Quartney Davis
{{Short description|American football player (born 1998)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}
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| current_team = Free Agent
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| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|4|7}}
| birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.
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| height_ft = 6
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| weight_lb = 201
| high_school = Langham Creek
(Houston, Texas)
| college = Texas A&M
| undraftedyear = 2020
| pastteams =
- Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|2020}})*
- Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2021}})
- Montreal Alouettes ({{CFL Year|2023}})
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Quartney Davis (born April 7, 1998) is an American professional football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Texas A&M. He has been a member of the Minnesota Vikings, Indianapolis Colts, and Montreal Alouettes.
Early life
Davis attended Langham Creek High School in Houston, Texas. He committed to Texas A&M University to play college football.{{Cite web |last=Wire |first=S. I. |title=Four-star WR Quartney Davis commits to Texas A&M |url=https://www.si.com/college/2016/02/03/quartney-davis-commits-texas-am |website=Sports Illustrated}}
College career
Davis tore his ACL and redshirted his first year at Texas A&M in 2016.{{Cite web |last=Higgins |first=Ron |title=Texas A&M dumps freshman signee, loses another to injury |url=https://www.nola.com/sports/article_ab499fa0-2ad3-584d-adb4-88f7ebf85638.html |website=NOLA.com}} He returned from the injury in 2017 to play in eight games, but did not record any statistics.{{Cite web |last=Zwerneman |first=Brent |date=August 21, 2018 |title=WR Quartney Davis finally making impression at Texas A&M |url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/texas-sports-nation/college/article/WR-Quartney-Davis-finally-making-impression-at-13170126.php |website=HoustonChronicle.com}} As a sophomore in 2018, he started 12 of 13 games and had 45 receptions for 585 yards and seven touchdowns.{{Cite web |title=WATCH: A&M's Quartney Davis gets better in the offseason |url=https://247sports.com/college/texas-am/Article/Texas-AM-Quartney-Davis-workout-133592596/ |website=CBSSports.com}}{{dead link|date=April 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} As a junior in 2019, he started nine of 10 games, recording 54 receptions for 616 yards and four touchdowns. One of those four touchdowns was a last second touchdown to help lead Texas A&M to a 7OT victory over the LSU Tigers{{Cite web |date=April 10, 2020 |title=How Texas A&M's Quartney Davis is raising his draft profile |url=https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/How-Texas-A-M-s-Quartney-Davis-is-raising-his-15193689.php |website=ExpressNews.com}} After the 2019 season, Davis forwent his senior season and entered the 2020 NFL draft.{{Cite web |last=Zwerneman |first=Brent |last2=Chronicle |first2=Houston |date=December 31, 2019 |title=Aggies' Quartney Davis declares for NFL draft |url=https://www.chron.com/sports/aggies/article/Aggies-Quartney-Davis-declares-for-NFL-draft-14942126.php |website=Houston Chronicle}}{{Cite web |date=December 31, 2019 |title=Texas A&M WR Quartney Davis declares for NFL draft |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-am-aggies/2019/12/31/texas-am-wr-quartney-davis-declares-for-nfl-draft/ |website=Dallas News}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 1 1/4
| weight = 201
| dash = 4.54
| ten split = 1.53
| twenty split = 2.66
| vertical = 35.5
| arm span = 31 3/8
| hand span = 9 1/2
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/quartney-davis/32004441-5661-7265-2fd4-aea07eb6c3b8 |title=Quartney Davis Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=April 3, 2023}}{{Cite web |url=http://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1017414&DraftYear=2020 |title=2020 NFL Draft Scout Quartney Davis College Football Profile |access-date=April 3, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}
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=Minnesota Vikings=
Davis signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2020.{{Cite web |date=April 27, 2020 |title=Vikings Agreed to Terms with 12 Undrafted Free Agents |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/vikings-agreed-to-terms-with-12-undrafted-free-agents |website=Vikings.com}} He was placed on the active/non-football injury list at the start of training camp on July 28, 2020,{{Cite news |date=July 28, 2020 |title=Vikings Announce Roster Moves |work=Vikings.com |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/michael-pierce-opt-out-2020-nfl-season |access-date=July 29, 2020 |archive-date=July 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730061438/https://www.vikings.com/news/michael-pierce-opt-out-2020-nfl-season |url-status=dead }} and activated from the list six days later.{{Cite news |date=August 3, 2020 |title=Vikings Announce Roster Moves to Set Roster at 80 Players |work=Vikings.com |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/pj-hall-anthony-barr-ifeadi-odenigbo-quartney-davis-roster-moves |access-date=August 3, 2020}} Davis was waived by the Vikings during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020.{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Craig |last2=Smith |first2=Eric |date=September 5, 2020 |title=Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Initial 53-Man Roster |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/2020-roster-53-man-announced |access-date=September 5, 2020 |website=Minnesota Vikings}}
=Indianapolis Colts=
On January 10, 2021, Davis signed a reserve/futures contract with the Indianapolis Colts.{{Cite web |date=January 10, 2021 |title=Colts Announce Two Extensions, 16 Reserve/Future Contracts |url=https://www.colts.com/news/colts-announce-two-extensions-16-reserve-future-contracts |website=Colts.com}} He was waived/injured on August 17 and placed on injured reserve.{{Cite web |date=August 17, 2021 |title=Colts Make Initial Roster Cuts, Training Camp Roster Now At 85 Players |url=https://www.colts.com/news/roster-cuts-training-camp-intitial-moves-injured-reserve-85-man-roster |website=Colts.com}}
=Montreal Alouettes=
Davis was signed by the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on February 17, 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://3downnation.com/2023/02/17/alouettes-sign-former-texas-am-receiver-quartney-davis/|website=3DownNation.com|title=Alouettes sign former Texas A&M receiver Quartney Davis|date=February 17, 2023}} He was released on April 18, 2024.{{cite web | url=https://www.footballdb.com/players/quartney-davis-davisqu02/transactions | title=Quartney Davis | publisher=footballdb.com | accessdate=13 August 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://12thman.com/sports/football/roster/quartney-davis/7220 Texas A&M Aggies football bio]
{{110th Grey Cup}}
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Category:Players of American football from Houston
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Texas A&M Aggies football players
Category:Minnesota Vikings players
Category:Indianapolis Colts players
Category:Montreal Alouettes players