Daewood Davis

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Daewood Davis
No. 39 – Carolina Panthers
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1999-01-23) January 23, 1999 (age 25) [1]
Broward County, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school: Deerfield Beach (FL)
College: Oregon (2017–2020)
Western Kentucky (2021–2022)
Undrafted: 2023
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • All-UFL team (2024)
Player stats at PFR

Daewood Davis (born January 23, 1999) [1] is an American football wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and has previously played for the Miami Dolphins and Memphis Showboats of the United Football League (UFL).

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Early life and high school

Davis grew up in Broward County, Florida, and attended Deerfield Beach High School where he played football and track & field. [2] During his high school football career, he was named third-team All-Broward County after leading the team to an 8A state semifinal appearance as a senior. He was rated as a three-star recruit and originally committed to play for South Florida but he instead committed to Oregon over other offers from Bowling Green, Cincinnati, Duke, FIU, FAU, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisville, Marshall, Miami, Nebraska, North Carolina State, Ohio, Penn State, South Florida, Syracuse, Tulane, Utah and West Virginia. [3] [4] [5]

College career

Oregon

Davis redshirted during his true freshman season in 2017. During the 2018 season, he played in seven games and had a 13-yard reception against the Week 3 game against San Jose Spartans. [5] After the season, his position was moved from a wide receiver to a cornerback. [6] Davis eventually was moved back to being a wide receiver after playing as a cornerback during fall camp. During the 2019 season, he played in 13 games while having nine receptions for 89 yards and a touchdown, and having four of those receptions result in a first down. During the 2020 season, Davis played in only one game against Stanford. [5] On January 2, 2021, Davis announced that he would be entering the transfer portal. [7] On January 5, 2021, he announced that he would be transferring to Western Kentucky. [8]

Western Kentucky

During the 2021 season, Davis started in all 14 games while also making it to the 2021 Conference USA Football Championship Game. He finished the season with 43 receptions for 763 passing yards and eight touchdowns and also completed 105 receiving yards. [9] On July 21, 2022, Davis was named to the Biletnikoff Watch List. [10] During the 2022 season, he started the first 12 games and missed two games due to an injury and finished the season with catching 63 passes for 872 passing yards and seven touchdowns. He was later recognized as a 2022 Conference USA Honorable Mention. [9]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0+7⁄8 in
(1.85 m)		196 lb
(89 kg)		31+1⁄2 in
(0.80 m)		9+1⁄2 in
(0.24 m)		4.52 s1.58 s2.59 s34.0 in
(0.86 m)		10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)		6 reps
All values from Pro Day [11]

Miami Dolphins

After going undrafted in the 2023 NFL draft, Davis signed with the Miami Dolphins on April 30, 2023. [12] He was waived on August 29, 2023 due to his in-game injury. [13]

On August 26, 2023, during the fourth quarter of the Week 3 preseason game versus the Jacksonville Jaguars, Davis suffered an injury after sustaining a hit from Jaguars linebacker Dequan Jackson while the wideout was attempting to catch a pass from teammate James Blackman. Jackson appeared to make helmet-to-helmet contact with Davis, drawing an unnecessary roughness flag after the play and leaving Davis immobilized and later carted off the field. The game was later suspended with 8 minutes and 32 seconds remaining, with Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel saying, "The two teams agreed that football shouldn't be played anymore tonight." This was the second game to be suspended in the 2023 NFL season as the first involved Patriots cornerback Isaiah Bolden after a Week 2 preseason game against the Packers. [14] The next day on August 27, 2023, the Dolphins had released a statement saying that Davis was released from the hospital and would be traveling back to Miami with the team personnel. [15] However two days later on August 29, 2023, Davis was waived by the Dolphins with an injury settlement ahead of the team's cuts for the 53-player roster limit. [16]

Memphis Showboats

On October 1, 2023, Davis was signed by the Memphis Showboats of the United States Football League (USFL). [17] He was named to the 2024 All-UFL team on June 5, 2024. [18] His contract with the team was terminated on June 17, 2024 to sign with an NFL team. [19]

Carolina Panthers

On June 18, 2024, Davis signed with the Carolina Panthers. [20]

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