| Davis with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2025 | |||||
| Profile | |||||
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| Position | Defensive tackle | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born | February 28, 1996 Laurinburg, North Carolina, U.S. | ||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
| Weight | 326 lb (148 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school | Scotland (Laurinburg) | ||||
| College | Shaw (2014) UNC Pembroke (2017–2019) | ||||
| NFL draft | 2020: undrafted | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||
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Domenique Davis (born February 28, 1996) is an American professional football defensive tackle. He played college football for the UNC Pembroke Braves.
| Height | Weight | |||||||||||
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| 6 ft 2+1⁄8 in (1.88 m) | 315 lb (143 kg) | |||||||||||
| Values from Pro Day [1] | ||||||||||||
After going undrafted in the 2020 NFL draft, Davis signed with the New York Jets on April 25, 2020. [2] On July 31, Davis was released by the Jets with a failed physical designation. [3]
On February 23, 2022, Davis was drafted by the Houston Gamblers of the United States Football League (USFL) in the 26th round of the 2022 USFL draft. [4] Playing in 10 games for Houston, Davis recorded 24 solo tackles and 4 sacks. [5]
On July 26, 2022, Davis signed with the Cincinnati Bengals. [6] He was cut on August 30, [7] but signed to the practice squad the next day. [8] On October 31 Davis was elevated to the active roster [9] ahead of a Monday Night showdown against the Cleveland Browns due to starting nose tackle D. J. Reader's knee injury. Later that day he made his debut playing 20 snaps and recording 2 tackles. [10] On November 5, Davis was signed to the active roster, and later waived on November 8, and resigned to the practice squad the next day. [11] [12] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Bengals on January 31, 2023. [13]
Davis was waived on August 29, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [14] [15] Davis was signed to the Bengals' active roster on December 22, 2023, due to D. J. Reader going down with a season ending quadriceps injury. [16] He was released on December 25 and re-signed to the practice squad two days later. [17] [18] Following the end of the 2023 regular season, the Bengals signed him to a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024. [19]
Davis was waived by the Bengals on August 27, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad. [20] [21] He was released on October 22. [22]
On November 6, 2024, Davis was signed to the practice squad of the Pittsburgh Steelers. [23] He was released on December 6. [24]
On December 24, 2024, Davis was signed to the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad. [25]
On January 14, 2025, Davis signed a reserve/future contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. [26] He was waived on July 25. [27] Davis was re-signed on July 29. He was waived on August 26 with an injury designation as part of final roster cuts and reverted to injured reserve the following day. [28] On October 28, Davis was released from injured reserve. [29]