Nate Davis (quarterback)

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Nate Davis
Nate Davis at 49ers Family Day 2009 2.JPG
Davis in June 2009
No. 8 – San Diego Strike Force
Position: Quarterback
Personal information
Born: (1987-05-25) May 25, 1987 (age 37)
Bellaire, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:226 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school: Bellaire
College: Ball State
NFL draft: 2009  / Round: 5 / Pick: 171
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career Arena statistics
TD-INT:9-5
Passing yards:544
Passer rating:68.01
Player stats at PFR  ·  ArenaFan.com

Nate Charles Davis (born May 25, 1987) is an American football quarterback for the San Diego Strike Force of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He played college football for the Ball State Ball State Cardinals. He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL Draft.

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College career

As a starter for all of his three seasons at Ball State, Davis set the team's all-time record for touchdown passes in a season with 30 during the 2007 season. He finished his sophomore season with 3,667 yards passing, 30 touchdowns, six interceptions, and 235 rushing yards with five rushing touchdowns. As a junior in 2008, Davis led his team to 12 straight victories to start the season before the Cardinals fell to Buffalo in the Mid-American Conference championship game following five turnovers involving Davis. For the year, Davis threw for 3,446 yards, 26 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He also posted a passer rating of 164.04, which was an improvement on his 139.13 as a sophomore and 146.65 as a freshman. On January 13, 2009, Davis announced that he would forgo a senior season to enter the NFL draft. [1] [2]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 1+3⁄8 in
(1.86 m)		226 lb
(103 kg)		32 in
(0.81 m)		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		5.01 s1.83 s2.94 s26.5 in
(0.67 m)		8 ft 3 in
(2.51 m)
All values from NFL Combine [3]

San Francisco 49ers

Davis was selected in the fifth round of the 2009 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers. [4] On August 22, 2009, Davis made his professional debut in a pre-season game against the Oakland Raiders at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Coming into the game in the third quarter, Davis led the offense to three scores in the fourth quarter, including a two-point conversion, to win the game. In the following pre-season game against the Dallas Cowboys, Davis completed 10 of 15 passes for 132 yards and led two scoring drives in the final quarter of a 20-13 victory.

On September 6, 2010, Davis was cut by the San Francisco 49ers before being signed to their practice squad on September 8 of that year.

Seattle Seahawks

The Seattle Seahawks signed Davis to a reserve/future contract on January 11, 2011, only to cut him on March 3.

Indianapolis Colts

On July 26, it was reported that he had agreed to terms on a two-year contract with the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts waived Davis on August 15, 2011. [5]

Kansas City Command

Davis was assigned to the Kansas City Command of the Arena Football League (AFL) on September 26, 2011. [6] On April 7, 2012, Davis was reported released from the Kansas City Command. [7]

Orlando Predators

On April 17, 2012, he was assigned to the Orlando Predators of the AFL. He was placed on reassignment on April 25, 2012, but was later assigned to the team again. He was reassigned for the second time on May 15, 2012. [8]

Amarillo Venom (first stint)

On May 10, 2012, Davis signed with the Amarillo Venom of the indoor Lone Star Football League (LSFL). [9]

San Antonio Talons

Davis was assigned to the San Antonio Talons of the AFL on April 9, 2013. He was placed on the suspended list on April 15, 2013. [10]

Rio Grande Valley Sol

Davis played for the Rio Grande Valley Sol of the LSFL in 2014. [11]

Amarillo Venom (second stint)

On November 20, 2014, Davis signed with the Venom, who moved to Champions Indoor Football. [12]

Duke City Gladiators

Davis played for the Duke City Gladiators. [13]

San Diego Strike Force

On April 18, 2023, Davis was traded from Duke City to the San Diego Strike Force in exchange for quarterbacks Demry Croft and Aaron Aiken and Offensive Lineman Jeremiah Caine. [14]

Personal

Davis' brother Jose was a professional quarterback in the Arena Football League. Jose attended Kent State from 1997–99 and holds the Mid-American Conference single-game record accounting for eight total touchdowns against Central Michigan. In 2009, Jose was named head football coach at Bellaire High School, [15] where the brothers both played.

Nate was a four-year letter winner in basketball at Bellaire. He broke the school's record for most points in a career amassing over 1800 points. He also holds the school's record for most touchdown passes (83) and most passing yards (7,348).

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References

  1. ↑ Mike Anthony, Nate Davis to Enter NFL Draft, WBOY-TV, January 13, 2009. Retrieved on 2009-01-13.
  2. ↑ Matt Hinton, Can Nate Davis Reconsider this Whole Draft Thing?, Rivals.com at Yahoo!, March 23, 2009.
  3. ↑ "2009 NFL Draft Scout Nate Davis College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  4. ↑ "2009 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  5. ↑ Davis, Nate (August 15, 2011). "Colts waive QB Nate Davis". USA Today . Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  7. ↑ North, Kim (April 7, 2012). "Bellaire's Davis released by AFL squad". Martins Ferry Times Leader . Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  8. ↑ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Venom sign former NFL QB Nate Davis", Amarillo Globe-News , May 10, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  11. ↑ Mayer, Jacob (March 29, 2014). "Venom beat Rio Grande Valley, former teammates, 33-29". amarillo.com. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
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  13. ↑ "Nate Davis - 2022 - Football".
  14. ↑ "STRIKE FORCE PREPARE FOR THE GLADIATORS". goifl.com. 2023-05-20. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  15. ↑ Seth Staskey, "Bellaire Names Jose Davis as Coach", The Intelligencer & Wheeling News Register , April 7, 2009.
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