Quartney Davis (born April 7, 1998) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Texas A&M. He has also been a member of the Minnesota Vikings and Indianapolis Colts.

Quartney Davis
No. 87 – Montreal Alouettes
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1998-04-07) April 7, 1998 (age 26)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Langham Creek
(Houston, Texas)
College:Texas A&M
Undrafted:2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Practice roster
CFL status:American
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years edit

Davis attended Langham Creek High School in Houston, Texas. He committed to Texas A&M University to play college football.[1]

College career edit

Davis tore his ACL and redshirted his first year at Texas A&M in 2016.[2] He returned from the injury in 2017 to play in eight games, but did not record any statistics.[3] As a sophomore in 2018, he started 12 of 13 games and had 45 receptions for 585 yards and seven touchdowns.[4] As a junior in 2019, he started nine of 10 games, recording 54 receptions for 616 yards and four touchdowns. One of those Four touchdowns was a last second touchdown to help lead Texas A&M to a 7OT victory over the LSU Tigers[5] After the 2019 season, Davis forwent his senior season and entered the 2020 NFL Draft.[6][7]

Professional career edit

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split Vertical jump
6 ft 1+14 in
(1.86 m)
201 lb
(91 kg)
31+38 in
(0.80 m)
9+12 in
(0.24 m)
4.54 s 1.53 s 2.66 s 35.5 in
(0.90 m)
All values from NFL Combine[8][9]

Minnesota Vikings edit

Davis signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2020.[10] He was placed on the active/non-football injury list at the start of training camp on July 28, 2020,[11] and activated from the list six days later.[12] Davis was waived by the Vikings during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020.[13]

Indianapolis Colts edit

On January 10, 2021, Davis signed a reserve/futures contract with the Indianapolis Colts.[14] He was waived/injured on August 17 and placed on injured reserve.[15]

Montreal Alouettes edit

Davis was signed by the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on February 17, 2023.[16]

References edit

  1. ^ Wire, S. I. "Four-star WR Quartney Davis commits to Texas A&M". Sports Illustrated.
  2. ^ Higgins, Ron. "Texas A&M dumps freshman signee, loses another to injury". NOLA.com.
  3. ^ Zwerneman, Brent (August 21, 2018). "WR Quartney Davis finally making impression at Texas A&M". HoustonChronicle.com.
  4. ^ "WATCH: A&M's Quartney Davis gets better in the offseason". CBSSports.com.[dead link]
  5. ^ "How Texas A&M's Quartney Davis is raising his draft profile". ExpressNews.com. April 10, 2020.
  6. ^ Zwerneman, Brent; Chronicle, Houston (December 31, 2019). "Aggies' Quartney Davis declares for NFL draft". Houston Chronicle.
  7. ^ "Texas A&M WR Quartney Davis declares for NFL draft". Dallas News. December 31, 2019.
  8. ^ "Quartney Davis Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  9. ^ "2020 NFL Draft Scout Quartney Davis College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  10. ^ "Vikings Agreed to Terms with 12 Undrafted Free Agents". Vikings.com. April 27, 2020.
  11. ^ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves". Vikings.com. July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  12. ^ "Vikings Announce Roster Moves to Set Roster at 80 Players". Vikings.com. August 3, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  13. ^ Peters, Craig; Smith, Eric (September 5, 2020). "Vikings Announce Roster Moves, Set Initial 53-Man Roster". Minnesota Vikings. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  14. ^ "Colts Announce Two Extensions, 16 Reserve/Future Contracts". Colts.com. January 10, 2021.
  15. ^ "Colts Make Initial Roster Cuts, Training Camp Roster Now At 85 Players". Colts.com. August 17, 2021.
  16. ^ "Alouettes sign former Texas A&M receiver Quartney Davis". 3DownNation.com. February 17, 2023.

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