JORDAN DAVIS: I think definitely him and Quavo having a connection is cool, but I dont think Kirby could name a song that Quavo has been on. "And he hated me for making him do it.". Douglas, by contrast, played football his entire life. Davis is legend there thanks to his success and incredible personality. We just had to attack him, man, Douglas told The State through a laugh. Coach, run it to my damn side, Douglas echoed. "Back when we were in high school, he'd smile the whole day," said Gibson, his high school teammate. His first game starting at nose tackle, he finished with three sacks, and he completely shut down the ground game. I could do what I love every day as a career. "He's definitely Godzilla-like," Smart said. AS A TEENAGER, Davis spent most of his time playing video games and DJing at parties. Theres a time to expand your business, expand your brand, and theres a time to play football. Q. First came a quarterback keeper toward the left side. Eric and those guys fed off of that.. The main thing is something that we always go back to, and its more than NIL. Portnoy previously covered Mississippi State for the Columbus Commercial Dispatch and Indiana football for the Journal Gazette in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Q.Kirby Smart talked about youve been up to 370 and down to 330 on weight. At that time, Jordan may have still been on the border of whether he wanted to play football. When the edge defender broke toward him, Smith flipped the ball out to running back Chancery Bowman. Davis and Douglas, though, will get one last shot at one another. "I can see how football was forced upon him," former teammate Michael Barnett said, "but it was like, 'Bro, you're big as hell. Its just trying to progress every day, Davis said. Sign up for the University of Georgia Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Quinton Bohanna, Kentucky. 5 OT in N.C. Check us out every weekday morning for everything you need to know about Georgia football, recruiting, basketball and more. Both cracked half smiles as their respective white and red helmets rest at their feet. They couldnt block him in high school, they couldnt block him one-on-one in college, and theyll have problems blocking him in the NFL. With teams unable to run the ball, it also helped give Georgia the No. Klicken Sie auf Einstellungen verwalten um weitere Informationen zu erhalten und Ihre Einstellungen zu verwalten. JORDAN DAVIS: Its great to have D.K. 2019:Started eight of 14 games and finished season with 18 total stopsassisted on a QB sack for a 10-yard loss vs. Floridaone of his two tackles vs. Texas A&M was a solo QB sack for a 5-yard lossregistered a QB sack vs. LSUrecorded a tackle for 4-yard loss vs. Vanderbilthad a tackle for loss vs. Missourileft Tennessee game in first quarter with ankle injuryco-winner of Defensive Up Front Award, given at teams post-season awards gala. This is the role Davis likes best -- the cheerleader, the mentor, the guy who reminds everyone that, no, this isn't work. Basketball was his first love Growing up, Davis wasn't really interested in football because basketball was his. Jordan X. Davis (born January 12, 2000) is an American football defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). Davis appeared in every game throughout 2019 and started eight contests. Joseph Santoliquito Jordan Davis NFL Pos DL Height 6-6 Weight 340 Evaluation Timeline Prospect Info High School Mallard Creek City Charlotte, NC Watch Highlights Philadelphia Eagles Pos DL News Feed Schedule. Davis is literally the biggest player returning to Athens for another season. And if that means he's not considered the country's best player, so be it. Im really excited to get back out there and just be able to go against him, see how good he got.. Q.Ill follow up on the whole nutrition thing with Collier and all that. Davis arrived on campus at close to 380 pounds. Davis dominates on first and second down, then typically gives way to backup Jalen Carter, who has racked up 2.5 sacks, three QB hurries and six tackles for loss this year -- all better tallies than Davis. Dies geschieht in Ihren Datenschutzeinstellungen. There's serious Heisman buzz for Davis now, too -- not because of the numbers on his stat sheet, which are pedestrian, but from the sheer spectacle of his play. Come on.'". Took a long time in the making. Douglas mowed over his defender as Smith rumbled forward. Q.Kirby said that with the name, image, and likeness stuff, he got a text from Quavo saying dont be thirsty. [13], Davis ran a 4.78-second 40-yard dash at the 2022 NFL Combine, making him just the third player over 330 pounds to run under five seconds after