Demario Davis
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College: | Arkansas State (2007–2011) | ||||||||||||
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NFL draft: | 2012 / Round: 3 / Pick: 77 | ||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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Demario Davis (born January 11, 1989)
Early life and college
Davis' mother gave birth to him when she was 16, and his father was a career enlisted soldier in the US Army and combat veteran. Davis attended
Davis played college football for the Arkansas State Red Wolves. He recorded a team-leading 80 tackles as a sophomore and earned various all-conference honors in his junior and senior years.[4]
Professional career
Pre-draft
Davis attended the
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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 2 in (1.88 m) |
235 lb (107 kg) |
32 in (0.81 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) |
4.52 s | 1.63 s | 2.72 s | 4.28 s | 7.19 s | 38.5 in (0.98 m) |
10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) |
32 reps | |
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New York Jets (first stint)
2012
The New York Jets selected Davis in the third round (77th overall) of the 2012 NFL draft.[8] Davis was the tenth linebacker drafted in 2012.[9] On May 31, 2012, the Jets signed Davis to a four-year, $2.81 million contract with a signing bonus of $618,000.[10][11]
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Throughout training camp, Davis competed against veteran Bart Scott for the job as the starting weakside linebacker.[12] Head coach Rex Ryan named Davis the third-string backup weakside linebacker to start the regular season, behind Bart Scott and Josh Mauga.[13][14]
He made his professional regular season debut in the Jets' season-opening 48–28 victory against the
2013
Davis entered training camp slated as a starting inside linebacker after the Jets' new defensive coordinator Dennis Thurman switched from a base 4–3 defense to a base 3–4 defense.[20] Head coach Rex Ryan named Davis and David Harris the starting inside linebackers to begin the regular season in 2013.[21]
He started in the Jets' season-opener against the
2014
Head coach Rex Ryan retained Davis and David Harris as the starting inside linebackers to begin the 2014 season, along with outside linebackers Calvin Pace and Quinton Coples.[25] On September 14, 2014, Davis recorded six combined tackles and sacked quarterback Aaron Rodgers twice in the Jets' 31–24 loss at the Green Bay Packers in Week 2.[26] In Week 10, he collected a season-high 12 combined tackles (11 solo) and broke up a pass during a 20–13 victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers. It was his fourth game with over ten combined tackles in 2014.[27] He finished his third season with 116 combined tackles (79 solo), five pass deflections, and 3.5 sacks in 16 games and 16 starts.[19] On December 30, 2014, New York Jets' owner Woody Johnson fired general manager John Idzik and head coach Rex Ryan after the Jets finished with a 4–12 record in 2014.[28]
2015
Head coach Todd Bowles chose to retain the Jets' starting linebackers and officially named Davis, Harris, Coples, and Pace the starters to begin the regular season.[29] In Week 3, he collected a season-high 13 combined tackles (six solo) in the Jets' 24–17 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. The following week, Davis made a season-high two pass deflections and a tackle during a 27–14 win at the Dolphins in Week 4.[30] Davis finished the 2015 season with 90 combined tackles (57 solo), two pass deflections, and two sacks in 16 games and 16 starts.[19] Although the Jets finished second in the AFC East with a 10–6 record they did not qualify for the playoffs. He earned the 15th highest overall grade among 60 qualifying inside linebackers by Pro Football Focus.[31]
Cleveland Browns
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Davis became an
On March 16, 2016, the Cleveland Browns signed Davis to a two-year, $8 million contract that includes $4.10 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $2 million.[33][34] Head coach Hue Jackson named Davis and Christian Kirksey the starting inside linebackers to begin the regular season, along with outside linebackers Nate Orchard and Emmanuel Ogbah.[35]
He made his Cleveland Browns' regular season debut in their season-opener at the Eagles and recorded seven combined tackles in their 29–10 loss.[36] In Week 10, Davis recorded three combined tackles and sacked quarterback Joe Flacco during a 28–7 loss at the Baltimore Ravens.[36] On December 18, 2016, Davis collected a season-high tying ten combined tackles (eight solo) in the Browns' 33–13 loss at the Bills in Week 15.[36] He finished his only season with the Cleveland Browns with 99 combined tackles (59 solo), two pass deflections, and two sacks in 16 games and 16 starts.[19]
New York Jets (second stint)
On June 1, 2017, the Browns traded Davis to the Jets in exchange for Calvin Pryor.[37] Davis became expendable after Browns' defensive coordinator Gregg Williams switched to a base 4–3 defense that required a single middle linebacker. They also acquired Jamie Collins from the New England Patriots and had Christian Kirksey and Joe Schobert develop into viable starters.[38]
