Jalen Davis

BIOGRAPHY

Jalen Davis was born on February 2, 1996, in Hawaii. He is a cornerback in the NFL.

Davis played four seasons for the Utah State Aggies, who were the only FBS school to offer him a scholarship. As a senior, Davis intercepted five passes, three of which he returned for a touchdown, with 12 passes broken up and held quarterbacks to a passer rating of 30.5 when targeted. At the end of the season, he was named first-team All-Mountain West Conference and a Walter Camp Foundation First Team All-American and a second-team All-American by The Associated Press and the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). Throughout his collegiate career, Davis played in 48 games accumulated 181 tackles with 37 pass deflections and 11 interceptions, four of which he returned for touchdowns.

Davis signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2018. He was cut from the team at the end of the preseason and subsequently re-signed to the team's practice squad on September 2, 2018. Davis was promoted to the Dolphins' active roster on December 8, 2018. Davis made his NFL debut on December 9, 2018, in a 34-33 win over the New England Patriots. Davis made his first career tackle, a sack, and forced a fumble against the Jacksonville Jaguars on December 23, 2018.

On October 27, 2020, Davis was signed to the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad. He was elevated to the active roster on November 14 and November 21 for the team's weeks 10 and 11 games against the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Football Team, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. He was promoted to the active roster on November 28, 2020.

Davis signed a one-year contract extension with the Bengals on March 3, 2021.