Keith Davis (safety)
Keith Davis in 2007.
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 30, 1978 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Italy (TX) | ||||||||
| College: | Sam Houston State | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2002 | ||||||||
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| Tackles: | 171 |
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| Passes Defended: | 6 |
| Forced fumbles: | 3 |
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Keith Lamont Davis (born December 30, 1978) is a former American football safety, who played for the Dallas Cowboys. On the field, he made most of his impact on special teams. He played college football at Sam Houston State.
Davis was a two-time All-State and All-District wide receiver and defensive back for UIL Class AA Italy High School. He was a starter on the varsity basketball team that won the 1997 Class AA State Championship. He also lettered in baseball.
He received a scholarship from Sam Houston State where he finished his career ranked fourth on the school’s tackle list with 339 stops. As a junior, he was named Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year and team MVP after posting 99 tackles and 2 interceptions. In his last year he led his team with 96 tackles, 7 pass defended, 3 forced fumbles, 1 sack and 1 fumble recovery. He earned Division I-AA All-American honors and All-Southland Conference honors as a senior.
In 2013, he was named to the Southland Conference 2000s All-Decade Team. In 2014, he was inducted into the Sam Houston State Athletic Hall of Honor.
Davis was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent for the 2002 season. He made the Cowboys' practice squad initially, and subsequently the active roster, playing eight games as a backup safety and on special teams. He was credited with five tackles from scrimmage, two quarterback pressures, one pass breakup and eight tackles on special teams.
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