Demario Davis

**DeMario Davis**
	No. 56 New York Jets
	Linebacker
Personal information
	Date of birth: January 11, 1989 (age 35)
	Place of birth: Collins, Mississippi
	High School: Brandon (MS)
Career information
	College: Arkansas State
	NFL Draft: 2012 / Round: 3 / Pick: 77
	Debuted in 2012 for the New York Jets
Career history
	*New York Jets ( 2012–present)
	Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
	First Team All-Sun Belt Conference (2011);
Career NFL statistics as of 2012
Tackles	35
Sacks	0
Forced fumbles	0

DeMario Davis (born January 11, 1989^[1]) is an American football linebacker for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Jets in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arkansas State.

Professional career[]

2012 NFL Draft[]

Pre-draft measureables
Ht	Wt	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP
6 ft 2 in	235 lb	4.61 s	1.63 s	2.72 s	4.28 s	7.19 s	38.5 in	10 ft 4 in	32 reps

New York Jets[]

The New York Jets drafted Davis using their third round selection in the 2012 NFL Draft.^[2] Davis was praised by head coach Rex Ryan whom likened some of Davis' leadership attributes to those of Ray Lewis.^[3] Davis signed a four-year contract on May 31, 2012 worth approximately $2.9 million.^[3]

References[]

↑ "Demario Davis". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/_/id/237801/demario-davis. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
↑ Vrentas, Jenny (27 April 2012). "NFL Draft 2012: Jets choose Arkansas State linebacker Demario Davis in third round". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/67FfJ4th2. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Vrentas, Jenny (31 May 2012). "Jets sign third-round pick Demario Davis to four-year deal". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/686j9ZlqQ. Retrieved 1 June 2012.

External links[]

[1] "Demario Davis". ESPN. http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/_/id/237801/demario-davis. Retrieved 27 April 2012.

[2] Vrentas, Jenny (27 April 2012). "NFL Draft 2012: Jets choose Arkansas State linebacker Demario Davis in third round". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/67FfJ4th2. Retrieved 27 April 2012.

[Davis_signs-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Vrentas, Jenny (31 May 2012). "Jets sign third-round pick Demario Davis to four-year deal". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. http://www.webcitation.org/686j9ZlqQ. Retrieved 1 June 2012.

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Persondata
Name	Davis, DeMario
Alternative names
Short description	American football player
Date of birth	January 11, 1989
Place of birth	Brandon, Mississippi, USA
Date of death
Place of death