Charles Davis (defensive back)
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| Position: | Safety |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | November 14, 1964 |
| Place of birth: | Elizabethton, Tennessee |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | New Paltz (NY) |
| College: | Tennessee |
| Undrafted: | 1987 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Charles Franklin Davis (born November 14, 1964) is an American football analyst. He is currently the lead analyst for Fox College Football, and contributes weekly "Power Rankings" on Foxsports.com. He is also an analyst for the NFL Network, and has previously worked with TBS, ESPN, CBS, The Golf Channel and Sun Sports (now Fox Sports Sun.
Davis was an All-SEC defensive back for the Tennessee Volunteers from 1982 to 1986, though he went undrafted in the 1987 NFL Draft. He earned a master's degree in history while a student at Tennessee.
Davis was born in Elizabethton, Tennessee, but he and his family moved to New Paltz, New York, when he was two years old. His father, Franklin, was a high school football and basketball coach. Davis played football, basketball and baseball at New Paltz High School. Charles played quarterback, defensive back, and kicker for the high school football team. A dual-threat quarterback, during his senior year he passed for 742 yards and six touchdowns, and he ran for 738 yards and eleven touchdowns. He also registered four interceptions on defense, and completed 15 of 20 extra points and a field goal as a kicker. He earned All-State honors his junior and senior seasons.
Davis chose to play college football at University of Tennessee, in part because it was the school where one of his childhood heroes, Condredge Holloway, had played. After redshirting during his first season in 1982, he worked his way into the starting lineup during the 1983 season. He had interceptions against Pittsburgh and LSU early in the year, and a key interception that helped preserve Tennessee's 7–0 win against Rutgers. He registered 12 tackles in the Vols' 41–34 win over Alabama, and had 5 tackles and recovered a fumble in the team's loss to Auburn. He finished the season with 58 tackles (39 solo) and a team-leading 4 interceptions.
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