Education
He attended Crockett High School in Crockett, Texas.
He attended Crockett High School in Crockett, Texas.
He played college football at Southern Methodist University. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He was selected as the District 20-3A Defensive Co-MVP during high school.
He was named First Team Conference USA and was selected to CollegeFootballNews.com All-American honorable mention during his sophomore season. In his junior season, he was selected to the second-team All-C-USA. During his junior season, he was named FWAA National Defensive Player Of The Week for his performance against UTEP in which he had eight tackles, 1.5 sacks, one interception, three pass deflections and a forced fumble in which he recovered for a touchdown. He was named to the second-team All-Texas by Dave Campbell's Texas Football during his senior season.
He was named to the First-Team All-C-USA following his senior season. He finished college with the total of 301 tackles, 20.5 sacks, 4 Interceptions, 20 Pass deflections and 6 Forced fumbles. Houston Texans
On April 27, 2013, he signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent following the 2013 NFL Draft.
New England Patriots
On August 28, 2013, Davis was claimed by the New England Patriots off waivers. He was released on October 22, 2014, after the Patriots had traded for Akeem Ayers. On October 24, the Patriots re-signed him to the practice squad.
On November 22, Davis was released from the New England practice squad. Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs signed Davis on August 17, 2015. Washington Redskins
Davis was signed by the Washington Redskins off the Chiefs' practice squad on December 9, 2014.
He was waived on July 31, 2015 after the Redskins signed Junior Galette.