Davis earned a second-round grade from the NFL Advisory Committee in 2007 after rushing for more than 3,000 yards and 36 touchdowns over his first three years at Clemson. But the two-time first-team All-ACC pick elected to return for his senior season, again showing a player's stock doesn't always increase by returning to school. He rushed for only 751 yards and 11 touchdowns in 2008; still, Davis flashed the speed, power and aggression to run over defenders to be a fine NFL back in his limited chances behind a struggling quarterback and offensive line. In the right system, he could contribute immediately.

Positives: Tight skinned athlete with good overall musculature. Good all-around athleticism. Quick to the hole. Good lateral quickness to make defenders miss in the open field. Can stop and start to elude defenders and is a threat to gain big yardage every time he touches the ball. Not a bullish runner, but has good lower leg drive and is at his best when he gets significant carries. Flashes explosiveness and can run through tackles. Secure ball handler.

Negatives: Characterized as the "Thunder" in Clemson's "Thunder and Lightning" combo of he and C.J. Spiller, but isn't necessarily a strong interior runner. Effective interior downhill runner and will bowl over the occasional unsuspecting defender, but lacks the explosive power to gain the tough yards after contact. Only marginal production as a receiver, but shows the hands and body control to be productive in this area. Lacked effort and technique as a pass blocker and really struggled in this area during the Senior Bowl. Missed most of the 2008 spring recovering from offseason shoulder surgery.

Ninth in ACC history in career rushing yards;has 49 career touchdowns, second-most in Clemson history (Travis Zachery (1998-01) had 50) … needs three touchdowns to tie the ACC record for career touchdowns (Wali Lundy (2002-05) of Virginia had 52) … already owns the Clemson career rushing touchdown record (47); the ACC record is 49 held by Ted Brown (N.C. State), so he is in range of that mark … has 14 career 100-yard rushing games and needs one to tie Raymond Priester's Clemson career record … Clemson is 13-1 when Davis totals 100 rushing yards in his career … fourth in the ACC in touchdowns per game; he has 11 in 12 games, including three against South Carolina in his last home game … two-time First-Team All-ACC pick (2006,07) … one of two active Tigers to be named a bowl game MVP; he was offensive MVP of the 2005 Champs Sports Bowl when Clemson defeated Colorado; he gained 150 yards, second-most by a Tiger in a bowl game … Davis and Priester both have 42 starts … offensive player-of-the-game by the coaches at Virginia … fourth in Tiger history in career all-purpose yards (4,309).

Fifth among active Division I players in rushing touchdowns and fifth in total touchdowns … has the sixth-most rushing yards among active Division I players … 13th among active players in career points (294) … leading Tiger rusher for the fourth consecutive year; he will become first Tiger in history to do that … has 725 rushing yards this year along with 123 receiving yards for 848 yards from scrimmage … has 51 career receptions, among the top-10 figures by a running back in school history … has two 100-yard rushing games this year, 107 yards against The Citadel and 126 yards against Maryland … had three touchdowns against both S.C. State and South Carolina … closed his home career in style with 24 carries for 91 yards and three touchdowns against the Gamecocks … had 18 carries for 65 yards at Virginia, as he took over the game in the fourth quarter when Clemson controlled the ball to win 13-3 … has started every game except the Alabama game this year; he has started 36 of the last 38 games … has had just two lost fumbles in 793 career touches … preseason candidate for the Doak Walker Award … has two career 1,000-yard rushing seasons; Davis, Priester, and Woodrow Dantzler are the only Tigers to do that … preseason first-team All-American according to Playboy … applied for the NFL draft in January of 2008, but withdrew his name a few days before the final deadline … invited to play in the Senior Bowl.

