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Davis Fact: Has scored 26 career touchdowns, more than any other active ACC player.
Years Lettered: 2005,06
Years Starter: 2005,06
Bowl Participation: Starting running back in the 2005 Champs Sports Bowl against Colorado; starting running back in the 2006 Music City Bowl against Kentucky.
Fall 2007 Depth Chart Position: Co-first-team running back
Overview: First-Team All-ACC running back in 2006 who has been Clemson's leading rusher each of the last two years...already over the 2,000-yard mark for his career; his 2,066 career rushing yards are second-most among active ACC players...his 26 career rushing touchdowns are first among active ACC players...already 16th in Clemson history in rushing yards...joins Terry Allen as the only Tigers to reach 2,000 rushing yards by the end of his sophomore year...has seven career 100-yard rushing games...had four 100-yard games as a freshman and three as a sophomore...one of 10 semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award in 2006; he will be a candidate for the top running back honor in the nation again this year...fourth in the ACC in rushing as a freshman, then he was third as a sophomore when he had 1,187 yards...11th-best running back in he nation by Lindy's for the preseason of 2007...listed on the 2007 Football Writers Association preseason All-America checklist...MVP of the Champs Sports Bowl win over Colorado in 2005...named most improved on the field and in the weightroom among running backs for the spring of 2007; he and Cullen Harper were the only offensive or defensive players named most improved for both areas at their position...had a standout spring; he had six rushes for 100 yards in the spring game, including a 65-yard touchdown run...showed improvement from a speed standpoint after working with Clemson Track Sprint Coach Charles Foster...ACC Rookie-of-the-Year in 2005 when he was fourth in the ACC in rushing; he was the first Tiger to win that award since Anthony Simmons (1995)...second-team freshman All-American by Rivals.com in 2005.
2006: First-Team All-ACC running back; he gained 1,187 yards, the sixth-highest total in Clemson history...averaged 91.3 yards per game, 28th-best in the nation and third-best in the ACC...averaged 5.85 yards per carry, the second-best mark in Clemson history among Tigers who gained 1,000 yards in a season; only Terrence Flagler's 6.5-yard average is higher among 1,000-yard backs; even higher when it came to scoring; his 17 touchdowns tied a Clemson single-season record...just one off the Clemson overall touchdown record of 18 held by Travis Zachery (2000)...his 17 touchdowns tied for fifth-best in ACC history...17th in the nation in scoring, including first in the ACC...had his best performance against #13 Georgia Tech when he had 216 rushing yards against the team from his hometown; he could hear the roar of the crowd from Bobby Dodd Stadium when he was growing up; that was the most rushing yards by a Tiger since Raymond Priester had a record 263 against Duke in 1995; named national offensive player-of-the-week for his performance by the Walter Camp Foundation; that was the most rushing yards in a game by an ACC player during the season...led the team in plays of 20 yards or more with 14, including 12 rushes and two receptions...named offensive player-of-the-week by the Tiger coaches for his performance against North Carolina and #13 Georgia Tech...started all 13 games and has a streak of 15 straight starts over two seasons...a model of consistency early in the season; he gained between 87 and 95 rushing yards in each of the first four games...had at least 87 rushing yards in nine of the 13 games...showed his all-round abilities in the South Carolina game when he stripped the ball from defensive end Nathan Pepper after he had intercepted a pass; it saved a touchdown...had 102 yards receiving on four catches, including a 54-yard catch at #9 Florida State...had at least one touchdown in each of the first five games and had a nine-game streak over two years, the second-longest streak in Tiger history...had four touchdowns against North Carolina, first Tiger to have four in a game since Chad Jasmin at South Carolina in 2003...had six games with at least two touchdowns, including four in a row at one point...had three touchdowns in the win over Temple when he averaged 15 yards per rush...improved his yards per carry from 5.3 to 5.8 over his freshman year; he also improved his touchdown total from nine to 17 and his yards per game from 80 to 91.3...scored the game-winning touchdown at #9 Florida State with eight seconds left on a tough one-yard run.
