.JPG) Davis with theSan Francisco 49ers in 2016 | |||||||||||
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||||
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| Born | (1990-11-04)November 4, 1990 (age 35) Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school | Woodlawn (Birmingham) | ||||||||||
| College | Auburn (2010–2013) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2014: undrafted | ||||||||||
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Chris Lynn Davis Jr. (born November 4, 1990) is an American former professionalfootball player who was acornerback in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theAuburn Tigers, earning first-teamAll-American honors in 2013. He was responsible for the historic “Kick Six,” the final play of the2013 Iron Bowl when he returned a missed field goal attempt 109 yards from the back of the endzone to score a game winning touchdown as time expired. Davis was signed by theSan Diego Chargers as anundrafted free agent in 2014. After his playing career, he became a coach.
Davis attendedWoodlawn High School inBirmingham, Alabama. As a senior, he had 134 carries for 877 yards (6.5 ypc), eight catches for 185 yards, 472 kickoff return yards and 48 punt return yards. Defensively, he had 23 tackles and three pass breakups.
He was considered a three-star recruit byRivals.com.[1]
Davis was involved in the 2013Iron Bowl play referred to as "Kick Six." With one second left on the clock and the score tied at 28, AlabamaplacekickerAdam Griffith missed a 57-yard game-winning field goal attempt which was caught by Davis and returned 109 yards for a game-winningtouchdown.[2][3]
As a senior in 2013, Davis was named anAll-American as a return specialist by theSporting News andCBS Sports.[4][5][6] He earned second-teamAll-SEC honors at cornerback.[7]
| 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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| 5 ft9+7⁄8 in (1.77 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | 31 in (0.79 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.55 s | 1.63 s | 2.62 s | 4.18 s | 6.93 s | 40.5 in (1.03 m) | 10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) | 15 reps | |
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Despite being projected as a 4th–5th round pick,[10] Davis went undrafted in the2014 NFL draft. However, he was signed by theSan Diego Chargers on May 10, 2014.[11] Davis spent most of the year returning kicks averaging 25.1 yards per return. He ended the year with 15 tackles, a pass defended, and a forced fumble. On September 1, 2015, Davis was released.
Davis signed with theSan Francisco 49ers' practice squad on November 3, 2015.[12] He was promoted to the active roster on November 7.[13]
On October 10, 2016, Davis was placed on injured reserve.[14]
In 2018, Davis signed with theBirmingham Iron of theAlliance of American Football for the 2019 season.[15] He was placed oninjured reserve before the start of the regular season, but was waived from injured reserve on March 4, 2019. He was added to the team's rights list and re-signed to a contract on March 25. He was activated from the rights list on March 26. The league ceased operations in April 2019.[16]
In October 2019, Davis was selected by theSeattle Dragons of theXFL as part of the2020 XFL draft process.[17]
In August 2020, Davis was named the cornerback coach for thePinson Valley High School football team, joining former Alabama player and head coachSam Shade.
