Davon House

Davon House

House with the Packers in 2013
No. 31 Green Bay Packers
Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1989-07-10) July 10, 1989 (age 27)
Place of birth:	Van Nuys, California
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:	Palmdale (CA)
College:	New Mexico State
NFL Draft:	2011 / Round: 4 / Pick: 131
Career history
Green Bay Packers (2011–2014) Jacksonville Jaguars (2015–2016) Green Bay Packers (2017–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
2× First-team All-WAC (2009, 2010)
Career NFL statistics as of 2016
Total tackles: 176 Sacks: 2.0 Pass deflections: 48 Interceptions: 6 Forced fumbles: 2 Player stats at NFL.com

Davon Thomas House (born July 10, 1989) is an American football cornerback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at New Mexico State and was drafted by the Packers in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. House has also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

House attended Palmdale High School in Palmdale, California. Though he did not play football until his junior year in high school, he was part of a Palmdale Falcons team that went 9-2 and won the fifth Golden League Championship. He was also an All-Golden League selection in baseball and track & field. Following this season, House was selected to play in the Next Level All-Star Game and was rated as the Most Valuable Player. However, he was unrecognized by any recruiting service. House was also an All-Golden League selection in baseball and track & field.

House went on to play football for the New Mexico State Aggies where he ranks sixth in school history for interceptions with 11.

House appeared in all thirteen games as true freshman. He led the Aggies with four interceptions, and broke the school record for interception return yards in a game, a record that had stood since 1981. In his second career start, House tied an NCAA record with a 100-yard interception returned for a touchdown against Idaho. He finished the season with 37 tackles, 21 solo, eight pass break-ups, two tackles-for-a-loss, four interceptions with 171 return yards, 94 kickoff return yards and 283 all-purpose yards.

In his sophomore year, House started all twelve games at left corner. He recorded 40 tackles (1 for loss), two fumble recoveries and two interceptions.

House had a breakout year in 2009, starting all thirteen games at cornerback. During a game against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, House recovered a fumble and returned it 38 yards for the only score of the game. Later in 2009, against The University of Hawaii, House intercepted his second pass of the season in 2008 and returned it for a 58-yard touchdown. With this return, he broke the school record for interception yardage in a career. He also became the first player record both a fumble recovery for a touchdown, and an interception for a touchdown in the same season for the school since the mid-1990s. At the end of the season, House received first-team all-WAC honors after leading the league in passes defended and interceptions.