Torrey Davis

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Torrey Davis
Torrey Davis in 2008.jpg
Davis with the Florida Gators in 2008
Personal information
Born: (1988-09-24) September 24, 1988 (age 34)
Seffner, Florida
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school: Seffner (FL) Armwood
College: Florida
Jacksonville State
Position: Defensive tackle
Undrafted: 2010
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career CFL statistics
Games played:36
Games started:13
Tackles:78
Quarterback sacks:3.0
Player stats at CFL.ca (archive)

Torrey Davis (born September 24, 1988) is an American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He has also played for the Calgary Stampeders, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football of the Florida Gators football team for the University of Florida and the Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team of the Jacksonville State University.

A former five-star recruit out of Armwood High School, Davis played two seasons for the Gators, including the 2008 championship season. He made two goal-line tackles in the national championship game against Oklahoma. However, he also had off-the-field trouble, as he was cited for underage drinking in January 2008, [1] and for driving with a suspended license in July 2008. [2] In March 2009, he decided to leave the Florida Gators, [3] [4] and was soon later arrested for violation of probation. [5] He transferred to Jacksonville State, where he played one season before leaving for the NFL.

Davis went undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft, but was later signed on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers off-season squad. [6] He did not make the season roster, and eventually played with Spokane and Kansas City of the Arena Football League, before winding up in the CFL. On June 9, 2016, Davis was assigned to the Tampa Bay Storm. [7] On June 15, 2016, Davis was placed on recallable reassignment. On July 18, 2016, Davis was placed on league suspension.

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References

  1. ↑ "DT Davis cited for underage drinking". The Florida Independent. January 30, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Gators' Torrey Davis misses camp, faces legal troubles". Orlando Sentinel. August 16, 2008.
  3. ↑ "BCS hero Torrey Davis no longer with the Gators". Palm Beach Post. March 14, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Davis leaves Florida". ESPN. March 14, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Torrey Davis arrested". Gainesville Sun. March 26, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Jacksonville State's Ryan Perrilloux, Torrey Davis get NFL free-agent deals". Birmingham News. April 25, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Storm Acquires Defensive Lineman Davis and Turner". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. June 10, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
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