Thomas Davis (American football)
Davis with the Carolina Panthers in 2014
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| No. 58 Carolina Panthers | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Outside linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 22, 1983 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Shellman, Georgia | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Cuthbert (GA) Randolph County | ||||||||||
| College: | Georgia | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||
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| Player stats at PFR | |||||||||||
| Total tackles: | 939 |
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| Quarterback sacks: | 25.5 |
| Interceptions: | 13 |
| Forced fumbles: | 18 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Thomas Antonio Davis Sr. (born March 22, 1983) is an American football outside linebacker for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). Davis played college football for the University of Georgia, and was recognized as a consensus All-American. He drafted by the Panthers in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft.
Davis was born in Shellman, Georgia. He attended Randolph-Clay High School in Cuthbert, GA, where he was a four-sport star in football, basketball, baseball, and track. In football, he played running back, wide receiver, quarterback, defensive end, defensive back, punter, kicker, and kick returner at various times throughout his career. As a junior, he averaged 30 yards per punt, had two kickoff returns, one punt return, and one fumble return for touchdowns. As a senior, he earned Class AA All-State honorable mention by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Georgia Sports Writers Association (GSWA) after rushing for 1,032 yards, leading the region in scoring with 108 points in the regular season.
He also played baseball and ran track, where he qualified for the GHSAAA State T&F Championships for the 100-meter dash, placing 6th with a time of 11.1 seconds, and the 400 relay, finishing in 43.98 seconds. In the agility tests, he ran a 4.54-second 40-yard dash, had a 355-pound bench press, 520-pound squat, 324-pound hang clean and 34-inch vertical jump.
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