Daewood Davis
{{Short description|American football wide receiver (born 1999)}}
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| current_team =Memphis Showboats
| number =2
| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|1|23}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/bio/_/id/4242505/daewood-davis|title=Daewood Davis Biography|website=ESPN|access-date=September 7, 2023}}
| birth_place = Broward County, Florida, U.S.
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| height_ft = 6
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| weight_lbs = 195
| high_school = Deerfield Beach (FL)
| college = Oregon (2017–2020)
Western Kentucky (2021–2022)
| undraftedyear = 2023
| pastteams =
- Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2023}})*
- Memphis Showboats ({{UFL Year|2024}})
- Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|2024}})*
- Memphis Showboats ({{UFL Year|2025}}–present)
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| highlights =
- All-UFL team (2024)
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Daewood Davis (born January 23, 1999) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Memphis Showboats of the United Football League (UFL). He played college football for the Oregon Ducks and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and has previously played for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL).
Early life and high school
Davis grew up in Broward County, Florida, and attended Deerfield Beach High School where he played football and track & field.{{cite web|url=https://www.athletic.net/athlete/11304574/track-and-field|title=Daewood Davis - Track & Field Bio|website=Athletic.net|access-date=September 21, 2023}} During his high school football career, he was named third-team All-Broward County after leading the team to an 8A state semifinal appearance as a senior. He was rated as a three-star recruit and originally committed to play for South Florida but he instead committed to Oregon over other offers from Bowling Green, Cincinnati, Duke, FIU, FAU, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisville, Marshall, Miami, Nebraska, North Carolina State, Ohio, Penn State, South Florida, Syracuse, Tulane, Utah and West Virginia.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/player/daewood-davis-80872/|title=Daewood Davis, Oregon, Wide Receiver|website=247sports.com|access-date=September 21, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2017/01/29/deerfields-daewood-davis-flips-from-usf-to-oregon-kedonis-haslem-commits-to-toledo/|title=Deerfield's Daewood Davis flips from USF to Oregon|website=Sun Sentinel|date=January 29, 2017|access-date=September 21, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://goducks.com/sports/football/roster/daewood-davis/10040|title=Daewood Davis|website=Oregon Ducks}}
College career
= Oregon =
Davis redshirted during his true freshman season in 2017. During the 2018 season, he played in seven games and had a 13-yard reception against the Week 3 game against San Jose Spartans. After the season, his position was moved from a wide receiver to a cornerback.{{cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/2019/08/why-daewood-davis-switched-to-defense-and-how-the-oregon-cornerback-is-making-the-most-of-opportunity.html|title=Why Daewood Davis switched to defense and how the Oregon cornerback is making the most of opportunity|website=Oregon Live|first=James|last=Crepea|date=August 14, 2019|access-date=September 22, 2023}} Davis eventually was moved back to being a wide receiver after playing as a cornerback during fall camp. During the 2019 season, he played in 13 games while having nine receptions for 89 yards and a touchdown, and having four of those receptions result in a first down. During the 2020 season, Davis played in only one game against Stanford. On January 2, 2021, Davis announced that he would be entering the transfer portal.{{cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/2021/01/oregon-ducks-cb-daewood-davis-enters-the-transfer-portral.html|title=Oregon Ducks CB Daewood Davis enters transfer portal|website=OregonLive|first=James|last=Crepa|date=January 2, 2021|access-date=September 22, 2023}} On January 5, 2021, he announced that he would be transferring to Western Kentucky.{{cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/oregon/article/oregon-ducks-football-daewood-davis-transfer-western-kentucky-158599947/|title=Former Oregon CB Daewood Davis to transfer to Western Kentucky|website=247sports.com|first=Kevin|last=Wade|date=January 5, 2021|access-date=September 22, 2023}}
= Western Kentucky =
During the 2021 season, Davis started in all 14 games while also making it to the 2021 Conference USA Football Championship Game. He finished the season with 43 receptions for 763 passing yards and eight touchdowns and also completed 105 receiving yards.{{cite web|url=https://wkusports.com/sports/football/roster/daewood-davis/4296|title=Daewood Davis|website=Western Kentucky Hilltoppers}} On July 21, 2022, Davis was named to the Biletnikoff Watch List.{{cite web|url=https://wkusports.com/news/2022/7/21/football-daewood-davis-named-to-biletnikoff-watch-list|title=Daewood Davis Named to Biletnikoff Watch List|website=Western Kentucky Hilltoppers|date=July 21, 2022|access-date=September 22, 2023}} During the 2022 season, he started the first 12 games and missed two games due to an injury and finished the season with catching 63 passes for 872 passing yards and seven touchdowns. He was later recognized as a 2022 Conference USA Honorable Mention.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 0 7/8
| weight = 196
| dash = 4.52
| ten split = 1.58
| twenty split = 2.59
| vertical = 34.0
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 3
