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- ↑ "1995 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ↑ "Ron Davis Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
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- ↑ "Ronald Davis, Combine Results, CB - Tennessee". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
