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Born: | Canton, Ohio, U.S. | July 9, 1995||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Canton McKinley (Canton, Ohio) | ||||||||||||
College: | Akron | ||||||||||||
Position: | Defensive lineman | ||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||||||
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Jamal Davis II (born July 9, 1995) is an American professional football defensive lineman. He has been a member of seven teams in the National Football League (NFL); the Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans, Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers, Cleveland Browns and Los Angeles Chargers, and two teams in the Canadian Football League (CFL); the Montreal Alouettes and Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He played college football at the University of Akron.
Davis attended Canton McKinley High School. [1]
Davis played college football for the Akron Zips but sat out the 2016 season, as per NCAA transfer rules. [2] Davis started in 12 games his junior season, earning him third-team All-MAC honors. He had 69 tackles, 15.5 for loss, and two sacks in 14 games (12 starts). Jamal participated in the 2019 NFL Combine. [3]
In April 2019, Davis signed as an undrafted free agent with the Houston Texans. [4] On August 31, 2019, Davis was waived by the Texans. [5] [6]
Davis signed to the practice squad with the Indianapolis Colts on September 2, 2019. [7] He was released on September 23, 2019. [6]
Davis was signed to the practice squad of the Tennessee Titans on October 2, 2019. [6]
On December 10, 2019, Davis was signed to the Miami Dolphins' active roster off of the Titans practice squad. [8] [6] Davis made his NFL debut with the Dolphins and played in three games for the team in 2019. [9] He was waived on April 20, 2020. [6]
Davis was claimed off waivers by the Green Bay Packers on April 21, 2020. He was waived on August 10, 2020. [6]
On August 16, 2020, Davis signed with the Titans. [10] He was waived on September 5, 2020. [6]
On December 2, 2020, Davis signed with the Cleveland Browns to the practice squad. [11] [12] He was released on December 8, 2020. [6]
Davis signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League in January 2021. [13] Davis made his debut with Montreal on September 3, 2021. [14] He played in nine games for the Alouettes during the 2021 season and contributed with 17 defensive tackles, four quarterback sacks and a touchdown. [15]
On January 25, 2022, the Los Angeles Chargers signed Davis to a reserve/future contract. [16] He was waived on August 30, 2022. [17]
On September 16, 2022, it was announced that Davis had re-signed with the Alouettes on a two-year contract. [18] He played in six regular season games where he had ten defensive tackles, two sacks, and one forced fumble. [15]
In 2023, Davis played in the team's first 14 games of the season where he recorded 22 defensive tackles, one special teams tackle, and three quarterback sacks. [19] However, he was released on September 25, 2023. [19]
On September 27, 2023, it was announced that Davis had signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. [20] He was released on May 10, 2024.
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