.jpg) Davis with theWashington Commanders in 2024 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | (1995-01-06)January 6, 1995 (age 30) Glendale, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Glendale | ||||||||||||||
| College | BYU (2013–2016) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2017: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||||||||||
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Michael Keith Davis II (born January 6, 1995) is an American professionalfootballcornerback for theNew Orleans Saints of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theBYU Cougars and signed with theLos Angeles Chargers as anundrafted free agent in 2017. Davis has also played for theWashington Commanders.
Davisw was born on January 6, 1995, inGlendale, California. He has an African American father and Mexican mother, with him being raisedCatholic by his mother.[1] Davis participated in theGlendale High School football andtrack and field teams.[2] During his senior year, he earned first-team All-CIF, league, & area honors. In track and field, Davis had won the Pacific League title in the100-meter sprint 3 straight years and the200-meter sprint 4 straight years. He ran the 100 and 200-meter dash with best times of 10.5 and 21.3. Davis also qualified for the California State Championship Meet for the 200 his junior and senior years. In 2012, he finished seventh overall, and finished fifth overall in 2013.
Davis attended BYU from 2013 to 2016, and totaled 110tackles and 17pass break-ups in his four seasons there.[3] Davis lost his starting position for a time during his senior season, but came off the bench to make the biggest play of his career, an interception and 40-yard return on the road againstMichigan State that helped the Cougars secure a 31–14 upset victory.[4]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft1+5⁄8 in (1.87 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 31+5⁄8 in (0.80 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.34 s | 1.60 s | 2.59 s | 4.34 s | 7.03 s | 29.0 in (0.74 m) | 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | 12 reps | |
| All values fromPro Day[5][6] | ||||||||||||
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Davis was signed by theLos Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent on May 1, 2017.[7] He was waived on September 2, 2017 and was signed to the Chargers'practice squad the next day.[8][9] He was promoted to the active roster on September 16, 2017.[10]
Davis was suspended two games by the NFL for violating the league's substance abuse policy on November 22, 2019.[11] He was reinstated from suspension on December 9, 2019, and activated two days later.
On April 9, 2020, Davis was re-signed to a one-year, $3.259 million contract.[12] In Week 4 against theTampa Bay Buccaneers, Davis intercepted a pass thrown byTom Brady and returned it 78 yards for atouchdown during the 38–31 loss.[13] On March 15, 2021, Davis signed a 3-year contract extension with the Chargers worth 25.2 million dollars.[14]
Davis signed a one-year contract with theWashington Commanders on March 18, 2024.[15] He finished the 2024 regular season with 14 tackles and one pass deflection over 15 games (with two starts).[16] The Commanders deactivated Davis for all three post-season games that the team played in.
On October 7, 2025, Davis signed with theNew Orleans Saints.[17]
