Torrey Davis

{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1988)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| image = Torrey Davis in 2008.jpg

| image_size =

| alt =

| caption = Davis with the Florida Gators in 2008

| current_team =

| number = 94, 98

| position = Defensive tackle

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|9|24|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Seffner, Florida, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 300

| high_school = Seffner (FL) Armwood

| college = Florida
Jacksonville State

| undraftedyear = 2010

| pastteams =

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|2010}})*
• Spokane Shock ({{AFL Year|2010}})
• Kansas City Command ({{AFL Year|2010}})
• Calgary Stampeders ({{CFL Year|2011}}–{{CFL Year|2012}})
• Hamilton Tiger-Cats ({{CFL Year|2012}}–{{CFL Year|2014}})
• Edmonton Eskimos ({{CFL Year|2015}})
• Tampa Bay Storm ({{AFL Year|2016|2017}})

| status =

| cflstatus = International

| highlights =

• BCS National Champion (2009)

| statleague = CFL

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 36

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 13

| statlabel3 = Total tackles

| statvalue3 = 78

| statlabel4 = Sacks

| statvalue4 = 3.0

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| cfl-archive = https://web.archive.org/web/20151024005322/http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show/id/3461

| afl =

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Torrey Davis (born September 24, 1988) is an American former football defensive tackle. He played for the Calgary Stampeders, Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football of the Florida Gators football team for the University of Florida and the Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team of the Jacksonville State University.

A former five-star recruit out of Armwood High School, Davis played two seasons for the Gators, including the 2008 championship season. He made two goal-line tackles in the national championship game against Oklahoma. However, he also had off-the-field trouble, as he was cited for underage drinking in January 2008,{{Cite news |date=January 30, 2008 |title=DT Davis cited for underage drinking |url=https://www.alligator.org/article/2008/01/dt-davis-cited-for-underage-drinking |access-date=2024-12-10 |work=The Florida Independent}} and for driving with a suspended license in July 2008.{{cite news |url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2008-08-16/sports/ufbeat16_1_meyer-alachua-county-davis |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610214236/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2008-08-16/sports/ufbeat16_1_meyer-alachua-county-davis |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 10, 2015 |title=Gators' Torrey Davis misses camp, faces legal troubles |newspaper=Orlando Sentinel |date=August 16, 2008 }} In March 2009, he decided to leave the Florida Gators,{{cite news |url=http://blogs.palmbeachpost.com/gatorbytes/2009/03/14/bcs-hero-torrey-davis-no-longer-with-the-gators/ |title=BCS hero Torrey Davis no longer with the Gators |work=Palm Beach Post |date=March 14, 2009 }}{{Cite web |date=2009-03-14 |title=Davis leaves Florida for undisclosed reason |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=3980230 |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}} and was soon later arrested for violation of probation.{{cite news |url=http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090326/ARTICLES/903269929 |title=Torrey Davis arrested |newspaper=Gainesville Sun |date=March 26, 2009 }} He transferred to Jacksonville State, where he played one season before leaving for the NFL.

Davis went undrafted in the 2010 NFL draft, but was later signed on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers off-season squad.{{cite news |url=http://blog.al.com/pressbox/2010/04/jacksonville_states_ryan_perri_1.html |title=Jacksonville State's Ryan Perrilloux, Torrey Davis get NFL free-agent deals |work=Birmingham News |date=April 25, 2010 }} He did not make the season roster, and eventually played with Spokane and Kansas City of the Arena Football League, before winding up in the CFL. On June 9, 2016, Davis was assigned to the Tampa Bay Storm.{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/storm-acquires-defensive-linemen-davis-and-turner/n-5158994 |title=Storm Acquires Defensive Lineman Davis and Turner |date=June 10, 2016 |publisher=OurSports Central |work=www.oursportscentral.com |accessdate=June 13, 2016}} On June 15, 2016, Davis was placed on recallable reassignment. On July 18, 2016, Davis was placed on league suspension.