Tyler Davis (defensive lineman)

{{Short description|American football player (born 2000)}}

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

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Tyler Davis

| image =

| current_team = Los Angeles Rams

| number = 90

| position = Defensive end

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|11|1}}

| birth_place = Apopka, Florida, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 301

| high_school = Wekiva (Apopka, Florida)

| college = Clemson (2019−2023)

| draftyear = 2024

| draftround = 6

| draftpick = 196

| pastteams =

| status = Active

| highlights =

| statseason = 2024

| statweek = 18

| statlabel1 = Total tackles

| statvalue1 = 29

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 0.5

| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles

| statvalue3 =

| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue4 =

| pfr = D/DaviTy05

}}

Tyler Davis (born November 1, 2000) is an American professional football defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers.

High school career

Davis played football at Wekiva High School in Apopka, Florida and was a four-star recruit.{{Cite web|url=https://247sports.com/Player/Tyler-Davis-89148/high-school-171020/|title=Tyler Davis, Clemson Tigers, Defensive Tackle|website=247Sports|access-date=2022-07-07}} He committed to Clemson, turning down offers from Florida State, Miami, Georgia, Ohio State, among others.{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Anna |date=December 19, 2018 |title=BREAKING: Clemson lands 4-star Tyler Davis |url=https://247sports.com/college/clemson/Article/Tyler-Davis-commits-to-Clemson--124043376/ |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=247Sports}}

College career

Davis was named to the first team All-ACC in the 2021 season.{{cite web|url=https://theacc.com/news/2021/11/30/athlete-awards-pitt-leads-with-12-on-all-acc-football-teams.aspx|title=Pitt Leads with 12 on All-ACC Football Teams|website=theacc.com|publisher=The Atlantic Coast Conference|date=November 30, 2021|access-date=November 30, 2021}}

=College statistics=

class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
rowspan=2|Season

! colspan="1" rowspan="2" |Games

! colspan=5|Tackles

TotalSolo{{abbr|Ast|Assisted tackles}}{{abbr|TFL|Tackles for loss}}Sacks
colspan="7" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Clemson Tigers}}"| Clemson Tigers
2019

|15

|45

|21

|24

|10.5

|6.5

2020

|7

|14

|9

|5

|5.0

|2.0

2021

|8

|21

|8

|13

|1.5

|1.5

2022

|12

|31

|14

|17

|9.5

|5.5

2023

|13

|34

|12

|22

|3.5

|0.5

[https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tyler-davis-4.html Career]

!55

!145

!64

!81

!30.0

!16.0

Professional career

{{NFL predraft

| height ft = 6

| height in = 2

| weight = 301

| dash = 5.02

| ten split = 1.72

| twenty split = 2.88

| shuttle = 4.72

| cone drill = 7.69

| vertical = 28.5

| broad ft = 9

| broad in = 0

| bench = 29

| arm span = 31 3/8

| hand span = 9 1/4

| note = All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/tyler-davis/32004441-5678-1781-8e6a-1ff7fbcc25b1 |title=Tyler Davis Draft and Combine Prospect Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=March 19, 2024}}{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1029965&DraftYear=2024 |title=2024 NFL Draft Scout Tyler Davis College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=March 19, 2024}}{{Cite web |url=https://clemsontigers.com/clemson-2024-pro-day/ |title=Clemson 2024 Pro Day Results |website=ClemsonTigers.com |access-date=April 2, 2024}}

}}

Davis was selected by the Los Angeles Rams with the 196th overall pick in the sixth round of the 2024 NFL draft.{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=J. B. |date=2024-04-27 |title=Rams draft results: LA selects Clemson DT Tyler Davis at 196 overall |url=https://www.turfshowtimes.com/2024/4/27/24143009/rams-draft-results-tyler-davis-round-6 |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=Turf Show Times |language=en}}

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