Dontari Poe (2012) and Greg Robinson (2014). Its a lot. That drill is not for the meek, former Mallard Creek High School assistant coach Marques Reese told The State. At one point, Davis pinches both ends of a strip steak and gently places it onto a sizzling skillet, "like you're laying a baby to sleep," he narrates. Davis, today, is the Eagles first-round draft pick, selected 13th overall after spearheading the Georgia defense to its first national championship since 1980. Davis got reps on the JV team. Sign up for the University of Georgia Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. "There's not too many guys who are built like him, but he's worked extremely hard to get here. : Episode 1 @jordanxdavis99 and @datboi_vontae#ATD #GoDawgs pic.twitter.com/FcOg2HdlUg. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. Flying off the line as a whistle sounded, Davis threw a swim move and slipped past Gibson. The run-stopping defensive lineman contributed 2.5 sacks in 2019. On that Clemson game again, its a big-time matchup. Davis was drafted by the Eagles in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft. JORDAN DAVIS: Honestly, Ive been working with Collier (Perno), our nutritionist, and we havent even been talking about weight, weve been talking about body fat content, or BMI, BMI index. JORDAN DAVIS: I would say my right-hand man is Devonte Wyatt. "People always say, 'Why doesn't J.D. Me personally, I got vaccinated, but I know some people who are kind of shy or dont want to get that now, and I understand that completely. A product of Charlotte's Mallard Creek High School, Davis ranks as the nation's No. He came to Athens as a relatively unheralded three- or four-star recruit (depending on the recruiting service). Jordan will fit in nice with the Eagles.. 3. But he got that under control and looks to be in the best shape of his career entering a pivotal 2020 season. New High School jobs added daily. My job is to get to third down.". And what is J.T. [14], Davis was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round (13th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft. So, over the next two weeks, the coaches worked out a deal with Allen: Her son would come back from the camp with a scholarship offer or they'd repay her for the cost of the basketball tournament. Jordan Davis has had a special year. 2023 WWB Holdings, LLC. Looking back, how different do you think the outcome of that Florida game would have been if youd been available and J.T. Basketball. As time went on they were rivals (at South Carolina and Georgia), but thats OK. Theyre friends.. Douglas side-stepped away from the hole as Alexander raced down the field for a score. In 2020, Davis emerged as a force in the middle of Georgia's defensive front, and the unit blossomed into one of the most ferocious in the country. *7 tackles at LSU (2018) That's what Davis told the football coaches at Mallard Creek High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. He had a sack against Hough and began doing a dance, and you see how happy Jordan was. Im a snacker. Like I literally got back on just for this event. No defensive player of any position has finished in the top three in voting since Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o in 2012. As for being motivated, thats another story. So hopefully, that will translate down the road in the season. What type of dedication did it take personally, I guess, for you to say, okay, Im going to go into the nutrition room as often as I do, Im going to achieve all these goals I have in order to get to the condition and the body weight that you thought was optimal? Saturday should be the final edition of the annual meeting between high school teammates as Douglas already graduated and Davis is all but certainly headed to the NFL this spring. Teams. We wanted to make it a choice for others. Please check your email for a confirmation. Q.Jordan, you seem like a funny, outgoing person, and you seem to have that chemistry along with your defensive line and teammates. The early returns, however, weren't encouraging. His first game on the defensive line came for the JV team, and Palmieri remembers the opposing center was so rattled by Davis' size, he snapped the ball over the QB's head nearly a dozen times. I dont think we did. ), about 5 miles away. But Davis is the best player on the best unit on the best team in the country, so he's building a compelling case. I said, Hey guy, when we transfer to Mallard Creek, I dont know what youre going to do, but youre going to need to get out of this house while Im at work, Allen recalled jokingly. Jordan X. Davis is a defensive tackle for the Georgia