Robert Davis (wide receiver)

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Robert Davis
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Davis with the Washington Redskins in 2019
No. 14
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1995-04-02) April 2, 1995 (age 28)
Warner Robins, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school: Northside
(Warner Robins, Georgia)
College: Georgia State
NFL Draft: 2017  / Round: 6 / Pick: 209
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-Sun Belt (2015–2016)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:2
Receiving yards:17
Receiving touchdowns:0
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Robert Jamal Davis (born April 2, 1995) is an American former professional football wide receiver. He played college football at Georgia State, and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He also played for the Philadelphia Eagles.

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College career

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Davis in 2016

Davis played for Georgia State University from 2013 through 2016 and was honored as All-Sun Belt Conference (first-team) in 2015 and 2016 and as All-Sun Belt (honorable mention) in 2014. He finished as Georgia State's career leader in receptions (222) and receiving yards (3,391), which broke the records of his former teammate Albert Wilson. Davis finished second to Wilson with 17 touchdown receptions, 10 100-yard games and 3,394 all-purpose yards. Davis had at least one reception in every game he played (49 straight), the longest active streak in Football Bowl Subdivision at the time. Davis stands second in Sun Belt history (to T. Y. Hilton, FIU, 3,531) in career receiving yards, fifth in receptions and finished ranked eighth among all active FBS players in career receiving yards and thirteenth in receptions. [1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 2+5⁄8 in
(1.90 m)		219 lb
(99 kg)		33 in
(0.84 m)		9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.44 s4.28 s6.82 s41.0 in
(1.04 m)		11 ft 4 in
(3.45 m)		19 reps
All values from NFL Combine [2]

Washington Redskins

Davis was drafted by Washington Redskins in the sixth round, 209th overall, in the 2017 NFL Draft. [3] On September 2, 2017, he was waived by the team and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [4] [5] He was promoted to the active roster on December 4, 2017. [6]

On August 13, 2018, Davis was placed on injured reserve after suffering a broken tibia and a torn LCL during training camp, keeping him out the entire 2018 season. [7] Davis was waived by the Redskins on September 7, 2019 and re-signed to the practice squad. [8] He was promoted to the active roster on September 13, 2019. [9] He was waived again on October 1, 2019. [10]

Philadelphia Eagles

On October 7, 2019, Davis was signed to the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad. [11] He was promoted to the active roster on December 12, 2019. [12]

Davis was waived/injured by the Eagles on August 25, 2020, [13] and subsequently reverted to the team's injured reserve list the next day. [14] He was waived with an injury settlement on September 3. [15]

Las Vegas Raiders

On September 28, 2020, Davis was signed to the Las Vegas Raiders practice squad. [16] He was placed on the practice squad/injured list on October 27, [17] and restored to the practice squad on December 4. [18] He was released on December 5, 2020. [19]

Personal life

Davis' older cousin is retired NFL linebacker Thomas Davis. [20]

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References

  1. ↑ "Robert Davis GSU Bio" . Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Robert Davis Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  3. ↑ "2017 NFL Draft Results: Redskins Select Robert Davis, WR, Georgia St in the 6th Round". HogsHaven.com. April 29, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  4. ↑ "9/2: Redskins Make Roster Moves". Redskins.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017.
  5. ↑ Czarda, Stephen (September 3, 2017). "Redskins Sign Seven Players To The Practice Squad". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2018.
  6. ↑ Czarda, Stephen (December 4, 2017). "Redskins Sign Wide Receiver Robert Davis To The Active Roster, Claim Kyle Kalis Off Waivers". Redskins.com.
  7. ↑ "Redskins Training Camp Injury: WR Robert Davis out for the year with broken tibia and torn LCL". HogsHaven.com. August 11, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Report: Redskins signing TE J.P. Holtz from practice squad, releasing Robert Davis, Jordan Reed likely OUT vs Eagles". Hogs Haven. SB Nation. September 7, 2019.
  9. ↑ Winter, Jack (September 13, 2019). "Washington signs CB Aaron Colvin, promotes WR Robert Davis". Clutch Points. ClutchPoints.
  10. ↑ "Redskins Waive WR Robert Davis, Release CB Adonis Alexander From Practice Squad". Redskins.com. October 1, 2019.
  11. ↑ McPherson, Chris. "Eagles sign WR Robert Davis to the practice squad". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Eagles promote WR Robert Davis from the practice squad to the active roster and place WR Alshon Jeffery on Injured Reserve". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. December 12, 2019.
  13. ↑ McPherson, Chris (August 25, 2020). "Roster Moves: Eagles sign TE Tyrone Swoopes". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Eagles' Robert Davis: Reverts to IR". CBSSports.com. August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Robert Davis: Given injury settlement". CBSSports.com. September 3, 2020. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  16. ↑ @Raiders (September 28, 2020). "We have signed WR Robert Davis to the practice squad" (Tweet). Retrieved October 8, 2020– via Twitter.
  17. ↑ @Raiders (October 27, 2020). "We have signed LB James Onwualu and DB Kemah Siverand to the practice squad. In a corresponding move, we have placed WR Robert Davis and DB D.J. White on the practice squad-injured list" (Tweet). Retrieved November 9, 2020– via Twitter.
  18. ↑ "Robert Davis: Back with practice squad". CBSSports.com. December 4, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Robert Davis: Let go by Las Vegas". CBSSports.com. December 5, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  20. ↑ "Robert Davis Draft Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
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