Jaden Davis | |
Current Team: | Arizona Cardinals |
Number: | 39 |
Position: | Cornerback |
Birth Date: | 18 July 2001 |
Birth Place: | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 10 |
Weight Lb: | 182 |
High School: | St. Thomas Aquinas |
College: | Oklahoma (2019–2022) Miami (2023) |
Draftyear: | 2024 |
Draftround: | 7 |
Draftpick: | 226 |
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Status: | Active |
Pfr: | D/DaviJa09 |
Jaden Davis (born July 18, 2001) is an American football cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners and Miami Hurricanes.
Davis attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he was rated a four-star recruit and received held offers from Florida, Georgia, Miami, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Texas.[1]
Davis committed to play college football for the Oklahoma Sooners.[2] [3]
In week two of the 2019 season, Davis recorded his first career interception against South Dakota State.[4] [5] In week three, he led the Sooners in tackles with six in a 48-14 win over UCLA.[6] In Davis's first three seasons in 2019, 2020, and 2021 he 29 games totaling 66 tackles eight pass deflections, and an interception.[7] During the 2022 season, Davis notched 35 tackles and two pass deflections.[8] After the conclusion of the 2022 season, Davis decided to enter the NCAA transfer portal.[9] [10]
Davis finished his career with the Sooners playing in 47 games where he started in 22, tallying 104 tackles ten pass deflections, and an interception.[11]
In May 2023, Davis transferred to play for the Miami Hurricanes.[12] [13] In week two of the 2023 season, he forced a game-changing fumble as he helped the Hurricanes take down Texas A&M.[14] Davis finished the 2023 season with 42 tackles with three being for a loss, a sack, four pass deflections, and two forced fumbles.[15]
In the 2024 NFL draft, Davis was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the seventh round with the 226th overall selection.[16] The Cardinals previously traded safety-linebacker Isaiah Simmons to the New York Giants to acquire the 226th overall selection.