Bulldogs of the National Football League. Stellvertretenden Schulleiter. Just four have resulted in an explosive play by the offense. ATHENS Georgia All-American Jordan Davis stood tall before the media on Monday, embracing what he referred to as a "bittersweet" feeling while discussing Senior Day on Saturday. They were hundreds of miles apart, though they had the same reaction when NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell called Davis name with the 13th overall pick. Leaving him and leaving his team was going to be hard for me. Davis has come a long way from his high school days when he was playing offensive tackle for Mallard Creek High School in Charlotte, N.C. Shay and Erics mother, Charlene, both taught at Hidden Valley Elementary in Charlotte overlapping for a year before Charlene retired. It's a wild life, and I'm grateful for it, but at the end of the day, I'm still me.". He would peer down at his sign-in sheet, and someone always seemed to be missing. JORDAN DAVIS: The game at all didnt factor in my decision coming back. Welcome toGood Day, UGA, your one-stop shop for Georgia footballnews and takes. Mallard Creek trailed by a field goal in overtime. He went to Georgia. I love coach Scott like an uncle. Each week, Madaleno hosts "Try It Tuesday," when players have to test out a new food. No team has a higher defensive expected points added on second-and-long than Georgia (33.02). By then, however, Scott had moved on to Georgia, where Kirby Smart had a plan to build a perfect defense, and that blueprint called for a 300-pound superhero in the middle of the D-line. I dont feel guilty when I eat it as when I eat the regular ones. The fact that Quavo was talking about NIL just shows you how tremendous this thing is and how easy it is to get deterred from the main goal. I never even thought I'd get recognized. The seasons long. Then there was school. Davis then bullied his way past Douglas and rushed by Moore. The final line of defense was T.J. Moore, whod spend three years at Florida before transferring to Charlotte this past offseason. As he revealed during our Quick Chat, he is. Heres everything he said at SEC media days: THE MODERATOR: Were now joined by Georgia student-athlete Jordan Davis. I definitely believe that it should be a choice. "But his mind just wasn't mature yet. All rights reserved. JORDAN DAVIS: I definitely missed spring. Jordan Davis is not a mythical hero, but far from ancient Greece, in another Athens, he can become one. Hes basically a larger version of the late Jerome Brown, an oversized guy with a room-capturing personality to match. Palmieri said nearly two years passed at Mallard Creek before he heard Davis say much of anything off the football field. The legend of Georgia's Jordan Davis is growing, The Turnover Luck Index: Rating every 2022 team, from USC to Rutgers, Kiper's updated NFL mock draft: Who's moving up for a QB? Davis was always large for his age. He told Palmieri he wanted to play in the basketball tournament, and besides, his mom had already shelled out nearly $200 for the trip. He stuck with it through camp and into the school year, but still, he was miserable. "I texted him that I thought that was pretty cool," Palmieri said. "I was working two jobs," Allen said, "and he was eating me out of house and home.". But he played on the JV. In the locker room, he cracks jokes to break the tension before a big game. 6-foot-6, 340-pound men should simply not be able to move that fast. He just wasn't very good. He played basketball at Hopewell High School before transferring to Mallard Creek High School as a junior, where he began to play football. Job specializations: Sales. Fast forward. Barnett and a few of the other older linemen made Davis their pet project. Jordan Davis, left, and Eric Douglas played prep football together at Mallard Creek High School before their careers at South Carolina and Georgia, respectively. 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Davis combine performance helped him solidify his spot as a first round pick. Once that big human got moving, its hard to stop.. [20] He was activated on December 3. They have organic Swedish Fish that Im really starting to like. High School: Mallard Creek High School. But just to have them together and to have them with me is really refreshing. Jordan Davis just helped the Georgia Bulldogs win a national championship. The reason though for the excitement surrounding Davis from both plugged-in Georgia fans and NFL scouts is because Davis began emerging as a disruptive force late last season. Now, he's thinking of switching back to communications. 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