BIOGRAPHY
Carl Davis was born March 2, 1992 in Detroit, Michigan. He is a Defensive Tackle for the New England Patriots in the NFL.
Davis attended Adlai Stevenson High School, where he played high school football. He was named first team All-state by The Detroit Free Press, Detroit News and Macomb Daily. He was a first team All-conference as a senior after earning second team honors as a junior. As a junior, he collected 47 tackles, with eight tackles for loss, 15 QB hurries and three QB sacks, helping prep team post 10-2 mark. He recorded 58 tackles as a senior, including six QB sacks while leading his team to a 13-1 record and advancing to the state championship game at Ford Field. Also blocked two field goals, had one interception and scored one touchdown. Davis also lettered in basketball and track and field.
Davis was redshirted as a true freshman at the University of Iowa in 2010. As a redshirt freshman in 2011, Davis played in six games and had two tackles. As a sophomore in 2012, he played in 11 games making eight tackles. Davis became a first year starter as a junior in 2013, starting all 13 games. He finished the season with 42 tackles and 1.5 sacks. Davis entered his senior season in 2014 as a starter for the second consecutive year.
The Baltimore Ravens selected Davis in the third round (90th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft, after unexpectedly falling in the draft. On September 1, 2018, Davis was waived by the Ravens.
On September 2, 2018, Davis was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns. The Browns re-signed Davis on a one year $2 million contract on March 12, 2019. The Browns released Davis on August 31, 2019.
On October 14, 2019, Davis was signed by the Indianapolis Colts. He was released on November 4.
On November 25, 2019, Davis was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was released on October 12.
On October 14, 2020, Davis was signed by the New England Patriots off the Jaguars practice squad.
Davis signed a contract extension with the Patriots on March 15, 2021.
