Marcus Davenport

BIOGRAPHY

Marcus Davenport was born September 4, 1996, in San Antonio, Texas. He is a defensive end in the National Football League.

Davenport played college football at UTSA. He was drafted by the Saints in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft. He attended John Paul Stevens High School in San Antonio, Texas, where he played high school football. He chose to play college football at University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) over UNLV. Davenport played at UTSA from 2014 to 2017. As a senior in 2017, he was the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year after recording 55 tackles and 8.5 sacks. During his career, he had 185 tackles and 21.5 sacks. Tabbed 2017 Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year and first-team all-conference, Davenport accepted an invitation to play in the Reese’s Senior Bowl on Jan. 27 in Mobile, Alabama. He finished his UTSA career as the program's all-time leader in tackles for loss (38.0), sacks (22.0) and QB hurries (21).

Davenport was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the first round (14th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. He was the second defensive end to be selected that year, behind only Bradley Chubb. The pick used to select Davenport was acquired from the Green Bay Packers. On May 10, 2018, Davenport signed his rookie contract with the Saints.

In Week 3, against the Atlanta Falcons, Davenport recorded his first career sack in the victory. In Week 8, against the Minnesota Vikings, he recorded a two-sack performance in the victory.