Daewood Davis (born January 23, 1999)[1] is an American football wide receiver for the Memphis Showboats of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and has previously played for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL).
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| Position: | Wide receiver |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 23, 1999[1] Broward County, Florida, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight: | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Deerfield Beach (FL) |
| College: | Oregon (2017–2020) Western Kentucky (2021–2022) |
| Undrafted: | 2023 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Early life and high school
editDavis grew up in Broward County, Florida, and attended Deerfield Beach High School where he played football and track & field.[2] During his high school football career, he was named third-team All-Broward County after leading the team to an 8A state semifinal appearance as a senior. He was rated as a three-star recruit and originally committed to play for South Florida but he instead committed to Oregon over other offers from Bowling Green, Cincinnati, Duke, FIU, FAU, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisville, Marshall, Miami, Nebraska, North Carolina State, Ohio, Penn State, South Florida, Syracuse, Tulane, Utah and West Virginia.[3][4][5]
College career
editOregon
editDavis redshirted during his true freshman season in 2017. During the 2018 season, he played in seven games and had a 13-yard reception against the Week 3 game against San Jose Spartans.[5] After the season, his position was moved from a wide receiver to a cornerback.[6] Davis eventually was moved back to being a wide receiver after playing as a cornerback during fall camp. During the 2019 season, he played in 13 games while having nine receptions for 89 yards and a touchdown, and having four of those receptions result in a first down. During the 2020 season, Davis played in only one game against Stanford.[5] On January 2, 2021, Davis announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.[7] On January 5, 2021, he announced that he would be transferring to Western Kentucky.[8]
Western Kentucky
editDuring the 2021 season, Davis started in all 14 games while also making it to the 2021 Conference USA Football Championship Game. He finished the season with 43 receptions for 763 passing yards and eight touchdowns and also completed 105 receiving yards.[9] On July 21, 2022, Davis was named to the Biletnikoff Watch List.[10] During the 2022 season, he started the first 12 games and missed two games due to an injury and finished the season with catching 63 passes for 872 passing yards and seven touchdowns. He was later recognized as a 2022 Conference USA Honorable Mention.[9]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0+7⁄8 in (1.85 m) |
196 lb (89 kg) |
31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.52 s | 1.58 s | 2.59 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) |
10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
6 reps | |||
| All values from Pro Day[11] | ||||||||||||
Miami Dolphins
editAfter going undrafted in the 2023 NFL draft, Davis signed with the Miami Dolphins on April 30, 2023.[12] He was waived on August 29, 2023 due to his in-game injury.[13]
On August 26, 2023, during the fourth quarter of the Week 3 preseason game versus the Jacksonville Jaguars, Davis suffered an injury after sustaining a hit from Jaguars linebacker Dequan Jackson while the wideout was attempting to catch a pass from teammate James Blackman. Jackson appeared to make helmet-to-helmet contact with Davis, drawing an unnecessary roughness flag after the play and leaving Davis immobilized and later carted off the field. The game was later suspended with 8 minutes and 32 seconds remaining, with Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel saying, "The two teams agreed that football shouldn't be played anymore tonight." This was the second game to be suspended in the 2023 NFL season as the first involved Patriots cornerback Isaiah Bolden after a Week 2 preseason game against the Packers.[14] The next day on August 27, 2023, the Dolphins had released a statement saying that Davis was released from the hospital and would be traveling back to Miami with the team personnel.[15] However two days later on August 29, 2023, Davis was waived by the Dolphins with an injury settlement ahead of the team's cuts for the 53-player roster limit.[16]
Memphis Showboats
editOn October 1, 2023, Davis was signed by the Memphis Showboats of the United States Football League (USFL).[17] He was named to the 2024 All-UFL team on June 5, 2024.[18] His contract with the team was terminated on June 17, 2024 to sign with an NFL team.[19]
Carolina Panthers
editOn June 18, 2024, Davis signed with the Carolina Panthers.[20] He was waived with an injury designation on July 31.[21]
Memphis Showboats (second stint)
editDavis re-signed with the Memphis Showboats on September 26, 2024.[22]
References
edit- ^ a b "Daewood Davis Biography". ESPN. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ "Daewood Davis - Track & Field Bio". Athletic.net. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ "Daewood Davis, Oregon, Wide Receiver". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ "Deerfield's Daewood Davis flips from USF to Oregon". Sun Sentinel. January 29, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Daewood Davis". Oregon Ducks.
- ^ Crepea, James (August 14, 2019). "Why Daewood Davis switched to defense and how the Oregon cornerback is making the most of opportunity". Oregon Live. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ Crepa, James (January 2, 2021). "Oregon Ducks CB Daewood Davis enters transfer portal". OregonLive. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ Wade, Kevin (January 5, 2021). "Former Oregon CB Daewood Davis to transfer to Western Kentucky". 247sports.com. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ a b "Daewood Davis". Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.
- ^ "Daewood Davis Named to Biletnikoff Watch List". Western Kentucky Hilltoppers. July 21, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ "Daewood Davis College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ Toennies, Drew (April 30, 2023). "Daewood Davis signs UDFA deal with Miami Dolphins". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ "Daewood Davis: Let go with injury settlement". August 29, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ Edholm, Eric (August 26, 2023). "Dolphins WR Daewood Davis carted off with injury; Miami-Jacksonville game ends early". NFL.com. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ Kelly, Omar (August 27, 2023). "UPDATE: Dolphins receiver Daewood Davis Released From Hospital". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ Burke, Peter (August 30, 2023). "Daewood Davis released by Dolphins days after being carted off field". WPTV. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ Rifino, Patrick (October 1, 2023). "Showboats Sign WKU Wide Receiver Daewood Davis". usflnewshub.com. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
- ^ "UFL Announces Inaugural All-UFL Team". www.theufl.com. June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
- ^ "UFL Player Transactions, June 17, 2024". UFLBoard.com. June 17, 2024. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ "Panthers add wide receiver". Panthers.com. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ Gantt, Darin. "Panthers add running back". panthers.com. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ @UFL_PR (September 26, 2024). "The UFL has announced the following transactions" (Tweet). Retrieved September 26, 2024 – via Twitter.