Kanorris Davis

Kanorris Davis (born January 21, 1990) is an American football safety and linebacker who is currently a free agent. He played college football for Troy University. Davis has played for the New England Patriots of the National Football League, with whom he signed as an undrafted free agent in 2013, and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.

Kanorris Davis
Davis with the New England Patriots
Free agent
Position:Linebacker / Safety
Personal information
Born: (1990-01-21) January 21, 1990
Perry, Georgia
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
High school:Perry (Perry, Georgia)
College:Troy
Undrafted:2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • 2011 All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:1
Interceptions:0
Forced fumbles:0
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

He attended Perry High School in Georgia. He was a three-time first team selection for each all-district, all-area, and all-region teams.[1] He was selected to the second team all-state team in sophomore year in high school.[1] He was named to both North and South Classic All-State Team.[1] He was selected all-state team twice along with being named region defensive player of the year twice while in high school.[1] He set the school record most tackles in a single season along with setting another school record for sacks in a single year with 9 total sacks.[1] He finished high school football with a total of 398 tackles, 24 sacks and 8 forced fumbles.[1] He also competed in track & field. He was the Class 3A state runner-up in the 100 meters (10.94), with a best of 10.84 seconds in 2008. He ran on a state qualifying 1600 relay team (3:23.28) in 2007.

College career

He played college football as a linebacker for Troy.[2] He was named as All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention in 2011.[1]

Professional career

New England Patriots

On May 3, 2013, Davis signed with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent.[3] On September 1, 2013, he was signed to the practice squad.[4] On September 30, he was released [5] On October 2 Davis was re-signed to the Patriots practice squad [6] He played defensive back for the Patriots.[7]

Toronto Argonauts

Davis was signed by the Toronto Argonauts on February 8, 2016 to play linebacker.[8] Davis suffered a severe knee injury during team practice on May 31, 2016 and was ruled out indefinitely for the 2016 CFL season. He was released by the team on June 5, 2016.[9]

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References
  1. "Troy Profile". troytrojans.com.
  2. Reiss, Mike (January 4, 2014). "Football journey: Kanorris Davis". espn.go.com. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  3. "Patriots sign 19 undrafted free agents". nbcsports.com. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  4. "Patriots claim four players; Release two; Sign five players to the practice squad". patriots.com. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  5. "Patriots release S Kanorris Davis". patriots.com. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  6. "ESPN re-sign S Kanorris Davis". espn.go.com. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  7. Howe, Jeff (September 28, 2013). "Patriots promote Kanorris Davis to active roster". bostonherald.com. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  8. Bennett, Anton (February 8, 2016). "Argos Sign Two on Defence". argonauts.ca. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  9. "Transactions – 2016". cfl.ca. Retrieved March 18, 2017.
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