Bo Davis

{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1970)}}

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| current_team = New Orleans Saints

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| position = Defensive line coach

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|5|17}}

| birth_place = Magee, Mississippi, U.S.

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| college = LSU (1990–1992)

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LSU (1995–1997)
Graduate assistant
North Shore High School (1998–2001)
Assistant coach
LSU (2002–2005)
Assistant strength and conditioning coach
Miami Dolphins ({{nfly|2006}})
Assistant defensive line coach
Alabama (2007–2010)
Defensive line coach
Texas (2011–2013)
Defensive tackles coach
Alabama (2014–2015)
Defensive line coach
Jacksonville Jaguars ({{nfly|2016}})
Intern
UTSA (2017)
Defensive line coach
Detroit Lions ({{nfly|2018}}–{{nfly|2020}})
Defensive line coach
Texas (2021–2023)
Defensive line coach
LSU (2024)
Defensive line coach
New Orleans Saints ({{nfly|2025}}–present)
Defensive line coach

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;As a player

Second-team All-SEC (1992)

;As an assistant coach

3× national champion (2003, 2009, 2015)}}

Bo Davis (born May 17, 1970) is an American football coach and former defensive lineman who currently serves as the defensive line coach for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL).

Coaching career

=LSU (first and second stint)=

Davis began his coaching career at his alma mater when he earned second team all SEC in 1995 as a graduate assistant. He left in 1997 to become an assistant North Shore High School in Texas. He returned to LSU in 2002 under Nick Saban as an assistant strength and conditioning coach.{{Cite web|date=June 1, 2021|title=Bo Davis|url=https://lsusports.net/coach/bo-davis/|access-date=July 29, 2021|website=LSU|language=en-US}} He won a national championship in 2003 and was retained by Les Miles for the 2005 season.{{Cite web|first=Elliott|last=Brown|title=Miles announces coaching staff for 2005 season|url=https://www.lsureveille.com/miles-announces-coaching-staff-for-2005-season/article_2c765e8b-8fce-52c0-b988-d22ea515a13a.html|access-date=July 29, 2021|website=The Reveille|language=en}}

=Miami Dolphins=

Davis joined Saban's Miami Dolphins staff as an assistant defensive line coach for the 2006.

=Alabama (first stint)=

Following Saban once again, Davis joined the Crimson Tide as the team's defensive line coach in 2007. There he won another championship in 2009. However he would leave following the 2010 season.

=Texas (first stint)=

Davis then joined Mack Brown's Texas Longhorns{{Cite web|last=Hughes|first=Kris|title=Texas Longhorns Football: Alabama D-Line Coach Bo Davis Arrives In Austin|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/561040-texas-longhorns-football-alabama-d-line-coach-bo-davis-arrives-in-austin|access-date=July 28, 2021|website=Bleacher Report|language=en}} where he coached the defensive tackles from 2011 to 2013.

=Alabama (second stint)=

Following his three years coaching at Texas, and one week as USC's defensive line coach,{{Cite web|date=January 13, 2014|title=USC football: Assistant coach Bo Davis opts for Alabama over Trojans|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2014-jan-13-la-sp-sn-usc-football-bo-davis-alabama-20140113-story.html|access-date=July 28, 2021|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=DL coach Bo Davis jumps from USC to Alabama after one week on the job|url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/dl-coach-bo-davis-jumps-from-usc-to-alabama-after-one-week-on-the-job/|access-date=July 28, 2021|website=CBSSports.com|language=en}} Davis returned to Alabama in 2014 to coach the defensive line replacing Chris Rumph. Additionally he won another national championship in 2015. He resigned after a recruiting controversy .{{Cite web|last=Wells|first=Adam|title=Bo Davis, Former Alabama DL Coach, Under NCAA Investigation: Details, Reaction|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2637168-bo-davis-former-alabama-dl-coach-under-ncaa-investigation-details-reaction|access-date=July 28, 2021|website=Bleacher Report|language=en}}

=Jacksonville Jaguars=

Davis returned to the NFL to coach as an intern for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2016.{{Cite web|date=July 28, 2016|title=Bo Davis Joins Jacksonville Jaguars After Leaving Alabama Staff|url=https://watchstadium.com/bo-davis-alabama-jacksonville-jaguars-07-28-2016/|access-date=July 28, 2021|website=Stadium|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=July 27, 2016|title=Jaguars add 5 coaching interns for camp, including Bo Davis|url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/jaguars-add-5-coaching-interns-for-camp-including-bo-davis|access-date=July 28, 2021|website=FoxSports|language=en-US}}

=UTSA=

For the 2017 season, Davis was in San Antonio coaching the Roadrunners defensive line.{{Cite web|last=Griffin|first=Tim|date=February 22, 2017|title=Former Alabama assistant Bo Davis hired to coach UTSA's defensive line|url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/college_sports/utsa/article/Former-Alabama-assistant-Bo-Davis-hired-to-coach-10951371.php|access-date=July 28, 2021|website=mySA|language=en-US}}

=Detroit Lions=

Davis returned to the NFL once more to be the defensive line coach under Matt Patricia in Detroit.{{Cite web|last=Birkett|first=Dave|title=Detroit Lions add ex-Alabama assistant Bo Davis to staff|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2018/02/09/detroit-lions-add-ex-alabama-assistant-bo-davis-staff/323912002/|access-date=July 28, 2021|website=Detroit Free Press|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=February 9, 2018|title=Lions hire former Alabama assistant coach Bo Davis|url=https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/alabama-football/lions-hire-former-alabama-assistant-coach-bo-davis/|access-date=July 28, 2021|website=Saturday Down South|language=en-US}} He stayed there until Patricia's firing during the 2020 season.{{Cite web |last=Risdon |first=Jeff |date=January 7, 2021 |title=Lions DL coach Bo Davis leaving for the Texas Longhorns |url=https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2021/01/07/lions-dl-coach-bo-davis-leaving-for-the-texas-longhorns/ |access-date=July 28, 2021 |website=Lions Wire|publisher=USA Today |language=en-US}}

=Texas (second stint)=

Davis returned for a second stint with the Longhorns,{{Cite web |last= |date= |title=Report: LSU bringing in Bo Davis to coach defensive line |url=https://247sports.com/college/lsu/Article/lsu-brings-bo-davis-coach-defensive-line-224445104/ |website=247Sports.com |language=en}} this time under Steve Sarkisian working as their defensive line coach.

=LSU (third stint)=

Davis returned for a third stint with the Tigers in 2024 under Brian Kelly, working as the Tiger's defensive line coach.

=New Orleans Saints=

On February 27, 2025, the New Orleans Saints hired Davis to serve as their defensive line coach.{{Cite web|title=The Saints are hiring a prominent coach away from LSU to work with their defensive line|url=https://www.nola.com/sports/saints/saints-hire-kyle-wilber-as-assistant-special-teams-coach/article_8c984400-f2d0-11ef-a8ec-8f8a02d45784.amp.html|access-date=March 2, 2025|website=nola.com|language=en}}