against Alabama.[12] UGA defeated the University of Alabama 33-18, claiming their first national championship in over 40 years.[13]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span40-yard dash10-yard split20-yard splitVertical jumpBroad jump
6 ft 6+3⁄8 in
(1.99 m)		 341 lb
(155 kg)		 34 in
(0.86 m)		 10+3⁄4 in
(0.27 m)		4.78 s1.63 s2.74 s32.0 in
(0.81 m)		10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)
All values from NFL Combine[14][15]

Davis ran a 4.78-second 40-yard dash at the 2022 NFL Combine, making him just the third player over 330 pounds to run under 5 seconds after Dontari Poe (2012) and Greg Robinson (2014).[16]

Davis was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round (13th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft. [17]

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.
  8. "Jordan Davis Stats". ESPN. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  9. "Georgia-Cincinnati to Play in Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  10. "340-pound Jordan Davis scores greatest Big Man touchdown in the history of college football". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  11. Andy Wittry. "Alabama football wins 2021 SEC Championship Game over No. 1 Georgia | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  12. "Orange Bowl 2021: Georgia gets back to its dominant ways, flushing Alabama loss ahead of rematch with Tide". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  13. By Jason Kurtz, Mike Hayes and Meg Wagner (2022-01-11). "Georgia vs Alabama: Live updates on the College Football Playoff National Championship". CNN. Retrieved 2022-01-17.
  14. "Jordan Davis Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  15. "Jordan Davis, Georgia, DT, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  16. "Georgia DT Jordan Davis runs historic 4.78 second 40-yard dash at NFL Combine". The Athletic. March 5, 2022.
  17. "Eagles trade up to selected Georgia DT Jordan Davis with the No. 13 pick in 2022 NFL Draft. X". NFL. April 29, 2022.
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