Career Accolades:
- 2022 All-ACC Honorable Mention
- 2022 Preseason Athlon Fourth Team All-ACC
- 2021 Second Team Freshman All-America by The Athletic
- ACC Co-Rookie of the Week (Sept. 7, 2021)
Career
Goes into the season tied for 11th in program history in career sacks with 12.5 in his first three seasons…14.0 tackles for loss in 2022 ranked just outside of the top 10 in program history for a single season and is fifth in the Clawson era…Led the Demon Deacons in tackles for loss (14.0) and sacks (7.0) during the 2022 season
2023 (Junior)
Started in all 12 games during the 2023 season for the Deacs… Finished the season with 49 tackles, 25 solo tackles, 16.0 tackles-for-loss, 7.5 sacks, 10 quarterback hurries and 2 pass breakups… Finished the season 5th in career-sacks with 20 sacks… Recorded a season-high seven tackles with three solo tackles in the win against Vanderbilt… Recorded a career-highs in tackles-for-loss (3.0) and sacks (3.0) in the win against Old Dominion… Had five games with five or more tackles during the 2023 season… Tied his career-high 2.5 tackles-for-loss against Led the Demon Deacons in tackles-for-loss (17.0), quarterback hurries (10) and sacks (7.5) during the 2023 season… Led the team in assisted tackles with 43… Led the team with six unassisted sacks and 3 assisted sacks…Tied for second on the team with one forced fumble… Ranked 32nd in the country and fifth in the ACC for sacks… Ranked ninth in the country and second in the ACC for tackles-for-loss.
2022 (Sophomore)
Voted as an All-ACC Honorable Mention member by the coaches and media…Saw action in all 13 games during the 2022 season, helping lead the team to its seventh consecutive bowl game and back-to-back bowl wins with a victory over Missouri in the Gasparilla Bowl…Finished the season with 33 tackles including 18 solo tackles while also having a team-high 14.0 tackles for loss and a team-high 7.0 sacks to go along with a forced fumble and fumble recovery…Recording 14.0 tackles-for-loss were tied for fifth in the ACC, while Davis tied for seventh in sacks. Additionally, his 14.0 tackles for loss ranks just outside of the top 10 in program history for a single season and is fifth in the Clawson era…Tallied at least 1.0 tackles-for-loss in the final eight regular season games…Over the final four games of the regular season, Davis collected 8.0 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks…In Wake Forest’s ACC win against Syracuse, Davis notched a career-high 3.0 tackles-for-loss…Against nationally-ranked North Carolina, Davis tallied a career-high two sacks.
2021 (Freshman)
Earned Second Team Freshman All-America by The Athletic...Played in 13 games during the historic season that included ACC Atlantic and Gator Bowl titles...Finished the season with 34 total tackles, 5.5 sacks, 8.5 tackles for loss and one forced fumble...Set single-game highs with nine tackles, 1.5 sacks, and 2.5 tackles for losses in his first ever start versus Old Dominion...Named ACC Co-Rookie of the week after week one of the season...Ended the season with 505 total plays including a season-high 72 at Army
2020 (Freshman)
Played in two games as a true freshman ... Racked up three tackles against Campbell (10/2).
High School
Rated a 4-star defensive end by 247Sports and the No. 13 WDE in the nation ... No. 28 prospect in Georgia by 247Sports ... 2019: Team captain ... Defensive Player of the Year in Georgia Region 8-7A ... Named first team all-county, first team all-region as a senior and was twice named Gwinnett County Player of the Week ... Played for Coach Santino Iruelli ... Finished the year with 86 tackles, 11 sacks and a pair of touchdowns ... One of the touchdowns was a fumble recovery in the end zone against Wheeler ... Recorded 12 tackles, three sacks and a fumble recovery for a touchdown in a win over Lithonia ... Named defensive player of the game against Grayson on Oct. 10 with nine tackles and a forced fumble ... Collected 159 career tackles ... 2018: Had 63 tackles and six sacks with one touchdown ... played in the Rising Seniors Bowl ... Second team All-Gwinnett County ... 2017: Had 43 tackles as a sophomore.
Personal
Nephew of Rolene and Larry Armour ... Born Dec. 18, 2001 ... Member of the A/B Honor Roll ... Goes by J.D...Major is Undeclared.
2022
fumbles |
REC |
LOST |
FUM |
2.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
defensive |
TFL |
QB HUR |
TOT |
TD |
PD |
SACKS |
SOLO |
14.0 |
4.0 |
33.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
6.5 |
16.0 |
2021
defensive |
TFL |
QB HUR |
TOT |
TD |
PD |
SACKS |
SOLO |
8.5 |
1.0 |
34.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
5.5 |
20.0 |
2020
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TD |
PD |
SACKS |
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0.0 |
0.0 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
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