2014 Football
Devin Davidson
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 218
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Letters:
- 1
- Hometown:
- Suwannee, Ga.
- High School:
- Peachtree Ridge HS
2014 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll
2015 at MERCER: Played in all 11 games for the Bears as a junior … Finished with 36 total tackles (7 solo, 29 assisted) … Had five or more tackles in two games … Had a season-high eight tackles at Western Carolina (Oct. 10) … Recorded 1.5 tackles-for-loss … Forced a fumble in Mercer’s win over ETSU (Oct. 17) … Tallied a tackle-for-loss and a pass break-up in an upset of No. 3 Chattanooga.
2014 at MERCER: Played in 11 games at middle linebacker during sophomore campaign … Started 10 contests … Named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll ... Finished fifth on the team with 51 total tackles (22 solo, 29 assisted) … Had five or more tackles in six contests … Tallied three tackles-for-loss … Ranked second on the team with 2.5 sacks … Also broke up one pass … Opened the 2014 season with seven tackles and a forced fumble in the Bears’ win over Reinhardt (Aug. 28) … Notched solo sacks against VMI and Western Carolina … Recorded a season-high eight tackles in a victory over Austin Peay (Oct. 11).
2013 at MERCER: Started all 12 games at linebacker as a true freshman … Named to the Pioneer Football League Honor Roll … Ranked fourth on the team with 57 total tackles (17 solo, 40 assisted) … Recorded more than five tackles in seven contests … Had four tackles for loss on the year including an assisted sack … Tied for the team lead with two fumble recoveries … Also broke up two passes and had one quarterback hurry … Tallied six tackles including a season-high two for loss in a victory over Drake (Sep. 28) … Finished with seven tackles in a defeat of Valparaiso (Oct. 12) … Led team with seven tackles in a win over Davidson (Nov. 2).
HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years of varsity football under Mark Fleetwood at Peachtree Ridge High School in Lawrenceville, Ga. … Played in high school with current teammate Andrew Stanley … Was a four-year player, leading the team in tackles and sacks during his junior and senior seasons … Was the team’s Defensive MVP his senior year and was a first-team All-Region player … Named the Gwinnett County Touchdown Club Player of the Month for September 2012 and was the organization’s Kevin Maloof Award Winner in 2012.
PERSONAL: Born on April 21, 1994 in Sheffield, Ala. … Has four siblings, three brothers and one sister ... Majoring in business.
