Ja'Gared Davis
 Davis in the 2013 NFL postseason. | |||||||||
| No. 69 – Calgary Stampeders | |||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | September 11, 1990 Crockett, Texas | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | SMU | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
| CFL status: | International | ||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2014 | |||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com | |||||||||
Ja'Gared Deniandruis Davis[1] (born September 11, 1990) is an American football outside linebacker for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Southern Methodist University. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2013.
Early years
He attended Crockett High School in Crockett, Texas.[2] He was selected as the District 20-3A Defensive Co-MVP during high school.[2]
College career
He was named First Team Conference USA[2] and was selected to CollegeFootballNews.com All-American honorable mention during his sophomore season.[3] In his junior season, he was selected to the second-team All-C-USA. During his junior season, he was named FWAA National Defensive Player Of The Week for his performance against UTEP in which he had eight tackles, 1.5 sacks, one interception, three pass deflections and a forced fumble in which he recovered for a touchdown.[4] He was selected for the 2011 Rotary Lombardi Award Official Watch List prior his junior season.[5] He was named to the second-team All-Texas by Dave Campbell's Texas Football during his senior season.[6] He was named to the First-Team All-C-USA following his senior season.[7] He finished college with the total of 301 tackles, 20.5 sacks, 4 Interceptions, 20 Pass deflections and 6 Forced fumbles.[8]
Professional career
Houston Texans
On April 27, 2013, he signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent following the 2013 NFL Draft.[9]
New England Patriots
On August 28, 2013, Davis was claimed by the New England Patriots off waivers.[10] He was released on October 22, 2014, after the Patriots had traded for Akeem Ayers. On October 24, the Patriots re-signed him to the practice squad.[11] On November 22, Davis was released from the New England practice squad.[12]
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs signed Davis to their practice squad on November 25, 2014.[13]
Washington Redskins
Davis was signed by the Washington Redskins off the Chiefs' practice squad on December 9, 2014.[14] He was waived on July 31, 2015 after the Redskins signed Junior Galette.
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs signed Davis on August 17, 2015.[15]
Calgary Stampeders
Davis was signed by the Calgary Stampeders on May 30, 2016.[16]
References
- ^ "ESPN Profile". ESPN.com.
- ^ a b c "SMU Mustangs Profile". smumustangs.com.
- ^ "2010 CFN All-America Defense & Special Teams". scout.com. Retrieved December 15, 2010.
- ^ "Ja'Gared Davis Named FWAA National Defensive Player Of The Week". thebiglead.com. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
- ^ "Four Mustangs On 2011 Rotary Lombardi Award Official Watch List". smumustangs.com. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ "2012 All-Texas College Team". texasfootball.com.
- ^ "Thirteen Mustangs Earn Conference USA Season Honors". rivals.com. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
- ^ "Ja'Gared Davis College Statistics". sports-reference.com.
- ^ "Texans sign four draft picks, 23 undrafted free agents". nbcsports.com. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ https://twitter.com/cpriceNFL/status/372824141055139840
- ^ Hill, Richard. "Patriots Announce Trade for Akeem Ayers, Release Ja'Gared Davis". SBNation.com. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ^ Reiss, Mike. "Casey Walker joins practice squad". ESPNBoston.com. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- ^ Chiefs sign LB Ja’Gared Davis to practice squad
- ^ Jones, Mike. "Redskins add linebackers Ja'Gared Davis and Trevardo Williams". Washington Post. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ https://twitter.com/TerezPaylor/status/633409529963671553
- ^ "Stampeders sign DL Davis". tsn.ca. May 30, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
External links
- 1990 births
- Living people
- American football outside linebackers
- Canadian football linebackers
- African-American players of American football
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- SMU Mustangs football players
- Houston Texans players
- New England Patriots players
- Kansas City Chiefs players
- Washington Redskins players
- Calgary Stampeders players
- Undrafted National Football League players