He entered training camp slated as a starting inside linebacker, but saw competition from Bruce Carter, Julian Stanford, Spencer Paysinger, Frank Beltre, and Connor Harris.[39] Head coach Todd Bowles named Davis and Darron Lee the starting inside linebackers to begin the regular season.[40]
He started in the Jets' season-opener at the Bills and collected a season-high 14 combined tackles (eight solo) and was credited for half a sack in their 21–12 loss.[41] On September 24, 2017, he recorded a season-high 11 solo tackles, assisted on a tackle, and deflected a pass in the Jets' 20–6 win against the Dolphins in Week 3. In Week 14, Davis collected 13 combined tackles (ten solo) and half a sack during a 23–0 loss at the Denver Broncos. He finished the 2017 season with a career-high 135 combined tackles (97 solo), a career-high five sacks, and three pass deflections in 16 games and 16 starts.[19] His 135 combined tackles finished sixth in the league in 2017.[42] He earned an overall grade of 87.3 from Pro Football Focus and received the eighth highest among all qualified linebackers in 2017.[43][44]
New Orleans Saints
2018
Davis became an unrestricted free agent in 2018 and received interest from multiple teams as he was considered to be the top linebacker available in free agency. Davis stated he intended to return to New York and considered the Jets his home. The Jets and Davis failed to reach an agreement and Davis claimed the Jets never officially made him contract offer, but it was possibly due to his asking price.[45] On March 19, 2018, the Saints signed Davis to a three-year, $24 million contract with $16 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $9.20 million.[46][47][48]
In Week 4, Davis recorded 11 tackles, two for a loss, and two sacks in a 33–18 win over the New York Giants, earning him National Football Conference Defensive Player of the Week.[49]
2019
In Week 10 against the Atlanta Falcons, Davis recorded a team-high 11 tackles and sacked Matt Ryan once in the 26–18 win.[50]
2020
On September 12, 2020, Davis signed a three-year, $27 million contract extension with the Saints.[51]
In Week 1 against the Buccaneers, Davis recorded his first sack of the season on Tom Brady in the 34–23 win. In the Week 3 against the Packers, Davis sacked Aaron Rodgers in the 37–30 loss. In Week 10 against the San Francisco 49ers, Davis recorded a team high 12 tackles and sacked Nick Mullens once during the 27–13 win.[52]
2022
On June 24, 2022, Davis signed a one-year contract extension with New Orleans.[53] Davis played in all 17 games for the Saints, and was on the field for all 1,132 defensive snaps played by the team. In doing so, he became the only linebacker to do so in 2022, and the first to accomplish the feat since Jordan Hicks did so for the Arizona Cardinals in 2019.[54]
2024
On March 11, 2024, the Saints agreed to terms of Davis' contract, extending him through to 2025.[55]
NFL career statistics
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Led the league | |
Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2012 | NYJ | 16 | 3 | 36 | 31 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 0 |
2013 | NYJ | 16 | 16 | 106 | 63 | 43 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | NYJ | 16 | 16 | 116 | 79 | 37 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | NYJ | 16 | 16 | 90 | 57 | 33 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | CLE | 16 | 15 | 99 | 59 | 40 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | NYJ | 16 | 16 | 135 | 97 | 38 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
2018 | NO | 16 | 16 | 110 | 74 | 36 | 5.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | NO | 16 | 16 | 111 | 87 | 24 | 4.0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | NO | 16 | 16 | 119 | 73 | 46 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | NO | 16 | 16 | 105 | 70 | 35 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | NO | 17 | 17 | 107 | 54 | 55 | 6.5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | NO | 17 | 17 | 121 | 74 | 47 | 6.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
Career | 194 | 180 | 1,257 | 818 | 439 | 42.5 | 51 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 0 |
Postseason
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2018 | NO | 2 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | NO | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | NO | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 5 | 5 | 43 | 30 | 13 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Personal life
Davis is a devout Christian.[56] His cousin was former NFL quarterback Steve McNair.[57] Davis married in 2012 and has five children, 4 girls and one boy, with his wife Tamela.[58] During the 2019 season, Davis was fined $7,000 by the NFL for wearing a headband in Week 3 with the words "Man of God" on it, though the fine was later repealed.[59][60]
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External links
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