BJ Davis

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-3
Weight:
219
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Blair, S.C.
High School:
South Pointe
Prev School:
South Carolina State
Major:
Communcation

2023 (East Carolina): Earned Third Team All-AAC honors by College Football Network … Fourth Team All-AAC selection by Phil Steele Magazine … Appeared in all 12 games during his lone season with the Pirates earning four starts (Tulane, FAU, Navy, Tulsa) earning a varsity letter … Stood third on the team in total tackles with 59 (30 solo) … Credited with 6/5 TFLs for minus 11 yards … Second on the squad with seven pass breakups … Forced a pair of fumbles (Appalachian State and Gardner-Webb) and two quarterback hurries (UTSA and Florida Atlantic) … Registered at least one stop in all 12 contests with multiple tackles 10 times … Recorded double-digit tackles at Florida Atlantic (11/season-high) while adding 10 at Navy … Credited with TFLs against Gardner-Webb (2.0/-2 yards), SMU (1.0/-5 yards), UTSA (0.5/0 yards), Tulane (0.5/-1 yard), Navy (1.0/-1 yard) and Tulsa (1.5/-2 yards) … Broke up multiple passes in a game on three occasions (Gardner-Webb/2, Rice/2, Tulane/2) and added one in first ECU game at then No. 2 Michigan … Named 2023 Preseason First-Team All-AAC by College Football Network.

2022 (South Carolina State): Named to the HBCU All-America team presented by BOXTOROW … Tabbed to the All-MEAC First Team after finishing the season with 94 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, five interceptions and seven pass breakups … Earned a spot on the Preseason All-MEAC Team … Selected the MEAC Defensive Player of the Week Sept. 26 following a stellar performance against North Carolina A&T during which he booked a career-high 17 tackles (12 solo) … Earned his first MEAC Defensive Player of the Week accolade of the campaign Sept. 12 after a 33-9 win over Bethune-Cookman, picking off a pair of passes - including one he returned 59 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter ... Also had five tackles (two solo) as the Bulldogs held the Wildcats to just two scores…. Led the Bulldogs in total tackles and interceptions … Earned a strong 80.2 coverage grade according to Pro Football Focus, one of the top marks among all FCS linebackers ... Graduated in fall of 2022.

2021 (South Carolina State): Helped lead South Carolina State to a 7-5 overall record, 5-0 MEAC mark (conference champion) and a Celebration Bowl victory over Deion Sanders’ Jackson State squad … Named to the All-MEAC First Team … Paced the Bulldogs in total tackles … Selected to the Preseason All-MEAC Team … Recorded 76 total tackles during the season, including nine stops and a fumble recovery in the Celebration Bowl.

2020 (South Carolina State): Logged a team-high 35 tackles (30 solo) in four games played during the shortened COVID season … Also tallied three sacks, 4.5 TFLs and two forced fumbles.

2019 (South Carolina State): Notched 41 tackles, nine TFLs, two interceptions and nine pass breakups … Registered a season-high nine stops in South Carolina State’s 28-13 victory over No. 8 Wofford.

High School: Racked up 108 tackles, 8.0 TFLs, 6.0 sacks and four interceptions as a junior and senior at South Pointe … Also notched two receiving touchdowns … Helped lead the Stallions to the 2017 South Carolina AAAA state title … Selected to play in the 2017 North-South All-Star Game.