 Davis Jr. in 2017 | |||||||
| No. 11 – Wichita Force | |||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born: | December 27, 1990 Rex, Georgia | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Morrow (GA) | ||||||
| College: | Friends | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2013 | ||||||
| Career history | |||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||
| Career Arena statistics | |||||||
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| Player stats at ArenaFan.com | |||||||
Dexter B. Davis, Jr. (born December 27, 1990) is an American football linebacker for the Wichita Force of Champions Indoor Football (CIF). He played college football at Friends University and attended Morrow High School in Morrow, Georgia. He has also been a member of the Columbus Lions, Portland Steel, Guangzhou Power, and Baltimore Brigade.
Davis attended Morrow High School.[1]
Davis played for the Friends Falcons from 2009 to 2012. He was the team's starter his final two years and helped the Falcons to 25 wins. He played in 39 games during his career including 39 starts at defensive end. Davis lead the entire National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics with 14.0 sacks as a junior. Davis was twice named First Team All-Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference and was the 2011 KCAC Defensive Player of the Year. Davis was also named a two-time American Football Coaches Association All-American.[2]
Source:[3]
NAIA collegiate career statistics
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Friends Falcons
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| Season | Tackles | Interceptions | ||||||||||||
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| Solo | Ast | Total | Loss | Sacks | FF | Int | Yards | Avg | TD | PD | ||||
| 2009 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 14.5 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 8.5 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 1 | |||
| 2011 | 33 | 25 | 58 | 24.5 | 14.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 3 | |||
| 2012 | 31 | 14 | 45 | 21.0 | 14.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | |||
| NAIA career totals | 96 | 51 | 147 | 68.5 | 42.5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 | |||
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
226 lb (103 kg) |
4.66 s | 2.82 s | 1.78 s | 4.64 s | 7.00 s | 31.0 in (0.79 m) |
10 ft 03 in (3.12 m) |
14 reps | |||
| All values from Kansas State Pro Day[4] | ||||||||||||
On November 14, 2014, Davis was assigned to the Portland Thunder.[5] Portland exercised Davis' rookie option to retain him for the 2016 season.[6]
Davis was selected by the Guangzhou Power of the China Arena Football League (CAFL) in the fifth round of the 2016 CAFL Draft.[7] He was selected by the Guangzhou Power in the fourth round of the 2017 CAFL Draft.[8]
Davis was assigned to the Baltimore Brigade on March 27, 2017. Davis was named the AFL's Defensive Player of the Week for Week 3 following a three sack performance against the Cleveland Gladiators.[9]