First-Team All-ACC selection in 2007 for the second consecutive year … first Tiger running back to be named First-Team All-ACC in consecutive years since Terry Allen (1987,88) … was Clemson's leading rusher with 1064 yards, the third straight year he had been the team's top rusher … first Tiger to lead the team in rushing three straight years since Raymond Priester did it from 1995-97; Davis is just the second Tiger to do it since 1969 … second in the ACC and 53rd in the nation in rushing with 81.8 yards per game … tied for fourth in total touchdowns (12) in the ACC, as he had 10 rushing and two receiving; those were the first two receiving touchdowns of his career … had a career-best five 100-yard rushing games in 2007, including three of the last six games … started the 2007 season off strong with a 102-yard game on 18 carries in a victory over #19 Florida State … had his big game at N.C. State when he had a season-high 166 yards on 24 carries; he received a helmet sticker from ESPN Football Final's Crew for that performance … scored a touchdown in each of the first four games of the 2007 season … received the coaches offensive player-of-the-game four times during the 2007 season, including against #19 Florida State, N.C. State, Georgia Tech, and Duke … had 129 rushing yards in a victory at Maryland; he was named ABC/Chevrolet Player-of-the-Game for that performance and also received a game ball from Head Coach Tommy Bowden; he had a career-high 29 rushing attempts in that contest … had 118 rushing yards the following week at Duke when he had a 70-yard touchdown run, the longest of his Tiger career … finished the regular season with 122 yards on 23 carries at South Carolina … has played 37 career games, missing only the 2005 Temple game during his freshman season … has started 25 of the last 26 games … has 37 receptions out of the backfield in his career, including 12 catches in 2007 … had two receiving touchdowns in 2007, including one at N.C. State and one against Central Michigan … fourth in the ACC in rushing yards as a freshman, third as a sophomore, and second as a junior.

One of 10 semi?nalists for the Doak Walker Award in 2006 … ?rst-team All-ACC running back, he gained 1,187 yards in 2006, sixth highest total in Clemson history … averaging 91.3 yards per game, 28th best in the nation and third best in the ACC … had a 5.85 rushing average, second best in Clemson history among Tigers who have gained 1000 yards in a season … only Terrence Flagler's 6.5 average is higher among 1000-yard backs … ranked even higher when it comes to scoring, his 17 touchdowns tied a Clemson single season record also held by Lester Brown in 1978 … also just one off tying the Clemson overall touchdown record of 18 held by Travis Zachery in 2000 … his 17 in 2006 were tied for ?fth best in league history … Davis ranked 17th in the nation in scoring … had his ?nest game against Georgia Tech when he had 216 yards rushing against the team from his hometown … he could hear the roar of the crowd from Bobby Dodd Stadium when he was growing up … that was the most rushing yards by a Clemson player since Raymond Priester had a record 263 against Duke in 1995 Davis was named National Offensive Player of the Week for his performance by the Walter Camp Foundation … .that was the most rushing yards in a game by an ACC player in 2006 … has 2066 career rushing yards … already 16th in Clemson history in rushing yards … joins Terry Allen as only Clemson players to reach 2,000 rushing yards by end of his sophomore year … has seven career 100-yard rushing games … had four 100-yard games as a freshman and three as a sophomore … has 26 career rushing touchdowns, ?rst among active ACC players … led the Clemson team in plays of 20 yards or more with 14, 12 rushes and two receptions … named Clemson's offensive player of the week by the Tiger coaches for his performance against North Carolina and Georgia Tech … started all 13 games in 2006 and has a streak of 15 straight starts over two seasons … a model of consistency early in the season, he gained between 87 and 95 yards in each of the ?rst four games of the year … had at least 87 yards in nine of the 13 games … showed his all-round abilities in the South Carolina game when he stripped the ball from South Carolina defensive end Nathan Peppers after Peppers had intercepted a pass … it saved a touchdown … had 102 yards receiving on four catches, including a 54-yard

catch at Florida State … had at least one touchdown in each of the ?rst ?ve games of 2006 and had a nine-game streak over two years … had four touchdowns in the win over North Carolina, ?rst Tiger to have four touchdowns in a game since Chad Jasmin against South Carolina in 2003 … had six games this year in which he had at least two touchdowns, including four in a row at one point … had three touchdowns in the win over Temple when he averaged 15 yards per rush … improved his yards per carry from 5.3 to 5.8 this year … improved his touchdowns total from nine to 17 and his yards per game from 80 to 91.3 … scored the game winning touchdown at Florida State with just eight seconds left on a tough one-yard run.

