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| Position | Tight end | ||||||
| Roster status | Practice squad | ||||||
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| Born | July 15, 1998 Webb City, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 251 lb (114 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school | Webb City | ||||||
| College | Central Missouri (2016–2020) | ||||||
| NFL draft | 2021: 5th round, 168th overall pick | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
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Zach Davidson (born July 15, 1998) is an American professional football tight end for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Central Missouri Mules (where he additionally played as punter) and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL draft.
Davidson grew up in Webb City, Missouri and attended Webb City High School. [1] He was originally a backup tight end on Webb City's junior varsity team, but became the punter for the varsity team after the Cardinals' regular punter was suspended. [2] He was an All-State selection as a junior and senior at punter. [3]
Davidson began his career at Central Missouri solely as a punter and redshirted his true freshman year. [3] As a redshirt freshman, he set a school record and finished second in the nation with 44.3 yards per punt on 47 punts and was named second-team All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA). The following season, Davidson was an honorable mention All-MIAA selection at punter and also served as the Mules second tight end, finishing the season with 11 catches for 239 receiving yards and three touchdowns. [4] [5] He had 40 receptions for 894 Yards and 15 touchdowns in his redshirt junior and was named first-team All-MIAA at both punter and tight end as well as a first-team All-American. [6] Davidson opted to forgo his redshirt senior season, which was to be played in the spring due to COVID-19, and enter the 2021 NFL draft. [7]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 6+5⁄8 in (2.00 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | 32 in (0.81 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.62 s | 1.74 s | 2.60 s | 4.26 s | 6.95 s | 37.5 in (0.95 m) | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) | 17 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day [8] [9] [10] | ||||||||||||
Davidson was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round, 168th overall, of the 2021 NFL draft. [11] He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 13, 2021. [12] On August 31, Davidson was waived by the Vikings as part of final roster cuts and re-signed to the practice squad the following day. [13] [14] He was promoted to the active roster on January 8, 2022. [15]
On August 30, 2022, Davidson was waived as part of final roster cuts. [16]
On September 1, 2022, Davidson was signed to the Buffalo Bills' practice squad. [17] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 23, 2023. [18]
On June 15, 2023, Davidson was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury. [19]
On August 27, 2024, Davidson was released by the Bills as part of final roster cuts and re-signed to the practice squad the following day. [20] [21]
In Week 11, Davidson was elevated from the practice squad to the active roster for their game against the Kansas City Chiefs. He was elevated to fill in for Dalton Kincaid, who was out due to a knee injury. [22] He recorded his first regular season reception in the NFL. In Weeks 13 and 14, Davidson was again elevated from the practice squad to the active roster for their games against the San Francisco 49ers at home and Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium. In the latter game, he failed to log any stats while playing 16 offensive snaps and 16 snaps on special teams. [23]
On January 29, 2025, Davidson signed a reserve/futures contract with the Bills. [24] During a preseason game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he was punched by Shilo Sanders after blocking Sanders during a play. Sanders hit Davidson in the helmet, which resulted in Sanders being ejected from the game. [25] [26] On August 26, Davidson was released by the Bills as part of final roster cuts. [27]
On November 11, 2025, Davidson was signed to the New York Giants practice squad. [28]
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