2005: Fourth in the ACC and 56th in the nation in rushing (79.9)...first among freshmen in the ACC in rushing...seventh in the ACC in all-purpose yards (93.7)...tied for fourth in the ACC in rushing touchdowns (9)...scored seven of his nine touchdowns in ACC games, tied for first in the ACC...set the Clemson single-season freshman touchdown record...sported a 5.3-yards-per-carry figure, third in the ACC among players with at least 500 yards rushing and best in Tiger history for a freshman...fourth in receptions with 19 for 152 yards...had four 100-yard rushing games to establish a Clemson single-season record for a first-year freshman...had a 150-yard rushing game against Colorado, the second-highest rushing total in a bowl game by a Tiger; he was the only running back to gain over 100 yards rushing against Colorado's defense; added two catches for 21 yards and 171 all-purpose yards to earn MVP honors...set three Tiger freshman records, including touchdowns (9), yards per rush (5.3), and all-purpose yards (1,031)...ACC Rookie-of-the-Year, the first Tiger to win the award since Anthony Simmons (1995)...second-team freshman All-American by Rivals.com and third-team by CollegeFootballNews.com...honorable mention freshman All-American by Sporting News...first-team freshman All-ACC by Sporting News...Honorable Mention All-ACC by the ACC Sportswriters Association...his 879 rushing yards were third-most in school history for a freshman...Clemson's top rusher, fourth-leading receiver, and leader in all-purpose yardage on a per-game basis...two-time national freshman-of-the-week by Rivals.com...three-time ACC Rookie-of-the-Week, more than any other ACC player; chosen after his performances against #17 Texas A&M, N.C. State, and #16 Florida State...named ACC Offensive Back-of-the-Week for his performance at #19 South Carolina when he rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown...his 143-yard effort at N.C. State, his 145 yards at South Carolina, and 150 yards in the bowl game were three of the top-seven performances by a first-year freshman in school history...played 366 snaps, most among Tiger first-year freshmen and third among all freshmen...Clemson's offensive player-of-the-game by the coaches against #19 South Carolina and Colorado...suffered a broken wrist at N.C. State on October 13; he missed the next game against Temple and played just one snap at Georgia Tech; averaged 5.6 yards per carry after returning from the injury; had to play the last four regular-season games with a cast on his left wrist...started six games, so he was considered a co-starter...teamed with Reggie Merriweather to give Clemson the first pair of 700-yard running backs since 1995...had at least one touchdown in each of the last four games...had 1,031 all-purpose yards...Clemson's leading rusher in each of the first two games and each of the last three games; also the leader at N.C. State, so he was Clemson's top rusher in six games...led the team in runs of 10 yards or more (27) and 20 yards or more (10)...had a season-long 40-yard run against Colorado; it was also the longest run of the year against the Colorado defense...named Clemson's offensive rookie-of-the-year by the coaches.
Before Clemson: Rushed for 2,389 yards and 28 touchdowns on 350 carries as a senior at Douglass High...rushed for 300 yards or more in two games as a senior...rushed for 7,339 yards and 80 touchdowns in his career...#42 player in the nation, #7 running back in the nation, and #16 player in Georgia by Rivals.com...SuperPrep Dixie team pick as the #4 prospect in Georgia...Georgia North/South game co-MVP; scored the only touchdown to lead the North to victory...#17 running back in the nation by ESPN.com...#17 running back in the nation by CollegeFootballNews.com...honorable mention All-Southern team by Orlando Sentinel...team captain as a senior...received the Golden Helmet Award as the team MVP...SuperPrep All-American as the #24 running back in the nation; listed #26 by Scout.com...#56 player in the southeast by SuperPrep...AAAAA all-state by Atlanta Constitution as a senior...honorable mention AAAAA all-state as a junior...coached by Gary Cantrell...chose Clemson over Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana State, Mississippi State, Tennessee, and Virginia Tech...born Jan. 1, 1986...majoring in sociology.
