Jordan Davis (defensive tackle)

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Jordan Davis
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Davis at the 2022 NFL Draft
No. 90 – Philadelphia Eagles
Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (2000-01-12) January 12, 2000 (age 25)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:336 lb (152 kg)
Career information
High school: Mallard Creek (Charlotte)
College: Georgia (2018–2021)
NFL draft: 2022  / round: 1 / pick: 13
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2024
Total tackles:85
Sacks:3.5
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:4
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jordan Xavier Davis (born January 12, 2000) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs, where he was a part of the team that won the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship while being named the Chuck Bednarik Award and Outland Trophy winner as a senior in 2021. Davis was selected by the Eagles in the first round of the 2022 NFL draft.

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Early life

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, turning down offers from Clemson, Florida, Miami (Florida) and North Carolina. [1] [2]

College career

Davis with the Georgia Bulldogs in 2021 Jordan Davis Georgia (cropped).jpg
Davis with the Georgia Bulldogs in 2021

Davis played in 11 games with four starts as a true freshman, recording 25 tackles with 1.5 sacks and was named to the Southeastern Conference (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 2021 Peach Bowl over Cincinnati. [8] [9] [10] Davis had his best season as a senior with 32 tackles (17 solo), two sacks, one pass defended, and a rushing touchdown. [8] [11] After completing a perfect regular season, Davis and the Bulldogs fell to the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2021 SEC Championship 41–24. [12] Despite their loss, Georgia was ranked as the third seed in the 2021 College Football Playoffs. They went on to defeat the second-ranked Michigan Wolverines in the 2021 Orange Bowl, creating a rematch against Alabama in the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship. [13] Georgia defeated Alabama in the National Championship 33–18, claiming their first national championship since 1980. [14] Davis earned Consensus All-American honors for the 2021 season. [15] He won the Chuck Bednarik Award and the John Outland Trophy. [16] [17]

College statistics

SeasonGPTacklesSacksInterceptionsFumblesBlkScoring
SoloAstCombTFLYdsSckYdsIntYdsPDQBHFRYdsFFKickSafTD
2018 11619251.561.560003000000
2019 14711184.5272.5220005000000
2020 779161.031.030004000100
2021 151715325.5152.01000114000001
Career 4737549112.5517.04100126000101

Professional career

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 five seconds after Dontari Poe (2012) and Greg Robinson (2014). [18]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split Vertical jump Broad 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 [19] [20]

Davis was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round with the 13th overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft. [21] Davis was part of a modern-day single-draft record 15 draft picks for the Georgia Bulldogs. [22] After the draft, he signed a four-year, $17 million contract with the Eagles, all of which was guaranteed. The contract included a $9.55 million signing bonus. [23] [24]

Davis was placed on injured reserve on November 3, 2022, after suffering an ankle injury in Week 8. [25] He was activated on December 3. Davis ended his rookie season with 18 tackles and one pass defensed in 13 games and five starts. [26] He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team. [27] He helped the Eagles reach Super Bowl LVII where they lost 38–35 to the Kansas City Chiefs. Davis had a quarterback hit in the game. [28]

Davis recorded his first NFL sack in the Eagles Week 2 victory against the Minnesota Vikings in the 2023 season. [29]

Personal life

In 2022, Davis provided vocals on the Christmas album A Philly Special Christmas . [30]

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