Kevin Davidson

{{Short description|American football player (born 1997)}}

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

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| position = Quarterback

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|8|1|mf=y}}

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| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 225

| college = Princeton

| high_school = San Ramon Valley {{nowrap|(Danville, California)}}

| undraftedyear = 2020

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Kevin Davidson (born August 1, 1997) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for the Princeton Tigers.

High school career

Davidson went to San Ramon Valley High School and was a three star recruit coming out of high school.{{Cite web|url=https://247sports.com/player/kevin-davidson-32546/|title=Kevin Davidson, Princeton Tigers, Pro-Style Quarterback|website=247Sports|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-04}} In July 2015, Davidson committed to play football at University of California Davis.{{Cite web|url=https://getsportsfocus.com/High_School-detail/gsfminute-kevin-davidson-commits-to-uc-davis/|title=GSFMinute - Kevin Davidson Commits to UC Davis|website=GetSportsFocus|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-04|archive-date=March 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304003723/https://getsportsfocus.com/High_School-detail/gsfminute-kevin-davidson-commits-to-uc-davis/|url-status=dead}} Davidson later uncommitted and on February 3, 2016, committed to play football for Princeton University.{{Cite web|url=https://thewolfprint.com/student-life/2016/03/03/srvhs-senior-commits-to-princeton-for-football/|title=SRVHS senior commits to Princeton for football|last=Batza|first=Kyle|website=The SRVHS Wolfprint|access-date=2020-03-04}}

College career

Davidson saw little playing time at Princeton until he earned the starting quarterback job his senior season.{{Cite web|url=https://goprincetontigers.com/sports/football/roster/kevin-davidson/15728|title=Kevin Davidson - Football|website=Princeton University Athletics|language=en|access-date=2020-03-04}} On September 28, 2019, Davidson set an Ivy League record for touchdown passes in a game after throwing seven touchdowns against Bucknell.{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2019/09/28/davidson-throws-princeton-record-7-tds-in-56-23-win/40216729/|title=Davidson throws Princeton-record 7 TDs in 56-23 win|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-04}} Davidson played in the 2020 East-West Shrine Bowl on January 18, 2020.{{Cite web|url=http://www.princetontigersfootball.com/2019/11/kevin-davidson-to-play-in-east-west-shrine-bowl/|title=Kevin Davidson To Play In East-West Shrine Bowl|website=Tigers Football|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-04}}

= Statistics =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

! rowspan="2" |Year

! rowspan="2" |Team

! colspan="7" |Passing

G

!Cmp

!Att

!Pct

!Yards

!TD

!INT

2016

!Princeton

|2

|0

|1

|0.0

|0

|0

|0

2017

!Princeton

|8

|4

|10

|40.0

|38

|0

|0

2018

!Princeton

|9

|33

|50

|66.0

|386

|5

|0

2019

!Princeton

|10

|209

|313

|66.8

|2,569

|20

|6

colspan="2" |Career

!29

!246

!374

!65.8

!2,993

!25

!6

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2020 NFL draft, Davidson signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2020.{{cite web|title=Browns sign 15 undrafted free agents|url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-sign-15-undrafted-free-agents-x6190|website=ClevelandBrowns.com|date=May 5, 2020}} He was waived by the Browns on September 5, 2020.{{cite web|title=Browns announce initial 53-man roster heading into 2020 season|url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-53-man-roster-2020-season|author=Gribble, Andrew|website=ClevelandBrowns.com|date=September 5, 2020}}

Personal life

Davidson is the son of Rob and Jennifer Davidson. He has an older brother, Kurt, and a younger brother, Kyle.

References