Elgin Davis

{{Short description|American football player (born 1965)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Elgin Davis

| number = 40

| position = Running back

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|10|23}}

| birth_place = Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb = 192

| high_school = Jacksonville (FL) Jean Ribault

| college = UCF

| draftyear = 1987

| draftround = 12

| draftpick = 330

| pastteams =

• New England Patriots ({{NFL Year|1987|1988}})
• Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|1989}})*

| statlabel1 = Rushing yards

| statvalue1 = 43

| statlabel2 = Rushing average

| statvalue2 = 4.8

| statlabel3 = Return yards

| statvalue3 = 240

| pfr = DaviEl20

}}

Elgin J. Davis (born October 23, 1965) is an American former professional football running back for the New England Patriots in the National Football League (NFL).http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/genrel/davis_elgin00.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202223038/http://ucfathletics.cstv.com/genrel/davis_elgin00.html |date=2010-02-02 }} Player Bio: Elgin Davis :: Genrel

Davis was drafted in the 12th round by the New England Patriots in 1987,{{Cite web |title=1987 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1987/draft.htm |access-date=2023-10-01 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} becoming the second player ever drafted out of the University of Central Florida. Davis played two seasons with the Patriots before signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers and later the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).