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Jersey Number 6
Jordan Davis
- Position:
- DE
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 275
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Memphis, Tenn.
- High School/Previous School:
- Southwind HS (Copiah-Lincoln CC)
Career Notes & Records
Appeared in 28 career games with two starts … Recorded 55 career tackles, 20 solo and 35 assisted, with 2.5 tackles for loss … one pass breakup and one forced fumble.
2023 (Graduate Season)
Appeared in eight games … Tallied seven tackles … Arizona (9/9): Tallied a career-high three tackles including a tackle for loss … LSU (9/16): Finished with a career-high ten tackles including a tackle for loss in his first start as a Bulldog … at South Carolina (9/23): Had three tackles … Alabama (9/30): Totaled a trio of tackles … Western Michigan (10/7): Made a pair of stops … at Arkansas (10/21): Had one tackle … at Auburn (10/28): Finished with three tackles … Kentucky (11/4): Tallied three tackles … at Texas A&M (11/11): Totaled one tackle.
2022 (Graduate Season)
Appeared in 11 games with two starts ... Finished with 26 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss ... Memphis (9/3): Had three tackles including half for a loss as well as a forced fumble in State’s season-opening win over Memphis ... at Arizona (9/10): Tallied one tackle ... Bowling Green (9/24): Logged a season-high four tackles (three solo) in the win over the Falcons ... Texas A&M (10/1): Tied his season-high of four tackles ... Split a tackle for loss ... at Kentucky (10/15): Tallied four tackles ... at Alabama (10/22): Made one stop ... Auburn (11/5): Collected a pair of tackles ... Georgia (11/12): Had two tackles including a split tackle for loss ... ETSU (11/19): Recorded two tackles with one being for a loss ... at Ole Miss (11/24): Registered a pair of tackles.
2021 (Senior Season)
Forced to miss the entire 2021 campaign due to injury.
2020 (Junior Season)
Appeared in nine games ... One of 27 student-athletes to make their Mississippi State debut in 2020 ... at LSU (9/26): Recorded six tackles and one pass break up in his MSU debut ... Forced the third-quarter interception with pressure of Myles Brennan, which eventually led to MSU's fourth touchdown of the game ... Arkansas (10/3): Finished with two stops ... at Kentucky (10/10): Tallied one tackle ... Part of a defense that allowed only 157 yards of total offense, the fewest yielded by the Bulldogs in an SEC contest since 2008 against Vanderbilt (107 yards) ... Texas A&M (10/17): Recorded five tackles ... at Alabama (10/31): Totaled three stops ... Vanderbilt (11/7): Finished with three tackles ... Missouri (12/19): Posted one tackle ... vs. Tulsa (12/31): Had one tackle.
2018-19 (Copiah-Lincoln C.C.)
Four-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Top-five overall junior college prospect per ESPN (No. 4), Rivals (No. 4) and 247Sports (No. 2) … Rated top junior college defensive end prospect by ESPN and 247Sports … Tabbed NJCAA All-Region 23 as a sophomore … Named first-team Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges as a sophomore … Racked up 81 career tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks and three forced fumbles … As a sophomore, logged 36 tackles in just seven games due to injury … Tied for the team lead in sacks (3.0) and forced fumbles (2) … Collected a season-high 10 tackles, including 2.0 for loss, at Northwest Mississippi C.C. (10/26/19) … As a freshman, made 45 tackles, including 5.5 for loss and 2.5 sacks, with one forced fumble in 10 games played … Committed to MSU on July 5, 2019.
High School
Prepped at Southwind High School under head coach Cedric Miller … Four-star recruit per ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Top-125 ranked overall prospect per ESPN (No. 113) and Rivals (No. 86) … Top-15 defensive end prospect per ESPN (No. 14), Rivals (No. 4) and 247Sports (No. 11) … Top-five recruit in Tennessee according to ESPN (No. 4), Rivals (No. 3) and 247Sports (No. 5) … As a junior, recorded 37 tackles with 8.0 sacks, two fumbles recovered, two forced fumbles and six pass breakups in 10 games … Selected to the Under Armour All-American Game as a senior … Took part in Nike’s “The Opening” regional camp.
Personal
Born Jordan Patrick Lenard Davis on April 22, 1999 … Goes by J.D. ... Son of Tiffany Harmon … Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies ... Has one brother, Jaylen.
