Cody Davis (born June 6, 1989) is a former American football safety. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the St. Louis Rams in 2013, and also played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Jacksonville Jaguars and New England Patriots. He played college football at Texas Tech.
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | June 6, 1989 Stephenville, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 203 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Stephenville | ||||||||||||
| College: | Texas Tech (2008–2012) | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||||||
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Early life
editDavis attended Stephenville High School in Stephenville, Texas, and he helped lead the school to a combined 33–5 record during his three years as a starter in the defensive backfield. He was named an Associated Press Class 4A Second-team All-state selection, and was voted the District 8-4A Defensive MVP after a senior season. That year, he made 109 tackles, (five for losses), 11 pass breakups and four forced fumbles. As a junior, he was a First-team Class 4A All-State pick by both the AP and the Texas Sports Writers' Association as a junior in 2007, after making up 99 tackles, 21 pass break-ups, nine interceptions, seven forced fumbles and four fumble recoveries.[1] He was inducted into the Stephenville High School Hall of Fame on September 26, 2014.[2]
College career
editDavis attended and played collegiately at Texas Tech. As a senior in 2012, Davis was a 1st Team Capital One Academic All-American and was a Second-team All-Big 12 selection for the second consecutive season after making 84 solo tackles and 101 total tackles. He finished his Texas Tech career with 49 starts, including 22 consecutive starts at safety. As a junior in 2011, he was Academic All-Big 12 (1st Team) and led team in tackles (93) while making 72 solo tackles and 21 assisted tackles. In 2010 he was All-Big 12 (Honorable Mention) and an Academic All-Big 12 (1st Team) Davis made 87 total tackles and played in 13 games (13 starts) and was second on the team with 87 total tackles while tying for the team lead (Bront Bird) with 68 solo tackles. In 2009, he was a First-team Phil Steele Freshman All-America and a Second-team College Football News Freshman All-America. In 2008, he was a scout team member and was a redshirt.[3]
Professional career
edit| 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 1+7⁄8 in (1.88 m) |
203 lb (92 kg) |
30+5⁄8 in (0.78 m) |
9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.41 s | 1.51 s | 2.54 s | 4.01 s | 6.77 s | 41.5 in (1.05 m) |
10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
15 reps | |
| All values from Texas Tech Pro Day[4] | ||||||||||||
St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams
editDavis was signed as an undrafted free agent by the St. Louis Rams on April 27, 2013, after not being drafted in the 2013 NFL draft. He re-signed with the Rams on a two-year contract on March 9, 2016.[5]
On November 3, 2017, Davis was placed on injured reserve after suffering a thigh injury in Week 6.[6] He was activated off injured reserve to the active roster on December 29, 2017.[7]
Jacksonville Jaguars
editOn March 15, 2018, Davis signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.[8]
New England Patriots
editDavis signed with the New England Patriots on March 23, 2020.[9] He was placed on injured reserve on October 5, 2020, with a ribs injury.[10] He was activated on October 31.[11] In Week 13 against the Los Angeles Chargers, Davis blocked a field goal that was returned by teammate Devin McCourty for a 44 yard touchdown during the 45–0 win.[12]
On March 19, 2021, Davis signed a new two-year deal with the Patriots worth up to $4.5 million.[13][14]
In Week 6 of the 2022 season, Davis suffered a season-ending knee injury and was placed on injured reserve on October 18, 2022.[15]
On March 21, 2023, Davis re-signed with the Patriots on a one-year contract extension.[16] He was placed on the reserve/PUP list to start the 2023 season, and activated on October 21.[17][18] On December 24, Davis scored his first career touchdown, recovering a Marvin Mims fumble forced by Marte Mapu in a 26-23 win over the Denver Broncos.
On March 28, 2024, Davis announced his retirement from professional football.[19]
Personal life
editDavis married his longtime girlfriend, Ashley Reeves, in April 2013. They have three sons.
Davis is a Christian and an active supporter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.[20]
Davis appeared as a contestant on the edition of February 24, 2017 of CBS's The Price Is Right, during Celebrity Charity Week, playing with the help of Chris O'Donnell;[21] he was the last contestant selected from the audience to "come on down" and won $5,000 on the Punch a Bunch game.
References
edit- ^ Texas Tech bio Archived November 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "SHS Hall welcomes five new members - Stephenville Empire-Tribune | Stephenville, TX | News, Sports, Lifestyles: Home". Archived from the original on September 29, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2014.
- ^ Texas Tech bio Archived November 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ NFL Draftscout.com
- ^ Simmons, Myles (March 9, 2016). "Rams Re-Sign Barnes, Davis". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
- ^ Simmons, Myles (November 3, 2017). "Rams Place Cody Davis on IR". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ Williams, Charean (December 30, 2017). "Rams activate Cody Davis from IR". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- ^ Oehser, John (March 15, 2018). "OFFICIAL: Davis signs". Jaguars.com. Archived from the original on March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ^ Perillo, Paul (March 23, 2020). "Report: Patriots sign safety Cody Davis". Patriots.com. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ^ Callahan, Andrew (October 5, 2020). "Patriots place Sony Michel, Cody Davis on injured reserve". BostonHerald.com. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
- ^ "Patriots Make a Series of Roster Transactions". Patriots.com. October 31, 2020.
- ^ "New England Patriots at Los Angeles Chargers - December 6th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
- ^ "Cody Davis, With Help From His Son, Announces Return To Pats On 2-Year Deal". March 17, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ "Every player the Patriots have signed so far in free agency". Patriots Wire. March 16, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ "Patriots Place DB Cody Davis on Injured Reserve; Release K Tristan Vizcaino from the Practice Squad". Patriots.com. October 18, 2022.
- ^ New England Patriots (March 21, 2023). "Patriots Re-Sign LS Joe Cardona and DB Cody Davis". Patriots.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ "Patriots Make Roster Moves to Reach the 53-Man Roster Limit". Patriots.com. August 29, 2023.
- ^ "Patriots Make A Series of Roster Moves". Patriots.com. October 21, 2023.
- ^ "Patriots special teams veteran Cody Davis announces retirement". deadspin.com. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
- ^ Davis, Cody. "Cause & Effect: Cody Davis". The Players' Tribune. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
- ^ Bain, Nate (January 26, 2017). "Come On Down: Cody Davis Attends The Price Is Right". therams.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2018.