Cincinnati signed Davis as a free agent in the 2022 offseason to provide depth along the defensive line ... A first-year pro in 2022, he played in two contests (Games 8-9), and was on the practice squad the remainder of the season ... Davis was not in the NFL for two seasons after originally signing with the N.Y. Jets as a college free agent in 2020, but he played for the Houston Gamblers of the USFL in '22 and had 3.5 sacks ... The first player in Bengals history to have played at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
Signed with N.Y. Jets as college free agent on 5-6-20 ... Waived by Jets on 7-30-20 ... Signed with Cincinnati as free agent on 7-25-22 ... Waived by Bengals on 8-30-22 ... Signed to Bengals practice squad on 8-31-22 ... Signed to Bengals roster on 11-5-22 ... Waived by Bengals on 11-7-22 ... Signed to Bengals practice squad on 11-8-22 ... Signed to Bengals roster on 1-31-23 (Reserve/Future).
2020—Waived by N.Y. Jets prior to start of training camp after signing with team as college free agent in May ... Did not play for an NFL team during 2020 season.
2021—Did not play for an NFL team.
2022—Played in 10 games for the Houston Gamblers of the USFL, and totaled 57 tackles with 3.5 sacks ... Signed by Cincinnati as a free agent on July 25 and saw action in all three preseason games ... Played in two regular-season games for the Bengals, recording three tackles ... Spent first seven weeks on Cincinnati's practice squad, before being elevated to the active roster for Week 8 ... Made NFL debut on Oct. 31 at Cleveland, registering two tackles on back-to-back plays in the third quarter ... Signed to the active roster for the Nov. 6 game vs. Carolina, and had one tackle in the fourth quarter of a 42-21 Bengals win ... Waived by Cincinnati following the Carolina game, but the following day was signed to the practice squad, where he spent remainder of regular season and all of postseason.
Spent three seasons at North Carolina at Pembroke (2017-19) ... Played in 31 games and amassed 123 total tackles (51 solos), with six sacks and 15 TFLs ... Also had one PD and two FRs ... Redshirted his freshman season at Shaw University (N.C.) in 2014 ...
Hometown is Laurinburg, N.C. ... Attended Scotland High School ... Earned all-region honors as a junior and senior ... As a senior, registered 54 tackles, with four sacks and 16 TFLs ... Helped lead Scotland to a combined 27-3 record over final two seasons ... Majored in exercise and sports science at North Carolina at Pembroke.
