Zach Davis

Height:
6-0
Weight:
220
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Lawrenceville, Ga.
High School:
Collins Hill

Career Notes: Four-year letterman tallied 169 tackles (93 solo, 76 assists), 15.0 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, five pass break-ups, three forced fumbles, two interceptions and a fumble recovery during his career...played in 45 games with 16 starts. 2013: Saw action in 10 game with a pair of starts as a senior...ranked tied for second on the team in forced fumbles (2), fourth with 57 tackles (25 solo, 32 assists), tied for fourth in sacks (3.5) and fumble recoveries (1), tied for fifth in tackles for loss (9.0) and tied for seventh in pass break-ups (2)...finished ninth in Conference USA in forced fumbles per game (0.2) and 35th in tackles per game (5.7)...logged a career-high 12 tackles (2 solo, 10 assists) with a half a sack among 1.0 tackles for loss at FAU (11/2)...had eight tackles (5 solo, 3 assists) with a half tackle for loss at Louisiana Tech (9/12)...added seven stops twice: 4 solo, 3 assist with a half tackle for loss and a pass break-up vs North Texas (10/5) and 1 solo, 6 assists with a sack and a forced fumble at Rice (11/30)...posted five tackles with a sack among 2.0 tackles for loss on two occasions: 3 solo, 2 assists at ULM (9/28) and 2 solo, 3 assists vs East Carolina (10/12)...also had four-tackle efforts vs UTEP (11/23), when he added a forced fumble and a pass break-up, and vs Louisiana-Lafayette in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (12/21), when he posted a tackle for loss. 2012: Played in 11 games with eight starts as a junior...finished second on the team with 78 tackles (50 solo, 28 assists), tied for third in sacks (2.0), fourth in tackles for loss (5.0), fifth in pass break-ups (3) and tied for fifth in interceptions (1)...ranked 21st in Conference USA in tackles per game (7.00)...posted double-digit tackle totals on three occasions, including a career-best 14 (8 solo, 6 assists) to go with a pass break-up vs East Carolina (11/17)...had 12 tackles (8 solo, 4 assists) with a sack among 2.0 tackles for loss and an interception vs ULM (9/29) while tallying 11 tackles (7 solo, 4 assists) with 1.0 tackle for loss at Memphis (11/10)...recorded eight tackles (5 solo, 3 assists) vs Rutgers (9/1) and Rice (11/3)...had a sack vs Ole Miss (9/22) and broke up a pass against both SMU (10/13) and UAB (10/27). 2011: Saw action in all 13 games with one start as a sophomore...ranked tied for third on the team in interceptions (1), tied for fourth in forced fumbles (1) and tied for 12th with 27 tackles (16 solo, 11 assists)...posted a season-best six tackles twice: two solo, four assists at Army (10/1) and six solo to go with a forced fumble and an interception he returned 24 yards at Hawai[apos]i (11/26) in lone start of the season...had a three-tackle game (1 solo, 2 assists) at East Carolina (10/29) and posted a pair of stops on five occasions: both solo tackles vs Southeastern Louisiana (9/3), vs Tulsa (9/10) and vs UTEP (10/15) and two-assist outings at Duke (9/24) and vs Houston (11/10). 2010: Played in 11 games with one start as a true freshman...finished with seven tackles (2 solo, 5 assists), including one for a loss of two yards...posted a pair of three-tackle performances: one solo and two assists at Tulsa (10/16) and three assisted stops at Marshall (11/27)...also had a solo tackle vs Ole Miss (9/11). High School: Two-year letterman at Collins Hill High where he played linebacker, safety and wide receiver for head coach Larry Sherrill...rated a two-star prospect by ESPN.com, Rivals.com and Scout.com...received a Scout Grade of 73 and was rated the No. 138 outside linebacker in the nation by ESPN.com, and ranked the No. 142 outside linebacker nationally by Scout.com...helped the Screaming Eagles go a combined 16-6 with a pair of trips to the playoffs...voted team captain as a senior, but had his year cut short with a shoulder injury...in two and a half games, posted 17 tackles (12 solo, 5 assists), three tackles for loss and a sack...named honorable-mention all-county as a junior after tallying 118 tackles (71 solo, 47 assists), including 13 tackles for loss and three sacks, forcing three fumbles and picking off a pass...named MVP for defensive backs at the 2008 Regional Underclassmen Combine...away from the field, was a member of the Honor Roll and the Institute for the Development of Educational and Athletic Leadership Skills (IDEALS). Personal: Born Zachary John Davis on March 30, 1992, in Snellville, Ga...son of Bruce and Sara Davis...has one brother, Josh, and one sister, Isabella...majoring in management. Davis[apos] Career Defensive Statistics

Year	GP-GS	UT-AT-TT	TFL-Yds	SACK-Yds	FF	FR-Yds	PBU	INT-Yds	Blk
2010	11-1	2-5-7	1.0-2	0.0-0	0	0-0	0	0-0	0
2011	13-1	16-11-27	0.0-0	0.0-0	1	0-0	0	1-24	0
2012	11-8	50-28-78	5.0-16	2.0-11	0	0-0	3	1-35	0
2013	10-6	25-32-57	9.0-38	3.5-20	2	1-0	2	0-0	0
Career	45-16	93-76-167	15.0-56	5.5-31	3	1-0	5	2-59	0