{{Short description|American football player (born 1990)}} {{Use American English|date=September 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Will Davis | image = <!-- Only free-content images are allowed for depicting living people -- see [[WP:NONFREE]]. --> | image_size = | alt = | caption = | current_team = | number = 29, 39, 31 | position = [[Cornerback]] | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|5|8|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Torrance, California]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 11 | weight_lbs = 186 | high_school = [[Central Valley High School (Spokane Valley, Washington)|Spokane Valley (WA) Central Valley]] | college = [[Utah State Aggies football|Utah State]] | draftyear = 2013 | draftround = 3 | draftpick = 93 | pastteams = * [[Miami Dolphins]] ({{NFL Year|2013}}–{{NFL Year|2015}}) * [[Baltimore Ravens]] ({{NFL Year|2015}}–{{NFL Year|2016}}) * [[San Francisco 49ers]] ({{NFL Year|2017}})* * [[Salt Lake Stallions]] ({{AAF Year|2019}}) | status = | highlights = * First-team All-[[Western Athletic Conference|WAC]] ([[2012 Western Athletic Conference football season|2012]]) | statlabel1 = [[Tackle (football move)|Total tackles]] | statvalue1 = 30 | statlabel2 = [[Pass deflections]] | statvalue2 = 5 | statlabel3 = [[Interceptions]] | statvalue3 = 1 |pfr=DaviWi02 }}
'''Will Davis''' (born May 8, 1990) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[cornerback]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He was selected by the [[Miami Dolphins]] in the third round of the [[2013 NFL draft]]. He played [[college football]] for the [[Utah State Aggies football|Utah State Aggies]].
==Early life== Davis was born in [[Compton, California]] May 8, 1990 to Shon Davis and Francis Watkins. His father is a pastor in [[Spokane, Washington]], and his mother resides in [[Los Angeles, California]]. His parents are divorced. He has an older brother Shon Davis who is a business man in Los Angeles.
He was raised in Spokane, Washington.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-07-29 |title=Catching up with CV alum Will Davis of the San Francisco 49ers |url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jul/29/catching-up-with-cv-alum-will-davis-of-the-san-fra/ |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=Spokesman.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Frank |first=Vincent |title=Will Davis: 5 Things You Need to Know About the Utah State Cornerback |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1605715-will-davis-5-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-utah-state-cornerback |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=bleacherreport.com |language=en}}</ref> He was a second-team all-Greater Spokane League selection in his only year of football at [[Central Valley High School (Spokane Valley, Washington)|Central Valley High School]] in the Spokane Valley, logging seven interceptions, while also tallying 33 tackles, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. He also played wide receiver, making 16 catches for 135 yards and four touchdowns. He earned three letters in basketball and four in track. He was an honorable mention all-league honoree and team MVP as a senior in basketball and was a two-year starter. As sophomore, he played on the team that was Class 4A state runner-up. He placed third in triple jump at state track meet as a senior and was regional champion as junior, and had a personal record triple jump of 46–0.
==College career== Davis originally attended [[Western Washington University]], but the university disbanded the football program after his redshirt season in 2008.<ref>Booth, Tim. (2009-01-08) [http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2008606757_apfbcwwashingtonfootballdropped1stldwritethru.html?syndication=rss Local News | Western Washington cuts football program | Seattle Times Newspaper]. Seattletimes.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-21.</ref> He then enrolled at [[De Anza College]], a [[community college]] located in [[Cupertino, California]]. He earned first-team all-Golden Gate Conference and first-team all-state honors after posting eight interceptions, returning two for touchdowns. The eight interceptions led the Northern California Football Association and he ranked tied for eighth in the [[National Club Football Association]] (NCFA) in passes defended with 1.55 per game, adding eight pass break-ups, and also tallied 38 tackles.
After the 2010 season, Davis transferred to [[Utah State University]], where he played for the [[Utah State Aggies football]] team during the 2011 and 2012 seasons. He played in all 13 games in 2011, making five starts, while recording 35 tackles to rank 10th on the team. He finished the year tied for third on the team for pass break-ups with six as well as having 3.5 tackles for a loss to rank eighth on the team. In his senior season in 2012, he was named to the all-conference first team. Davis ranked first on the team in both interceptions (5) and passes defended (17) his 22 total passes defended (1.69 per game) ranked him [https://www.ncaa.com/stats/football/fbs/current/individual/1017 second in the nation], he also finished eighth on the team with 47 tackles (33-solo), to go along with three quarterback hurries.
