Tyler Davis (tight end)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1997)}}
{{about|the tight end|the placekicker|Tyler Davis (placekicker)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Tyler Davis
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|4|2}}
| birth_place = North Bellmore, New York, U.S.
| current_team =
| number =
| position = Tight end
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 252
| high_school = Wellington C. Mepham
(North Bellmore, New York)
| college = UConn (2015–2018)
Georgia Tech (2019)
| draftyear = 2020
| draftround = 6
| draftpick = 206
| pastteams =
- Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|2020}})
- Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2021}})*
- Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|2021}}–{{NFL Year|2024}})
| status =
| highlights =
| statweek =
| statseason = 2024
| statlabel1 = Receptions
| statvalue1 = 8
| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
| statvalue2 = 61
| statlabel3 = Receiving touchdowns
| statvalue3 =
| pfr = DaviTy02
}}
Tyler Davis (born April 2, 1997) is an American professional football tight end who is a free agent. He played college football at UConn and Georgia Tech.
College career
Davis began his collegiate career at Connecticut. After his freshman season, he transitioned from quarterback to tight end. During three seasons, Davis made 15 starts and had 47 catches for 500 yards and seven touchdowns. In 2018, he tied for 2nd in single-season history at UConn with six touchdown catches for a tight end, as well as ranking first on the team in touchdown receptions, tenth in the American Athletic Conference among all players, and first among tight ends with 6 in 2018 for the Huskies. He went to Georgia Tech as a graduate transfer in 2019. Davis caught 17 passes for 148 yards and a touchdown in 12 games (11 starts) for the Yellow Jackets.{{Cite news |last=Klopsis |first=Nick |date=April 25, 2020 |title=NFL Draft: Mepham's Tyler Davis taken by Jaguars in sixth round |url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/football/tyler-davis-jaguars-nfl-draft-1.44116217 |access-date=April 25, 2020 |work=Newsday}}
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 4 3/8
| weight = 252
| dash = 4.71
| ten split = 1.64
| twenty split = 2.59
| shuttle = 4.43
| cone drill = 7.19
| vertical = 32.5
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 3
| bench = 23
| arm span = 32 5/8
| hand span = 10 1/4
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |title=2020 NFL Draft Scout Tyler Davis College Football Profile |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1029623&DraftYear=2020 |access-date=January 5, 2024 |website=DraftScout.com}}
}}
=Jacksonville Jaguars=
Davis was selected in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL draft with the 206th overall pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars.{{Cite news |last=Sugiura |first=Ken |date=April 25, 2020 |title=Georgia Tech's Tyler Davis in sixth round by Jacksonville |url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/college/georgia-tech-tyler-davis-drafted-sixth-round-jacksonville/t5gBRwpuS53MKoRHyjvpOK/ |access-date=April 25, 2020 |work=Atlanta Journal-Constitution}}
On August 31, 2021, Davis was waived by the Jaguars.{{Cite web |date=August 31, 2021 |title=Roster Moves: Jaguars Reduce Roster to 53 |url=https://www.jaguars.com/news/roster-moves-jaguars-reduce-roster-to-53 |website=Jaguars.com |access-date=September 2, 2021 |archive-date=September 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902030149/https://www.jaguars.com/news/roster-moves-jaguars-reduce-roster-to-53 |url-status=dead }}
=Indianapolis Colts=
On September 3, 2021, Davis was signed to the practice squad of the Indianapolis Colts.{{Cite web |date=September 3, 2021 |title=Colts Sign Tyler Davis, Marvell Tell III To Practice Squad; Release Curtis Bolton, Tyler Vaughns From Practice Squad |url=https://www.colts.com/news/colts-sign-tyler-davis-marvell-tell-iii-to-practice-squad-release-curtis-bolton |website=Colts.com}}
=Green Bay Packers=
On September 28, 2021, Davis was signed to the Green Bay Packers active roster off the Colts practice squad.{{Cite web |title=Packers sign TE Tyler Davis off Colts' practice squad |url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-te-tyler-davis-off-colts-practice-squad |access-date=September 28, 2021 |publisher=packers.com}}
Davis re-signed with the Packers on March 15, 2023.{{Cite web |date=March 15, 2023 |title=Packers re-sign CB Keisean Nixon, TE Tyler Davis |url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-re-sign-cb-keisean-nixon-te-tyler-davis |access-date=March 15, 2023 |website=packers.com}}
During a preseason game against the Cincinnati Bengals on August 11, 2023, Davis suffered a significant knee injury, later reported to be a torn ACL. The Packers placed him on injured reserve on August 21, ending his season.{{Cite web |date=August 21, 2023 |title=Packers sign LB Marvin Pierre |url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-sign-lb-marvin-pierre |website=Packers.com}}
On March 12, 2024, Davis re-signed with the Packers.{{cite web|title=Packers re-sign CB Corey Ballentine and TE Tyler Davis|url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-re-sign-cb-corey-ballentine-and-te-tyler-davis-2024|website=Packers.com|date=March 12, 2024}} He was placed on season-ending injured reserve on August 27, 2024.{{cite web|title=Packers announce roster moves|url=https://www.packers.com/news/packers-announce-roster-moves-aug-27-2024|website=packers.com|date=August 27, 2024}}
NFL career statistics
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2"|Year !! rowspan="2"|Team !! colspan="2"|Games !! colspan="5"|Receiving !! colspan="2"|Fumbles | ||||||||
| G | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | JAX
| 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||
| 2021 | GB
| 14 || 0 || 4 || 35 || 8.8 || 22 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||
| 2022 | GB
| 17 || 1 || 4 || 61|| 7.6 || 23 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||
| colspan="2" |Total || 39 || 1 || 8 || 61 || 7.6 || 23 || 0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||
| colspan="11"|Source: [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DaviTy02.htm pro-football-reference.com] |
=Postseason=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2"|Year !! rowspan="2"|Team !! colspan="2"|Games !! colspan="5"|Receiving !! colspan="2"|Fumbles | ||||||||
| G | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | GB
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||
| colspan="2" |Total || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | ||||||||
| colspan="11"|Source: [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DaviTy02.htm pro-football-reference.com] |
Personal life
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{footballstats|yahoo=32876|espn=3914240}}
- [https://ramblinwreck.com/roster/tyler-davis/ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets bio]
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Category:American football tight ends
Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football players
Category:Jacksonville Jaguars players
Category:Green Bay Packers players
Category:Indianapolis Colts players
Category:People from Bellmore, New York
Category:Players of American football from Nassau County, New York