Miami CB Jaden Davis selected 7th round to the Arizona Cardinals
Another Miami Hurricane is ready to shine on Sundays. defensive back Jaden Davis has been selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the seventh round of the NFL Draft with pick No. 226.
Davis is the second Hurricane taken, going a round after S Kamren Kinchens, who was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams with pick No. 99.
2023 (Redshirt Senior): Served as key defensive contributor in only season with Hurricanes…Played in all 13 games and made 12 starts in secondary…Ranked first among all cornerbacks with 42 total tackles (32 solo)…Added 3.0 tackles for loss, one sack and two forced fumbles…Credited with four PBUs…Started season opener against Miami (Ohio) (Sept. 1) and totaled three solo stops…Named ACC Defensive Back of the Week for dominant outing against Texas A&M (Sept. 9)…Started and finished with eight total tackles, two tackles for loss, one PBU and one forced fumble against Aggies…Started in win over Bethune-Cookman (Sept. 14)…Tallied five solo stops and started in road win at Temple (Sept. 23)…Started at Georgia Tech (Oct. 7) and had three total tackles…Had one solo tackle and started at North Carolina (Oct. 14)…Started in 2OT win over Clemson (Oct. 21) and played key role in stifling defensive performance…Had three tackles and one PBU in win over Tigers…Had five tackles and started in win over Virginia (Oct. 28)…Delivered strong performance in start at NC State, finishing with 9-yard sack, one forced fumble and four total tackles…Played at Florida State (Nov. 11) and had one tackle…Started against Louisville (Nov. 18) and had pair of solo stops…Started at Boston College (Nov. 24) and finished with one solo stop in regular season finale…Started 2023 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl against Rutgers (Dec. 28) and had six total tackles (four solo).
Before Miami: Spent first four seasons of career at Oklahoma…Played in 47 games and made 22 starts over course of career with Sooners…Finished with 104 total tackles (80 solo), one interception and 10 pass breakups…Finished with 35 tackles, two PBUs and one tackle for loss in final season, missing three games due to injury.
High School: Four-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals… Under Armour All-American…Invited to The Opening…Ranked No. 176 overall by ESPN and No. 384 by 247Sports…Touted as 15th-best cornerback nationally by ESPN, No. 24 by Rivals and No. 39 by 247Sports…Ranked as No. 33 recruit in Florida by Rivals, No. 36 by ESPN and No. 37 by 247Sports …Registered over 60 tackles and five interceptions (returned two for touchdowns) in high school career.
Best of luck to Jaden.
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