Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Jordan Davis was born January 12, 2000, in Charlotte, North Carolina. He is a defensive tackle in the NFL.

He played in 11 games with four starts as a true freshman, recording 25 tackles with 1.5 sacks and was named to the SEC All-Freshman team and a Freshman All-American by the Football Writers Association of America. As a sophomore, he had 18 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. During the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season, Davis had 16 tackles and a sack while leading his team to a win in the 2020 Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl. Davis had his best season as a Senior with 32 tackles, 2 sacks as well as a 1-yard rushing touchdown against Charleston Southern. After completing a perfect regular season, Davis and the Bulldogs fell to the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 2021 SEC Championship. Despite their loss, UGA was ranked as the #3 seed in the 2021 College Football Playoffs. They went on to defeat the #2 ranked University of Michigan in the 2021 Orange Bowl, creating a rematch against Alabama. UGA defeated the University of Alabama 33-18, claiming their first national championship in over 40 years. Davis ran a 4.78-second 40-yard dash at the 2022 NFL Combine, making him just the third player over 330 pounds to run under 5 seconds after Dontari Poe (2012) and Greg Robinson (2014).

In the 2022 NFL Draft, Jordan Davis was selected with the #13 overall pick by the Philadelphia Eagles.