Andra Davis with the Denver Broncos in 2009.
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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Date of birth: | December 23, 1978 | ||||||||||
Place of birth: | Live Oak, Florida | ||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Live Oak (FL) Suwannee | ||||||||||
College: | Florida | ||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2002 / Round: 5 / Pick: 141 | ||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Tackles: | 790 |
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Quarterback sacks: | 12.0 |
Interceptions: | 9 |
Passes defended: | 32 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Andra Raynard Davis [pronounced André] (born December 23, 1978) is an American former college and professional football player who was a linebacker for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Florida. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL Draft, and also played for the Denver Broncos and Buffalo Bills.
Davis was born in Live Oak, Florida in 1978. He attended Suwannee High School in Live Oak, where he was a four-year starter for the Suwannee Bulldogs high school football team. As a senior in 1996, Davis was the team captain for the Suwannee Bulldogs football and basketball teams, and was recognized as a first-team Florida Class 4A all-state selection and a SuperPrep high school All-American in football.
Davis accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Steve Spurrier's Florida Gators football team from 1998 to 2001. The Gators coaching staff decided to red-shirt him as a true freshman in 1997. As a junior in 2000, Davis was a member of the Gators' Southeastern Conference (SEC) championship team. As a senior team captain in 2001, he was recognized as a first-team All-SEC selection and a second-team All-American. During his college career, he played in thirty-five games, and started twenty-three of them; he finished his career with 232 tackles, five quarterback sacks and four forced fumbles, three of which were recovered.