2021 Football Roster
Davis, Fred
Jersey Number 5
Fred Davis
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Letters:
- 3
- Hometown:
- Fortson, Ga.
- High School:
- Northside HS
Bio
Season-by-Season
2021
Before Mercer
High School
2021
- Played in 10 games
- Led the team in rushing with 163 carries for 847 yards (5.4 ypc)
- Led the team with 14 rushing touchdowns
- Longest rush was 54 yards
- Had 13 receptions for 117 yards
- Played in nine contests
- Rushed for 273 yards on 72 attempts
- Scored twice in a rout of Western Carolina (March 20)
- Ran for a season-high 61 yards against Furman (April 2)
- Caught four passes for 33 yards
- Returned four kickoffs for 40 yards
- Redshirted after appearing in four games as a reserve running back
- Tallied 12 carries for 31 yards over this four appearances
- Set a season-high with nine carries and 18 yards at Presbyterian (Sept. 7)
- Had one kick return for eight yards at Western Carolina (Aug. 31)
Before Mercer
High School
- Four-year letterwinner at Northside High School (Columbus, Ga.)
- Played running back for the Patriots under head coach Dave Nurnberg
- Topped 1,000 rushing yards as a junior (1,047) & as a senior (1,099)
- Added 13 rushing touchdowns as a senior & totaled 20 over his final two seasons
- All Bi-City First Team & Second Team selection in 2018 & 2017, respectively
- Two-time GHSA 4A All-Region 1 selection in 2017 & 2018
- Member of Northside HS’ basketball team
- Excelled in the classroom at Northside HS, graduating among his class’ top 10 students
- Earned Georgia Certificate of Merit & was on school’s Principal’s List
- Member of school’s Senior Class Council, FCCLA, Superintendent Student Council, National Honor Society & Chick-fil-A Leader Academy
- Full name is Fredrick Donavon Davis Jr.
- Born on Sept. 17, 2001
- Son of Taffany Davis & Fredrick Davis Sr.
- Has one sibling, Ferran
- Twitter handle: @FredrickDavisJr
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Monday, September 08
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Monday, September 08
Mercer v. Gardner-Webb Women's Soccer Highlight Reel: 9/7/2025
Monday, September 08
Mercer v. Kennesaw State Women's Soccer Highlight Reel: 9/4/2025
Friday, September 05