| bench = 6
| arm span = 31 1/2
| hand span = 9 1/2
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1022677&DraftYear=2023 |title=Daewood Davis College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=September 7, 2023}}
}}
=Miami Dolphins=
After going undrafted in the 2023 NFL draft, Davis signed with the Miami Dolphins on April 30, 2023.{{cite web|url=https://wku.rivals.com/news/daewood-davis-signs-udfa-deal-with-miami-dolphins|title=Daewood Davis signs UDFA deal with Miami Dolphins|website=Rivals.com|first=Drew|last=Toennies|date=April 30, 2023|access-date=September 7, 2023}} He was waived on August 29, 2023 due to his in-game injury.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/daewood-davis-let-go-with-injury-settlement/|title=Daewood Davis: Let go with injury settlement|date=August 29, 2023|access-date=September 7, 2023}}
On August 26, 2023, during the fourth quarter of the Week 3 preseason game versus the Jacksonville Jaguars, Davis suffered an injury after sustaining a hit from Jaguars linebacker Dequan Jackson while the wideout was attempting to catch a pass from teammate James Blackman. Jackson appeared to make helmet-to-helmet contact with Davis, drawing an unnecessary roughness flag after the play and leaving Davis immobilized and later carted off the field. The game was later suspended with 8 minutes and 32 seconds remaining, with Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel saying, "The two teams agreed that football shouldn't be played anymore tonight." This was the second game to be suspended in the 2023 NFL season as the first involved Patriots cornerback Isaiah Bolden after a Week 2 preseason game against the Packers.{{cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/dolphins-jaguars-game-suspended-after-miami-wr-daewood-davis-carted-off-with-inj|title=Dolphins WR Daewood Davis carted off with injury; Miami-Jacksonville game ends early|website=NFL.com|first=Eric|last=Edholm|date=August 26, 2023|access-date=September 7, 2023}} The next day on August 27, 2023, the Dolphins had released a statement saying that Davis was released from the hospital and would be traveling back to Miami with the team personnel.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/dolphins/news/miami-dolphins-daewood-davis-jaguars-preseason-game|title=UPDATE: Dolphins receiver Daewood Davis Released From Hospital|magazine=Sports Illustrated|first=Omar|last=Kelly|date=August 27, 2023|access-date=September 7, 2023}} However two days later on August 29, 2023, Davis was waived by the Dolphins with an injury settlement ahead of the team's cuts for the 53-player roster limit.{{cite web|url=https://www.wptv.com/sports/football/dolphins/daewood-davis-released-by-dolphins-days-after-being-carted-off-field|title=Daewood Davis released by Dolphins days after being carted off field|website=WPTV|first=Peter|last=Burke|date=August 30, 2023|access-date=September 7, 2023}}
=Memphis Showboats (first stint)=
On October 1, 2023, Davis was signed by the Memphis Showboats of the United States Football League (USFL).{{Cite web |last=Rifino |first=Patrick |date=2023-10-01 |title=Showboats Sign WKU Wide Receiver Daewood Davis |url=https://usflnewshub.com/usfl-news/showboats-sign-wku-wide-receiver-daewood-davis/ |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=usflnewshub.com |language=en-us}} He was named to the 2024 All-UFL team on June 5, 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-06-05 |title=UFL Announces Inaugural All-UFL Team |url=https://www.theufl.com/news/2024/june/05/ufl-announces-inaugural-all-ufl-team |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=www.theufl.com |language=en}} His contract with the team was terminated on June 17, 2024 to sign with an NFL team.{{cite news |title=UFL Player Transactions, June 17, 2024 |url=https://uflboard.com/news/ufl-player-transactions-june-17-2024/ |website=UFLBoard.com |date=June 17, 2024 |access-date=June 18, 2024}}
=Carolina Panthers=
On June 18, 2024, Davis signed with the Carolina Panthers.{{Cite web |title=Panthers add wide receiver |url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-add-wide-receiver |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=Panthers.com |language=en-US}} He was waived with an injury designation on July 31.{{cite web |last1=Gantt |first1=Darin |title=Panthers add running back |url=https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-add-running-back-dillon-johnson |website=panthers.com |access-date=1 August 2024}}
=Memphis Showboats (second stint)=
Davis re-signed with the Memphis Showboats on September 26, 2024.{{cite tweet |user=UFL_PR |title=The UFL has announced the following transactions |number=1839411627529252867 |date=September 26, 2024 |access-date=September 26, 2024}} He was placed on injured reserve at the start of the 2025 season, and activated on April 28, 2025.{{cite news |last=Larsen |first=James |title=Memphis Showboats Add Daewood Davis & Wes Hills |url=https://pfnewsroom.com/news/memphis-showboats-add-daewood-davis-wes-hills/ |website=PFNewsroom.com |date=April 29, 2025 |access-date=May 1, 2025}}
References
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External links
- [https://goducks.com/sports/football/roster/daewood-davis/10040 Oregon Ducks bio]
- [https://wkusports.com/sports/football/roster/daewood-davis/3884 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers bio]
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Category:Players of American football from Broward County, Florida
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Deerfield Beach High School alumni
Category:Oregon Ducks football players
Category:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football players
Category:Miami Dolphins players