==Professional career==
===Miami Dolphins=== Davis was selected by the [[Miami Dolphins]] in the third round, with the 93rd overall pick, of the [[2013 NFL draft]].<ref>[https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2013/4/26/4272768/nfl-draft-results-dolphins-ravens-will-davis-brandon-williams NFL Draft results: Dolphins get Will Davis, Ravens take Brandon Williams in 3rd round]. SBNation.com (2013-04-26). Retrieved on 2013-07-21.</ref>
===Baltimore Ravens=== Davis was traded to the [[Baltimore Ravens]] on September 21, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wesseling|first1=Chris|title=Dolphins trade CB Will Davis to Ravens|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/dolphins-trade-cb-will-davis-to-ravens-0ap3000000536107|work=NFL.com|access-date=21 September 2015}}</ref> On October 11, 2015, in the 33–30 loss to the Cleveland Browns, Davis experienced a season-ending ACL tear in the first half of the game and was placed on injured reserve.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Cornerback Will Davis Has Torn ACL|url = http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Cornerback-Will-Davis-Has-Torn-ACL/176de38f-6ada-4243-b611-611786506ecb|website = www.baltimoreravens.com|access-date = 2015-10-13}}</ref>
Davis was released by the Ravens on November 4, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ravens Waive Will Davis, Claim CB Chris Lewis-Harris Off Waivers|url=http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Ravens-Waive-Will-Davis-Claim-CB-Chris-Lewis-Harris-Off-Waivers/ed501a2e-f1ac-4a3d-b8a7-e7f42e41b78e|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506154152/http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Ravens-Waive-Will-Davis-Claim-CB-Chris-Lewis-Harris-Off-Waivers/ed501a2e-f1ac-4a3d-b8a7-e7f42e41b78e|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 6, 2017|author=Ryan, Mink|website=BaltimoreRavens.com|date=November 4, 2016|access-date=November 5, 2016}}</ref>
===San Francisco 49ers=== On June 1, 2017, Davis signed with the [[San Francisco 49ers]].<ref>{{cite web|title=49ers Sign CB Will Davis|url=http://www.49ers.com/news/article-2/49ers-Sign-CB-Will-Davis/8055c28a-2a21-4469-905a-e24f00a4a729?sf84222718=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902095410/http://www.49ers.com/news/article-2/49ers-Sign-CB-Will-Davis/8055c28a-2a21-4469-905a-e24f00a4a729?sf84222718=1|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 2, 2017|website=49ers.com|access-date=June 1, 2017}}</ref> He was released on September 1, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=49ers Announce Several Roster Moves|url=http://www.49ers.com/news/article-2/49ers-Announce-Several-Roster-Moves/f2f5edf1-1065-4caa-9ce5-c92f7c168b55|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302202415/http://www.49ers.com/news/article-2/49ers-Announce-Several-Roster-Moves/f2f5edf1-1065-4caa-9ce5-c92f7c168b55|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 2, 2018|website=49ers.com|date=September 1, 2017}}</ref>
===Salt Lake Stallions=== On September 14, 2018, Davis signed with the [[Salt Lake Stallions]] of the [[Alliance of American Football]] for the 2019 season.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hatch|first=Jake|url=http://www.1280thezone.com/utahs-new-professional-football-team-will-be-known-as-the-salt-lake-stallions/|title=Utah's new professional football team will be known as the Salt Lake Stallions|publisher=[[KZNS (AM)|KZNS]]|date=September 25, 2018|access-date=February 5, 2019}}</ref> The league ceased operations in April 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rothstein |first=Michael |last2=Wickersham |first2=Seth |date=June 13, 2019 |title=Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/26957796/inside-short-unhappy-life-alliance-american-football |access-date=January 9, 2024 |website=[[ESPN.com]]}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.utahstateaggies.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/davis_will00.html Utah State Aggies bio]
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