| Dexter Davis | |
| Number: | 58 |
| Position: | Defensive end |
| Birth Date: | November 10, 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 1 |
| Weight Lbs: | 244 |
| High School: | Phoenix (AZ) Thunderbird |
| College: | Arizona State |
| Draftyear: | 2010 |
| Draftround: | 7 |
| Draftpick: | 236 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Highlights: |
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| Statlabel1: | Total tackles |
| Statvalue1: | 13 |
| Statlabel2: | Sacks |
| Statvalue2: | 1.0 |
| Statlabel3: | Fumble recoveries |
| Statvalue3: | 1 |
| Pfr: | D/DaviDe99 |
| Cfl-Archive: | https://web.archive.org/web/20150928122827/http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show/id/7339 |
Dexter Alexander Davis (born November 10, 1986) is an American former professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL draft. He played college football at Arizona State.
Davis attended Arizona State University. Throughout his career, he started a school record 50 games and finished third on the schools all-time career sack list with 31, behind only Terrell Suggs's 44 and Shante Carver's 41. Along with the 31 sacks he had 136 tackles and 10 forced fumbles.
Davis was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2010 NFL draft (236th overall).[1] The Seahawks announced on June 19, 2010, he had been signed.[2] He recorded a sack in the Seahawks' first pre-season game of the 2010 season against the Tennessee Titans on August 14, 2010,[3] along with another sack that forced a fumble, which Davis also recovered, the following week against Green Bay.[4]
Davis was waived/injured on August 20, 2012, and subsequently reverted to injured reserve on August 22. On April 17, 2013 Davis was waived by the Seahawks making him a free agent.
On June 6, 2014, Davis signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
On June 11, 2015, the Argonauts announced the retirement of Davis.[5]