Marcus Davenport
| No. 92 – New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
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| Born: | September 4, 1996 San Antonio, Texas | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | John Paul Stevens (San Antonio, Texas) | ||||||||||
| College: | UTSA | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2018 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2018 | |||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com | |||||||||||
Marcus Davenport (born September 4, 1996) is an American football defensive end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UTSA. He was drafted by the Saints in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
Early years
Davenport attended John Paul Stevens High School in San Antonio, Texas, where he played high school football.[1] Barely recruited out of high school, he chose to play college football at University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) over UNLV.[2]
College career
Davenport played at UTSA from 2014 to 2017.[3][4] As a senior in 2017, he was the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year after recording 55 tackles and 8.5 sacks.[5] During his career, he had 185 tackles and 21.5 sacks.[6]
Collegiate statistics
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| Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||||||||
| Year | School | Conf | Class | Pos | G | Solo | Ast | Tot | Loss | Sk | Int | Yds | Avg | TD | PD | FR | Yds | TD | FF |
| 2014 | UTSA | CUSA | FR | DE | 8 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | UTSA | CUSA | SO | DE | 11 | 30 | 19 | 49 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 2016 | UTSA | CUSA | JR | DE | 13 | 30 | 37 | 67 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2017 | UTSA | CUSA | SR | DE | 11 | 30 | 25 | 55 | 17.5 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Career | UTSA | 95 | 90 | 185 | 37.5 | 21.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
Professional career
| 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 5+3⁄4 in (1.97 m) |
264 lb (120 kg) |
33+5⁄8 in (0.85 m) |
9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) |
4.58 s | 1.62 s | 2.67 s | 4.41 s | 7.20 s | 33+1⁄2 in (0.85 m) |
10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) |
22 reps | |
| All values from NFL Draft[7][8] | ||||||||||||
Davenport was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the first round (14th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[9] He was the second defensive end to be selected that year, behind only Bradley Chubb.[10] On May 10, 2018, Davenport signed his rookie contract with the Saints.[11] On June 11, 2018, it was reported that Davenport injured his thumb and that it would require surgery.[12] In Week 3, against the Atlanta Falcons, Davenport recorded his first career sack in the victory.[13] In Week 8, against the Minnesota Vikings, he recorded a two-sack performance in the victory.[14]
References
- ^ Erickson, Joel. "Small-school prospects like Dallas Goedert, Marcus Davenport looking to make big splash in draft". The Advocate. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
- ^ Briggs, Jerry (February 5, 2014). "UTSA signee Marcus Davenport says, 'It's time to get to work'". My Sanantonio. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- ^ Griffin, Tim (October 20, 2016). "Growing Davenport blossoming in role as UTSA's defensive leader". My Sanantonio. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- ^ Trapasso, Chris (November 16, 2017). "2018 NFL Draft: UTSA pass rusher Marcus Davenport has enormous NFL potential". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- ^ Whisler, John (December 6, 2017). "Davenport chosen C-USA's Defensive Player of the Year". SF Gate. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- ^ "Marcus Davenport College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
- ^ "NFL Draft Prospect Profile - Marcus Davenport". nfl.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
- ^ "Texas-San Antonio DE Marcus Davenport : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- ^ Sessler, Marc (April 26, 2018). "Saints trade up to No. 14 to draft Marcus Davenport". NFL.com.
- ^ "2018 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-11-02.
- ^ "New Orleans Saints sign six draft picks". NewOrleansSaints.com. May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
- ^ Patra, Kevin (June 11, 2018). "Saints DE Marcus Davenport to undergo thumb surgery". NFL.com. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
- ^ "Marcus Davenport logs first career sack vs. Atlanta Falcons". USA Today. 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
- ^ "Saints' Marcus Davenport: Two sacks in Week 8". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-11-02.