 Davis with the Montreal Alouettes in 2022 | |||||||||||
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive lineman | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born: | July 9, 1995 Canton, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Canton McKinley (Canton, Ohio) | ||||||||||
| College: | Akron | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| CFL status: | American | ||||||||||
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| Career CFL statistics as of 2022 | |||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR · CFL.ca | |||||||||||
Jamal Davis II (born July 9, 1995) is an American professional football defensive lineman for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He has also been a member of six different teams in the National Football League (NFL); the Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, Tennessee Titans, Cleveland Browns and Los Angeles Chargers. He played college football at the University of Akron.
Davis attended Canton McKinley High School.[1]
Davis played college football for the Akron Zips but sat out the 2016 season, as per NCAA transfer rules.[2] Davis started in 12 games his junior season, earning him third-team All-MAC honors. He had 69 tackles, 15.5 for loss, and two sacks in 14 games (12 starts). Jamal participated in the 2019 NFL Combine.[3]
In April 2019, Davis signed as an undrafted free agent with the Houston Texans (NFL).[4] In July 2019, Davis was moved to the active roster.[5] In September 2019, Davis was released by the Texans.[6]
Davis signed to the practice squad with the Indianapolis Colts (NFL) on September 2, 2019.[7]
In December 2019, Davis signed with the Miami Dolphins (NFL).[8] Davis made his NFL debut with the Dolphins and played in three games for the team in 2019.[9]
In August 2020, Davis signed with the Tennessee Titans (NFL).[10]
In December 2020, Davis signed with the Cleveland Browns (NFL) to the practice squad.[11][12]
Davis signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in January 2021.[13] Davis made his debut with Montreal on September 3, 2021.[14] He played in nine games for the Alouettes during the 2021 season and contributed with 17 defensive tackles, four quarterback sacks and a touchdown.[15]
On January 25, 2022, the Los Angeles Chargers signed Davis to a reserve/future contract.[16] He was waived on August 30, 2022.[17]
On September 16, 2022, it was announced that Davis had re-signed with the Alouettes on a two-year contract.[18] He played in six regular season games where he had ten defensive tackles, two sacks, and one forced fumble.[15]
In 2023, Davis played in the team's first 14 games of the season where he recorded 22 defensive tackles, one special teams tackle, and three quarterback sacks.[19] However, he was released on September 25, 2023.[19]
On September 27, 2023, it was announced that Davis had signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.[20]