Tanner Davis

Position:
Safety
Height:
6-1
Weight:
200
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Kingston, N.Y.
High School:
Cheshire Academy (Conn.)

2022 • Senior

Davis appeared in 11 games in the 2022 season, recording 29 tackles (15 solo, 14 assisted), 2.5 TFL (three yards), two forced fumbles and two pass break ups
Had two tackles (one solo, one assisted) and a forced fumble against Tulane (9/3)
Had three tackles (two solo, one assisted) against Stony Brook (9/17)
Had three solo tackles against Temple (9/24)
Had six tackles (four solo, two assisted) and one TFL (one yard) against Eastern Michigan (10/1)
Had one assisted tackle and 0.5 TFL against Liberty (10/8)
Had six tackles (three solo, three assisted) and one pass break up against Buffalo (10/15)
Has one assisted tackle and 0.5 TFL (one yard) against New Mexico State (10/29)
Had three tackles (two solo, one assisted), 0.5 TFL (one yard), one forced fumble, and one pass break up against Texas A&M (11/19)
Has four assisted tackles against Army West Point (11/26)

2021 • Junior

• Recorded 43 tackles, 21 solo, 3.0 tackles for loss and one sack.
• Starter and captain on all four special teams units.
• Played in all 12 games, and made two starting appearances
• Registered seven tackles (five solo) at Pitt (9/4)
• Had four tackles at No. 17 Coastal Carolina (9/25)
• Tallied a season-high seven tackles and five assisted tackles vs. Toledo (10/02)
• Notched a season best five takedowns at New Mexico State (11/27)
• Had one pass breakup against Toledo (10/02)
• Notched four tackles with 1.0 TFLs vs. UConn (10/9)
• Recorded three tackles at Florida State (10/23)
• Tallied three tackles, including an assisted TFL on a sack, at Liberty (10/30)
• Totaled five tackles with 0.5 sacks vs. Rhode Island (11/6)

2020 • Sophomore

• Posted 24 tackles, 4.5 TFLs, 1.0 sacks, three quarterback hurries and a blocked punt
• Had seven takedowns, including a nine-yard sack, and two quarterback hurries at No. 16 Marshall (11/7)
• Notched six tackles, with 1.5 TFLs, a quarterback hurry and a blocked punt at FAU (11/20)
• His blocked punt at FAU resulted in a safety
• Tallied a career-high eight tackles and 2.0 TFLs at Liberty (11/27) in his first collegiate start

2019 • Freshman

• Appeared in eight games as a reserve in the secondary and on the kickoff and punt coverage groups
• Made 10 total tackles during the season, including seven solo stops
• Also provided 2.0 TFLs for 10 yards lost and recovered a fumble
• Recovered a fumble at Louisiana Tech (10/12)
• Notched 1.0 TFLs for five yards lost among two tackles against Liberty (11/2)
• Best game came at Army West Point (11/9) with five tackles, including 1.0 TFLs
• Awarded scholarship following the season

Before Massachusetts

• Played for coach David Dykeman at Cheshire Academy
• Rated the No. 18 recruit from New York via 247Sports
• Filled a host of roles for Cheshire, including time at wide receiver, tight end, quarterback, running back, cornerback, safety, linebacker and long snapper
• Was teammates at Cheshire Academy with current Minuteman Cletus Mathurin