Keionta Davis
| No. 58 – New England Patriots | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
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| Born: | March 1, 1994 | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 280 lb (127 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: |
Red Bank (Red Bank, Tennessee) | ||||||||||
| College: | Chattanooga | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2017 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 2, 2018 | |||||||||||
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Keionta Leron Davis (born March 1, 1994) is an American football defensive end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Chattanooga.
College career
Accumulating 10.5 sacks, 44 tackles, 10 pass breakups, and a blocked field goal in his senior season (2016) for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Mocs football team, Davis was named Defensive Player of the Year of the Southern Conference by the league's coaches. Davis graduated with a degree in business.[1]
Professional career
After a stellar four-year career at Chattanooga and considered to be one of the top FCS prospects in the country, Davis was originally forecasted to be picked in the mid-rounds of the 2017 NFL Draft, however he was diagnosed with a bulging disc at the NFL Combine, causing him to go undrafted.[2]
New England Patriots
Davis signed as an undrafted free agent with the New England Patriots on August 11, 2017.[3] He was placed on the team's injured reserve on September 2, ending his season.[4]
Davis impressed in his second training camp and preseason with the Patriots, earning him a spot on the team's 53-man roster.[5]
References
- ↑ "Keionta Davis profile". Chattanooga Mocs football. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
- ↑ "Keionta Davis, healthy again, is seeing his hard work pay off with playing time". The Boston Globe. 2018-08-21. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
- ↑ "Patriots' Keionta Davis:Signs with New England". CBSsports.com. 2017-08-13. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
- ↑ "2017 NFL roster cuts: Patriots place rookies Antonio Garcia, two more players on non-football reserve lists". PatsPulpit.com. 2017-09-02. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
- ↑ "2018 Patriots roster cuts: New England keeps Keionta Davis and Ted Karras on its 53-man roster". PatsPulpit.com. 2018-09-01. Retrieved 2018-09-04.