The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2018 Football Roster
Roster
Davante Davis
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Booker T. Washington
- Major:
- Youth & Community Studies
A four-year cornerback who played in 48 career games with 26 starts … totaled 119 tackles (102 solo), seven tackles for loss, four interceptions, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and 24 passes defended ... earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors in 2015 and 2018 … an all-state performer as a senior in high school … member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (spring 2018).
SENIOR (2018)
Played in 13 games and made 12 starts ... finished with 42 tackles (35 solo), four tackles for loss, an interception, forced fumble, fumble recovery and eight pass breakups ... onorable mention All-Big 12 ... started at cornerback against Maryland totaling five tackles (four solo) before leaving the game with an injury just before halftime ... started against USC and had three solo tackles and two pass breakups ... had five solo tackles and two pass breakups in the win over No. 17 TCU ... started at corner and had one tackle in the road victory at Kansas State ... started at corner and had five tackles (four solo) including a TFL in the win over No. 7 Oklahoma ... totaled four solo tackles and a TFL in the win over Baylor ... played in the 38-35 loss to Oklahoma State ... played in the 42-41 loss to No. 12 West Virginia ... had five tackles (four solo) including two TFL, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and an interception in the 41-34 road win over Texas Tech ... totaled four tackles and a pass breakup in the win over Iowa State ... had one solo tackle and one pass breakup in the 24-17 road win over Kansas ... had six tackles and a pass breakup in the Big 12 Championship Game against Oklahoma ... made three tackle with one pass breakup in UT's 28-21 win over Georgia in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
JUNIOR (2017)
Played in 10 games and started five games, including the final four ... finished the season with 26 tackles, two interceptions, three pass breakups and a forced fumble ... made his season debut in the opener against Maryland ... totaled one tackle in a week two win over San Jose State ... started at cornerback against USC and had two tackles (one solo) in the double-overtime loss ... played in UT’s 17-7 win over Iowa State where they allowed 10 rushing yards and less than 50-percent passing to the Cyclones ... has played against Iowa State, Kansas State and Oklahoma State in Big 12 play ... had a career-high seven tackles with one pass breakup in a 42-27 victory over Kansas ... started at corner and tied for the team lead with seven tackles (all solo) in Texas’ 28-14 win at No. 24/25 WVU ... also added a breakup ... had three solo tackles, a tackle for loss and an interception against Texas Tech ... ended the season with one of his best games of the campaign in a 33-16 win over Missouri in the Texas Bowl, totaling six tackles, an interception, a forced fumble and a pass breakup.
SOPHOMORE (2016)
Played in all 12 games, making four starts (Notre Dame, UTEP, Cal, Oklahoma State) ... totaled 15 tackles (13 solo) with two pass breakups, a forced fumble and a tackle for loss ... started the season opener at cornerback against No. 10 Notre Dame ... made one tackle in the Longhorns’ 50-47 2OT win against the Fighting Irish ..started against UTEP with 1 forced fumble, a career high ... started versus California, recording two tackles with one for a loss of one yard which ties a career high ... had two solo tackles and two pass break-ups versus Oklahoma State ... played against OU with one tackle assist ... had one tackle against Iowa State ... had one solo tackle against West Virginia ... totaled three solo tackles at Kansas ... had three tackles (two solo) against TCU.
FRESHMAN (2015)
Played in all 12 games, starting the last five, while also playing on special teams … earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors from the league’s coaches … led the team with seven PBU … ranked fifth on the team among defensive backs with 36 tackles while adding one TFL and one interception … posted seven games with at least three tackles, and three with six tackles … made his first career tackle against Rice … had one tackle versus Cal … secured three tackles against Oklahoma State … set his season high with six tackles (five solo) versus Oklahoma … tallied one tackle and one PBU against Kansas State … amassed five solo tackles, including one TFL and three PBU at Iowa State … collected three tackles and one PBU versus Kansas … made his first career interception on the opening drive of the game to go with six tackles (five solo) at West Virginia … netted four solo tackles and two PBU against Texas Tech … matched his season high with six tackles at Baylor.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Tim Harris Jr. … an all-state and two-time all-county honoree … played at Homestead High School prior to playing his senior year at Booker T. Washington … selected to participate in the 2014 Miami-Dade All-Star Football Game … named first-team 4A All-State by the Associated Press in 2014 … ranked No. 3 in the Miami-Dade Top 25 by the Miami Herald … chosen first-team All-Dade County by the Miami Herald in 2014 … rated No. 249 (No. 28 CB) nationally and No. 29 (No. 4 CB) in Florida by Scout … ranked No. 261 (No. 20 S) nationally and No. 48 in Florida by ESPN … rated No. 24 safety nationally and No. 45 overall in Florida by Rivals … ranked No. 41 CB nationally and No. 53 overall in Florida by 247Sports … recorded four interceptions as a senior … part of a defense that allowed just 12.7 points per game, including 11 games of 14 points or fewer and six games of seven points or fewer with two shutouts … helped Washington to its third straight Class 4A State Title with a 15-0 record in 2014 … chosen honorable mention All-Dade County by the Miami Herald in 2013 … part of a defense that allowed just 19.4 points per game, including two shutouts, as a junior at Homestead … helped Homestead to a 6-5 record in 2013.
PERSONAL
Son of Kenyatta Williams ... has two brothers - Dequan Williams and Gianna Davis - and one sister - Jasmine Mclamore ... was born in Miami.
CAREER HIGHS
All-purpose yards: 14, Texas Tech, Nov 24, 2017
Interceptions: 1, 4 times
Long interception return: 14, Texas Tech, Nov 24, 2017
Tackles: 7, Kansas, Nov 11, 2017 (6-1); at West Virginia, Nov 18, 2017 (7-0)
Tackles for loss: 2.0, at Texas Tech, Nov 10, 2018 (2-0)
Fumbles forced: 1 [t-5th], at Texas Tech, Nov 10, 2018 ; vs Missouri, Dec 27, 2017 ; UTEP, Sep 10, 2016
Fumbles recovered: 1 [t-5th], at Texas Tech, Nov 10, 2018
Pass breakups: 3 [t-5th], at Iowa State, Oct 31, 2015
