James Davis in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: lauren nelson; cropped by Rvk41, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Running back, Clemson, 2005–⁠08

James Davis

Hometown
Atlanta, GA
Born
1986

James Davis played running back at Clemson (2005–⁠08). The Cleveland Browns took Davis in round 6, No. 195 overall in the 2009 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,064
Rushing yards, 2007 (Clemson, 9–⁠4)
Best game
216 yards
Vs. Georgia Tech, week 8, 2006: No. 3 rushing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 195
Round 6, 2009 NFL Draft (Cleveland Browns)

Career highs

216rushing yards, career highvs. Georgia Tech, 20064rushing touchdowns, career highvs. North Carolina, 2006

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2005Clemson1678775.3940
2006‡Clemson1941,0495.41464
2007Clemson2141,0645.01070
2008Clemson1717514.41138
Career7463,7415.04470

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2005Clemson191528.0041
2006‡Clemson611519.2054
2007Clemson12514.3212
2008Clemson141238.8026
Career514418.6254

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). ‡ Short by one game in 2006 (Oct 12 at Temple): the source has no box score for it.

Game by game

2008 Clemson 13 games, 751 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.AlabamaL 10–⁠3461306111
Sep 6vs.The CitadelW 45–⁠1713107138––
Sep 13vs.NC StateW 27–⁠9143401011
Sep 20vs.South Carolina StateW 54–⁠01195325––
Sep 27vs.MarylandL 17–⁠2017126138––
Oct 9atWake ForestL 7–⁠12122508227
Oct 18vs.Georgia TechL 17–⁠2182608527
Nov 1atBoston CollegeW 27–⁠211352123––
Nov 8atFlorida StateL 27–⁠411448024––
Nov 15vs.DukeW 31–⁠794329126
Nov 22atVirginiaW 13–⁠3186508214
Nov 29vs.South CarolinaW 31–⁠142491320217
Jan 1 ✦vs.NebraskaL 21–⁠261226012––
2007 Clemson 13 games, 1,064 rushing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Florida StateW 24–⁠181810212913
Sep 8vs.UL MonroeW 49–⁠26768127––
Sep 15vs.FurmanW 38–⁠10958121––
Sep 22atNC StateW 42–⁠2024166134413
Sep 29atGeorgia TechL 3–⁠131260012––
Oct 6vs.Virginia TechL 23–⁠41690525
Oct 20vs.Central MichiganW 70–⁠142288215219
Oct 27atMarylandW 30–⁠1729129113––
Nov 3atDukeW 47–⁠108118170112
Nov 10vs.Wake ForestW 44–⁠1021620142−1
Nov 17vs.Boston CollegeL 17–⁠20121016––
Nov 24atSouth CarolinaW 23–⁠2123122029––
Dec 31 ✦vs.AuburnL 20–⁠232372113––
2006 Clemson 12 games, 1,049 rushing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 2vs.Florida AtlanticW 54–⁠61494122––
Sep 9atBoston CollegeL 33–⁠342493219––
Sep 16atFlorida StateW 27–⁠201987247154
Sep 23vs.North CarolinaW 52–⁠71595420––
Sep 30vs.Louisiana TechW 51–⁠011143264––
Oct 7atWake ForestW 27–⁠172695013348
Oct 21vs.Georgia TechW 31–⁠721216254––
Oct 26atVirginia TechL 7–⁠24123019––
Nov 4vs.MarylandL 12–⁠132090042––
Nov 11vs.NC StateW 20–⁠141334015––
Nov 25vs.South CarolinaL 28–⁠31111909––
Dec 29 ✦vs.KentuckyL 20–⁠28853021213

No box score in the source for Oct 12 at Temple, so that game is not listed.

2005 Clemson 11 games, 877 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.Texas A&MW 25–⁠241910103316
Sep 10atMarylandW 28–⁠242082017324
Sep 17vs.MiamiL 30–⁠36141007317
Sep 24vs.Boston CollegeL 13–⁠1684402711
Oct 1atWake ForestL 27–⁠311351211525
Oct 13atNC StateW 31–⁠1012143230––
Oct 29atGeorgia TechL 9–⁠101101––
Nov 5vs.DukeW 49–⁠20885123––
Nov 12vs.Florida StateW 35–⁠141765215144
Nov 19atSouth CarolinaW 13–⁠927145123314
Dec 27 ✦vs.ColoradoW 19–⁠1028150140221

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2009 Senior Bowl (South team, won 35–⁠18).

DrillCombine 2009
Height5′11″
Weight218 lb
Arm length30½″
Hand size10″
40-yard dash4.60 s
10-yard split1.62 sW
Vertical jump32″
Broad jump9′1″
Bench press17 reps
3-cone drill7.15 s
20-yard shuttle4.37 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 6 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.

SeasonTeamGTklSacksInt
2009Cleveland Browns2100
2010Washington Redskins4–00
NFL career6100

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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