Social Media
Twitter – @NMW_jD
Instagram – j.davis6_
Appeared in 28 career games with two starts … Recorded 55 career tackles, 20 solo and 35 assisted, with 2.5 tackles for loss … one pass breakup and one forced fumble.
2023 (Graduate Season)
Appeared in eight games … Tallied seven tackles … Arizona (9/9): Tallied a career-high three tackles including a tackle for loss … LSU (9/16): Finished with a career-high ten tackles including a tackle for loss in his first start as a Bulldog … at South Carolina (9/23): Had three tackles … Alabama (9/30): Totaled a trio of tackles … Western Michigan (10/7): Made a pair of stops … at Arkansas (10/21): Had one tackle … at Auburn (10/28): Finished with three tackles … Kentucky (11/4): Tallied three tackles … at Texas A&M (11/11): Totaled one tackle.
2022 (Graduate Season)
Appeared in 11 games with two starts ... Finished with 26 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss ... Memphis (9/3): Had three tackles including half for a loss as well as a forced fumble in State’s season-opening win over Memphis ... at Arizona (9/10): Tallied one tackle ... Bowling Green (9/24): Logged a season-high four tackles (three solo) in the win over the Falcons ... Texas A&M (10/1): Tied his season-high of four tackles ... Split a tackle for loss ... at Kentucky (10/15): Tallied four tackles ... at Alabama (10/22): Made one stop ... Auburn (11/5): Collected a pair of tackles ... Georgia (11/12): Had two tackles including a split tackle for loss ... ETSU (11/19): Recorded two tackles with one being for a loss ... at Ole Miss (11/24): Registered a pair of tackles.
2021 (Senior Season)
Forced to miss the entire 2021 campaign due to injury.
2020 (Junior Season)
Appeared in nine games ... One of 27 student-athletes to make their Mississippi State debut in 2020 ... at LSU (9/26): Recorded six tackles and one pass break up in his MSU debut ... Forced the third-quarter interception with pressure of Myles Brennan, which eventually led to MSU's fourth touchdown of the game ... Arkansas (10/3): Finished with two stops ... at Kentucky (10/10): Tallied one tackle ... Part of a defense that allowed only 157 yards of total offense, the fewest yielded by the Bulldogs in an SEC contest since 2008 against Vanderbilt (107 yards) ... Texas A&M (10/17): Recorded five tackles ... at Alabama (10/31): Totaled three stops ... Vanderbilt (11/7): Finished with three tackles ... Missouri (12/19): Posted one tackle ... vs. Tulsa (12/31): Had one tackle.
2018-19 (Copiah-Lincoln C.C.)
Four-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Top-five overall junior college prospect per ESPN (No. 4), Rivals (No. 4) and 247Sports (No. 2) … Rated top junior college defensive end prospect by ESPN and 247Sports … Tabbed NJCAA All-Region 23 as a sophomore … Named first-team Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges as a sophomore … Racked up 81 career tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks and three forced fumbles … As a sophomore, logged 36 tackles in just seven games due to injury … Tied for the team lead in sacks (3.0) and forced fumbles (2) … Collected a season-high 10 tackles, including 2.0 for loss, at Northwest Mississippi C.C. (10/26/19) … As a freshman, made 45 tackles, including 5.5 for loss and 2.5 sacks, with one forced fumble in 10 games played … Committed to MSU on July 5, 2019.
High School
Prepped at Southwind High School under head coach Cedric Miller … Four-star recruit per ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports … Top-125 ranked overall prospect per ESPN (No. 113) and Rivals (No. 86) … Top-15 defensive end prospect per ESPN (No. 14), Rivals (No. 4) and 247Sports (No. 11) … Top-five recruit in Tennessee according to ESPN (No. 4), Rivals (No. 3) and 247Sports (No. 5) … As a junior, recorded 37 tackles with 8.0 sacks, two fumbles recovered, two forced fumbles and six pass breakups in 10 games … Selected to the Under Armour All-American Game as a senior … Took part in Nike’s “The Opening” regional camp.
Personal
Born Jordan Patrick Lenard Davis on April 22, 1999 … Goes by J.D. ... Son of Tiffany Harmon … Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies ... Has one brother, Jaylen.
Social Media
Twitter – @NMW_jD
Instagram – j.davis6_
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