Claude Davis (American football)

Claude Davis (born June 14, 1989)[1] is an American football linebacker for the Sioux City Bandits of Champions Indoor Football (CIF). He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played college football at the University of South Florida.

Claude Davis
Davis with the Tampa Bay Storm in 2013
No. 15 – Sioux City Bandits
Position:Linebacker/Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1989-06-14) June 14, 1989
Lakeland, Florida
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school:Lakeland (FL) Lake Gibson
College:South Florida
Undrafted:2012
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Career Arena statistics
Tackles:2
Sacks:0.0
Interceptions:0
Forced Fumbles:0
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Early years

Davis attended Lake Gibson High School in Florida. He earned first-team all-state honors in his senior season at Lake Gibson High School.[1] He also played in the North vs. South All-Star Game.[1]

College career

East Mississippi Community College

He attended East Mississippi Community College where he spend his freshman and sophomore seasons.[2] He was named to the 2009 Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges All-North State First Team.[3] He also was selected to the 2009 NJCAA Preseason All-American First Team.[4] He was selected to the 2008 MACJC All-North State Second Team in his freshman season.[2]

University of South Florida

Davis spent his junior and senior seasons at the University of South Florida.[2] In his Senior season, he had 16 tackles, 6 sacks, 2 Forced fumbles and one pass deflection.[5]

Professional career

New York Jets

Davis was signed by the New York Jets on January 2, 2013 to a reserve/future contract.[6] He was waived on April 30, 2013 after being arrested and charged with possession of marijuana.[7][8]

Tampa Bay Storm

Davis was assigned to the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League on May 30, 2013.[9] Davis was reassigned on June 7, 2013. Davis was again assigned by the Storm on June 20, 2013. Davis was reassigned by the Storm on July 2, 2013.

Nebraska Danger

Davis signed with the Nebraska Danger of the Indoor Football League for 2015. He was released on March 2, 2015.

Billings Wolves

Davis signed with the Billings Wolves on March 3, 2015.

Sioux Falls Storm

Just two days after signing with the Wolves, Davis was traded to the Sioux Falls Storm for future considerations.[10] Following the 2016 season, Davis was named a Second Team All-IFL selection.[11] Davis repeated as a Second Team All-IFL selection in 2017.[12] On October 16, 2017, Davis re-signed with the Storm.

Sioux City Bandits

In March 2020, Davis was to be traded to the San Diego Strike Force, another Indoor Football League team. Unhappy with this, Davis left the Sioux Falls Storm and accepted a position with the Sioux City Bandits a Champions Indoor Football (CIF) team.

References
  1. "USF Bulls". gousfbulls.com.
  2. "New York Jets Profile: DE Claude Davis". thejetpress.com. Retrieved February 15, 2013.
  3. "Davis & Weatherspoon Sign With Football Program". gousfbulls.com.
  4. "Butler No. 1 in 2009 NJCAA / JC Football.com Preseason Poll; Preseason All-Americans Also Announced". njcaa.org. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
  5. "Claude Davis College Statistics". sports-reference.com.
  6. Jets Media Relations Department (2 January 2013). "4 More Signed to Reserve/Future Contracts". New York Jets. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  7. Cimini, Rich (2 May 2013). "Ex-Jets Claude Davis and Cliff Harris". Twitter. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  8. "Transactions". New York Jets. 30 April 2013. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  9. "The Storm Bolsters Defense". www.tampabaystorm.com. Tampa Bay Storm. May 30, 2013. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  10. Mick Garry (June 18, 2015). "Storm's Davis embodies power of opportunity". www.argusleader.com. Argus Leader. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  11. "2016 ALL-IFL Teams Announced". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  12. "IFL Announces 2017 All-IFL Teams". www.goifl.com. Indoor Football League. June 28, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
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