{{Short description|American football player (born 1997)}} {{Use American English|date=August 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Kevin Davidson | image = | image_size = | caption = | alt = | current_team = | number = 9 | position = Quarterback | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|8|1|mf=y}} | birth_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4 | weight_lb = 225 | college = Princeton | high_school = San Ramon Valley {{nowrap|(Danville, California)}} | undraftedyear = 2020 | pastteams = * Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2020}})* | status = | highlights = }}
'''Kevin Davidson''' (born August 1, 1997) is an American former college football player who was a quarterback for the Princeton Tigers.
== Early life == Davidson went to San Ramon Valley High School and was a three star recruit coming out of high school.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://247sports.com/player/kevin-davidson-32546/|title=Kevin Davidson, Princeton Tigers, Pro-Style Quarterback|website=247Sports|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-04}}</ref> In July 2015, Davidson committed to play football at University of California Davis.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://getsportsfocus.com/High_School-detail/gsfminute-kevin-davidson-commits-to-uc-davis/|title=GSFMinute - Kevin Davidson Commits to UC Davis|website=GetSportsFocus|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-04|archive-date=March 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304003723/https://getsportsfocus.com/High_School-detail/gsfminute-kevin-davidson-commits-to-uc-davis/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Davidson later uncommitted and on February 3, 2016, committed to play football for Princeton University.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thewolfprint.com/student-life/2016/03/03/srvhs-senior-commits-to-princeton-for-football/|title=SRVHS senior commits to Princeton for football|last=Batza|first=Kyle|website=The SRVHS Wolfprint|access-date=2020-03-04}}</ref>
== College career == Davidson saw little playing time at Princeton until he earned the starting quarterback job his senior season.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://goprincetontigers.com/sports/football/roster/kevin-davidson/15728|title=Kevin Davidson - Football|website=Princeton University Athletics|language=en|access-date=2020-03-04}}</ref> On September 28, 2019, Davidson set an Ivy League record for touchdown passes in a game after throwing seven touchdowns against Bucknell.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2019/09/28/davidson-throws-princeton-record-7-tds-in-56-23-win/40216729/|title=Davidson throws Princeton-record 7 TDs in 56-23 win|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-04}}</ref> Davidson played in the 2020 East-West Shrine Bowl on January 18, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.princetontigersfootball.com/2019/11/kevin-davidson-to-play-in-east-west-shrine-bowl/|title=Kevin Davidson To Play In East-West Shrine Bowl|website=Tigers Football|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-04}}</ref>
=== Statistics === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" |Year ! rowspan="2" |Team ! colspan="7" |Passing |- !G !Cmp !Att !Pct !Yards !TD !INT |- !2016 !Princeton |2 |0 |1 |0.0 |0 |0 |0 |- !2017 !Princeton |8 |4 |10 |40.0 |38 |0 |0 |- !2018 !Princeton |9 |33 |50 |66.0 |386 |5 |0 |- !2019 !Princeton |10 |209 |313 |66.8 |2,569 |20 |6 |- ! colspan="2" |Career !29 !246 !374 !65.8 !2,993 !25 !6 |}
== Professional career == {{NFL predraft | height ft = 6 | height in = 4 1/8 | weight = 224 | dash = 5.00 | ten split = 1.66 | twenty split = 2.89 | shuttle = 4.37 | cone drill = 7.13 | vertical = 28.0 | broad ft = 9 | broad in = 1 | arm span = 30 7/8 | hand span = 8 1/4 | wingspan ft = 6 | wingspan in = 3 | note = All values from NFL Combine<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/kevin-davidson/32004441-5609-1654-66be-fd2bf07b2949 |title=Kevin Davidson Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=December 28, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1017396&DraftYear=2020 |title=Kevin Davidson College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=December 28, 2025}}</ref> }}
After going undrafted in the 2020 NFL draft, Davidson signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=Browns sign 15 undrafted free agents|url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-sign-15-undrafted-free-agents-x6190|website=ClevelandBrowns.com|date=May 5, 2020}}</ref> He was waived by the Browns on September 5, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=Browns announce initial 53-man roster heading into 2020 season|url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-53-man-roster-2020-season|author=Gribble, Andrew|website=ClevelandBrowns.com|date=September 5, 2020}}</ref>
== Personal life == Davidson is the son of Rob and Jennifer Davidson. He has an older brother, Kurt, and a younger brother, Kyle.<ref name=":0" />
Davidson has worked at private equity firm Parthenon Capital since 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kevin Davidson - Parthenon Capital |url=https://www.parthenoncapital.com/team/kevin-davidson/ |access-date=2026-01-27 |website=www.parthenoncapital.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
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