| Tyler Davis | |
| Birth Date: | 2 April 1997 |
| Birth Place: | North Bellmore, New York, U.S. |
| Current Team: | Green Bay Packers |
| Number: | 84 |
| Position: | Tight end |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 4 |
| Weight Lb: | 252 |
| High School: | Wellington C. Mepham (North Bellmore, New York) |
| College: | UConn (2015–2018) Georgia Tech (2019) |
| Draftyear: | 2020 |
| Draftround: | 6 |
| Draftpick: | 206 |
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| Status: | Active |
| Statseason: | 2023 |
| Statlabel1: | Receptions |
| Statvalue1: | 8 |
| Statlabel2: | Receiving yards |
| Statvalue2: | 61 |
| Statlabel3: | Receiving touchdowns |
| Pfr: | DaviTy02 |
Tyler Davis (born April 2, 1997) is an American football tight end for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UConn and Georgia Tech.
Davis began his collegiate career at Connecticut. After his freshman season, he transitioned from quarterback to tight end. During three seasons, Davis made 15 starts and had 47 catches for 500 yards and seven touchdowns. In 2018, he tied for 2nd in single-season history at UConn with six touchdown catches for a tight end, as well as ranking first on the team in touchdown receptions, tenth in the American Athletic Conference among all players, and first among tight ends with 6 in 2018 for the Huskies. He went to Georgia Tech as a graduate transfer in 2019. Davis caught 17 passes for 148 yards and a touchdown in 12 games (11 starts) for the Yellow Jackets.[1]
Davis was selected in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL draft with the 206th overall pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars.[2]
On August 31, 2021, Davis was waived by the Jaguars.[3]
On September 3, 2021, Davis was signed to the practice squad of the Indianapolis Colts.[4]
On September 28, 2021, Davis was signed to the Green Bay Packers active roster off the Colts practice squad.[5]
Davis re-signed with the Packers on March 15, 2023.[6]
During a preseason game against the Cincinnati Bengals on August 11, 2023, Davis suffered a significant knee injury, later reported to be a torn ACL. The Packers placed him on injured reserve on August 21, ending his season.[7]
On March 12, 2024, Davis re-signed with the Packers.[8]
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost | |||
| JAX | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GB | 14 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GB | 17 | 1 | 4 | 61 | 7.6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 39 | 1 | 8 | 61 | 7.6 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FUM | Lost | |||
| GB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | |||||||||||
Davis is the son of Steve and Cindy Davis and has two brothers, Bryan and Jake.