The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2013 Football Roster
Roster

Shiro Davis
- Position:
- DE
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 249
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Shreveport, La.
- High School:
- Woodlawn
- Major:
- Applied Learning and Development
A four-year defensive end who saw time as both a starter and a reserve in his career … part-time starter in 2014 and 2015, and a reserve defensive end during 2012-13 … played in 44 career games (eight starts) … an All-American in high school … a member of ESPNU’s top 150 national prospects as a senior in high school.
SENIOR (2015)
Played in 11 games, including starting the first four of the season, at defensive end … set career highs with 29 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, four pressures and two forced fumbles … registered at least three tackles in six games … recorded three tackles, including a half tackle for loss at Notre Dame … posted back-to-back games with five tackles against Rice and California … also notched two tackles for loss with a 14-yard sack and forced fumble that led to TD on the next play against Cal … had three tackles against Oklahoma State … made two tackles against Kansas State … secured three tackles at Iowa State … matched his career high with two pressures against Kansas … recorded two tackles with one for a loss at West Virginia … registered two tackles for loss with a sack and forced fumble on the same play that ended the first half without Texas Tech scoring, in addition to one pressure … totaled four tackles and a pressure at Baylor.
JUNIOR (2014)
Played in all 13 games, including four starts, at defensive end ... ranked tied for fifth on the team with 3.5 sacks ... recorded one tackle in his first career start against UNT ... had four tackles, including career highs in tackles for loss (3) and sacks (1.5), against BYU ... recorded a career-high six tackles against UCLA ... had a sack against Kansas ... made one tackle against Baylor ... recorded two stops against Iowa State ... had one tackle and a fumble recovery against Texas Tech ... posted one sack against Oklahoma State ... had one tackle against TCU ... made four stops against Arkansas.
Played in all 13 games as a reserve defensive end and on special teams ... posted two tackles, including one for a loss and one sack, vs. New Mexico State ... had one solo tackle against Ole Miss and Iowa State ... registered two tackles both vs. TCU and West Virginia ... had two tackles, including one for a loss, against Oklahoma State ... posted a career-high three tackles , including one for a loss, and a career-best two QB pressures vs. Texas Tech ... had one tackle, including one for a loss, in the Alamo Bowl against Oregon.
FRESHMAN (2012)
Played in the final seven games ... saw the first action of his career in the Baylor game, playing as a reserve defensive end and on special teams ... had one QB pressure vs. the Bears ... played on special teams vs. Kansas and Texas Tech ... saw action as a reserve defensive end against Iowa State ... recorded first two career tackles, including one for a loss, against the Cyclones ... had one tackle and one pass breakup against Kansas State ... posted one stop vs. Oklahoma.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by DeCarlos Holmes at Woodlawn ... Prep All-American … played in the 2012 U.S. Army All-American Bowl … a member of ESPNU’s top 150 national prospects … ranked as the 12th-best defensive end and 77th-best overall prospect by ESPNU … a member of The Advocate’s Super Dozen and The Times-Picayune Blue-Chip List (state’s top prospects) … four-year starter at defensive end … recorded 150 tackles over his last two seasons … named first-team All-State by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association as a senior … selected to the 2011 Super Southeast 120 by the Mobile Register … a first-team selection on the Shreveport Times All-City Team … named first-team all-district 1-4A … posted 85 tackles as a senior … competed in the Nike SPARQ combine with scores of 4.56 (40-yard dash), 4.39 (agility shuttle), 34.2 (vertical jump) and 35 (power ball toss) … named first-team all-district 1-4A as a junior … tallied 65 tackles and 15 sacks … also lettered in basketball and track and field.
PERSONAL
Began playing football at age 13 for Brookwood … lists his mother as the biggest influence on his football career … lived in Shreveport his entire life … majored in applied learning and development … interested in teaching special education.
DAVIS' CAREER STATISTICS
2013
Opponent | Solo | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU | CF | FR | QBH |
New Mexico St. | 2 (1) | 1-9 | 1.0-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BYU | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ole Miss | 1 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas State | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Iowa State | 1 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oklahoma | 1 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TCU | 2 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
West Virginia | 2 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oklahoma State | 2 (1) | 1-4 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Tech | 3 (2) | 1-1 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Baylor | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oregon | 1 (0) | 1-2 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014
Opponent | Tkls.(Solo) | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU | FF | FR | QBP |
North Texas | 1 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BYU | 4 (2) | 3-9 | 1.5-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UCLA | 6 (2) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas | 1 (1) | 1-9 | 1.0-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Baylor | 1 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oklahoma | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Iowa State | 2 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas State | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Tech | 1 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
West Virginia | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oklahoma State | 1 (1) | 1-5 | 1.0-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TCU | 1 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arkansas | 4 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015
Opponent | Tkls.(Solo) | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU | FF | FR | QBP |
Notre Dame | 3 (2) | .5-3 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rice | 5 (3) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
California | 5 (4) | 2-17 | 1.0-14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Oklahoma State | 3 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TCU | DNP | |||||||
Oklahoma | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas State | 2 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Iowa State | 3 (1) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
West Virginia | 2 (2) | 1-1 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Tech | 2 (2) | 2-9 | 1.0-6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Baylor | 4 (3) | 0-0 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DEFENSE
Year | G/GS | TT(Solo) | TFL | Sacks | INT | PBU | FF | FR | QBP | High |
2012 | 7/0 | 3 (3) | 1-5 | 0.0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/ISU |
2013 | 13/0 | 15 (7) | 4-16 | 1.0-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3/TT |
2014 | 13/4 | 22 (12) | 5-23 | 3.5-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6/UCLA |
2015 | 11/4 | 29 (18) | 5.5-30 | 2.0-20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5/2x |
Total | 44/8 | 69 (40) | 15.5-74 | 6.5-51 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6/UCLA |
CAREER HIGHS
Tackles For Loss: 3, vs. BYU (Jr.)
Sacks: 1.5, vs. BYU (Jr.)
Fumble Recoveries: 1, at Texas Tech (Jr.)
Forced Fumbles: 1, vs. California (Sr.), vs. Texas Tech (Sr.)
QB Pressures: 2, vs. Texas Tech (So.), vs. Kansas (Sr.)