Fred Davis (tight end)

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Fred Davis
Washington Redskins — No. 86
Tight end
Date of birth: January 15, 1986 (1986-01-15) (age 22)
Place of birth: Toledo, Ohio
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight: 250 lb (110 kg)
National Football League debut
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
College: Southern California
NFL Draft: 2008 / Round: 2 / Pick: 48
 Teams:
Current status: Active
Career highlights and awards

Fred Davis (born January 15, 1986 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American football tight end for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. As a student-athlete at the University of Southern California, he was the starting tight end for the Trojans and also was the 2007 recipient of the John Mackey Award.[1]

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[edit] High School career

Davis prepped at Rogers High School in Toledo. He was on the USA Today All-USA second team. According to Scout.com, Davis was rated the second best wide receiver in his recruiting class coming out of high school.[2] Davis played in the 2004 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

[edit] College career

Davis graduated from Robert S. Rogers High School in Toledo, OH, a semester early to start spring training with the Trojans.[3] Recruited as a wide receiver, he showed solid speed and raw athletic ability but lacked the route-running skills and ball-catching ability of other receivers. After consulting with then-offensive coordinator Norm Chow, Davis decided to try converting to tight end.[3]

Fred Davis comes down with a one-handed touchdown against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Fred Davis comes down with a one-handed touchdown against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish

His freshman year, Davis contributed as a reserve to the eventual-national champion 2004 USC Trojans football team, playing in nine games and catching four passes behind fellow tight ends Dominique Byrd and Alex Holmes. However, because of repeated incidences of tardiness, reporting late after trips back to Ohio, Davis was not allowed to travel with the Trojans to the BCS National Championship Game in 2005 Orange Bowl. Davis reapplied himself the next season, catching 13 passes in 13 games during the 2005 season, including two in the 2006 Rose Bowl. During the 2006 season, Davis started 10 games and caught 38 passes for 352 yards and three touchdowns.[3]

Davis was a preseason team All-Pac-10 player prior to 2007 and is considered a likely high draft choice for the 2008 NFL Draft. Davis is on the 2007 Mackey Award watch list. Against Washington State, Davis had the best game of his career, with nine receptions for 124 yards and two touchdowns.[4] The performance marked the most yards receiving ever in a game by a Trojans tight end.[5] Prior to that, Davis had never caught more than six passes or gained more than 68 receiving yards in a game.[3]

At the end of the 2007 regular season, Davis was selected to the All-Pacific-10 Conference first team by league coaches.[6] He also became the first USC player to win the Mackey Award as the nation's top tight end.[7] He was also selected to the SI.com All-American Second Team.[8]

[edit] NFL Career

On April 26, 2008, the Washington Redskins selected Fred Davis with their #48 selection in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft. On Sunday, May 4, 2008, the last day of the Redskins mini-camp, Davis overslept and missed the morning practice. Head Coach Jim Zorn said that he's young, and he understands that Davis just messed up.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Nassau County Sports Commission, 2007 JOHN MACKEY AWARD RECIPIENT: FRED DAVIS OF USC, www.johnmackeyaward.org, December 6, 2007.
  2. ^ USC 2004 Football Recruiting Class
  3. ^ a b c d Gary Klein, USC's Fred Davis is on the receiving end of attention, Los Angeles Times, September 25, 2007.
  4. ^ John Nadel, (1) USC 47, Washington St. 14, Associated Press, September 22, 2007.
  5. ^ Gary Klein, Trojans find the right balance, Los Angeles Times, September 24, 2007.
  6. ^ Pac-10 Football Awards and All-Conference Team Announced, Pacific 10 Conference, December 3, 2007.
  7. ^ Gary Klein, Rose Bowl says no deal, for now, Los Angeles Times, December 7, 2007.
  8. ^ SI.com's All-Americas, SI.com, December 11, 2007.

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John Mackey Award winners

2000: T. Stratton  | 2001: D. Graham  | 2002: D. Clark  | 2003: K. Winslow II  | 2004: H. Miller  | 2005: M. Lewis  | 2006: M. Spaeth  | 2007: F. Davis
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Washington Redskins 2008 NFL Draft selections