Fourth in the ACC in rushing (79.9); he was also 56th in the nation … first among freshmen in the ACC in rushing with his per-game average … seventh overall in all-purpose running with 93.7 yards per game … tied for fourth in the ACC in rushing touchdowns (9) … scored seven of his nine touchdowns in ACC games, tied for first in the ACC with Greg Carr of Florida State, another freshman … set the Clemson single-season freshman touchdown record … sported a 5.33-yards-per-carry figure, third in the ACC among players with at least 500 yards rushing and best in Clemson history for a freshman … fourth in receptions with 19 for 152 yards … had four 100-yard rushing games to establish a Clemson single-season record for a first-year freshman … had a 150-yard rushing game against Colorado, the second-highest rushing total in a bowl game by a Tiger … only running back to gain over 100 yards rushing against Colorado's defense; added two catches for 21 yards and 171 all-purpose yards to earn MVP honors … set three Tiger freshman records, including touchdowns (9), yards per rush (5.33), and all-purpose yards (1,031) … ACC Rookie-of-the-Year, the first Tiger to win the award since Anthony Simmons (1995) … second-team freshman All-American by Rivals.com and third-team by CollegeFootballNews.com … honorable mention freshman All-American by Sporting News.

First-team freshman All-ACC selection by Sporting News … honorable Mention All-ACC by the ACC Sportswriters Association … his 879 rushing yards were second-most in school history for a freshman, trailing only the 941 by Ronald Williams in 1990 … his 879 yards were the most by a Tiger since Woodrow Dantzler had 1,061 in 2001 … the 879 yards were the most by a Tiger running back since 2000 when Travis Zachery had 1,027 … Clemson's top rusher, fourth-leading receiver, and leader in all-purpose yardage on a per-game basis … two-time national freshman-of-the-week according to Rivals.com … three-time ACC Rookie-of-the-Week selection, more than any other ACC player; chosen after his performances against #17 Texas A&M, N.C. State, and #16 Florida State … named ACC Offensive Back-of-the-Week for his performance at #19 South Carolina when he rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown … his 143-yard effort at N.C. State, his 145 yards at South Carolina, and 150 yards in the bowl game were three of the top-seven performances by a first-year freshman in school history … played 366 snaps, most among Tiger first-year freshmen and third among all freshmen.

Clemson's offensive player-of-the-game by the coaches against #19 South Carolina and against Colorado in the Champs Sports Bowl … suffered a broken wrist at N.C. State on October 13; he missed the next game against Temple and played just one snap at Georgia Tech; averaged 5.6 yards per carry after returning from the injury; had to play the last four regular-season games with a cast on his left wrist; he was without the cast for the bowl game and posted a 150-yard rushing game … started six games, so he was considered a co-starter … teamed with Reggie Merriweather to give Clemson the first pair of 700-yard running backs since 1995 … had at least one touchdown in each of the last four games … had 1,031 all-purpose yards … Clemson's leading rusher in each of the first two games and each of the last three games; also the leader at N.C. State, so he was Clemson's top rusher in six games … led the team in runs of 10 yards or more (27) and 20 yards or more (10) … had a season-long 40-yard run against Colorado; it was also the longest run of the year against the Colorado defense … had a 33-yard run against Texas A&M in first game … named Clemson's offensive rookie-of-the-year by the coaches.

Rushed for 2,389 yards and 28 touchdowns on 350 carries as a senior at Douglass High … rushed for 300 yards or more in two games as a senior … rushed for 7,339 yards and 80 touchdowns in his career … #42 player in the nation, #7 running back in the nation, and #16 player in Georgia by Rivals.com … SuperPrep Dixie team pick as the #4 prospect in Georgia … Georgia North/South game co-MVP; scored the only touchdown to lead the North to victory … #17 running back in the nation by ESPN.com … #17 running back in the nation by CollegeFootballNews.com … honorable mention All-Southern team by Orlando Sentinel … team captain as a senior … received the Golden Helmet Award as the team MVP … SuperPrep All-American as the #24 running back in the nation; listed #26 by Scout.com … #56 player in the southeast by SuperPrep … AAAAA all-state by Atlanta Constitution as a senior … honorable mention AAAAA all-state as a junior … coached by Gary Cantrell … chose Clemson over Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana State, Mississippi State, Tennessee, and Virginia Tech … born Jan. 1, 1986 … majoring in sociology.

Born Jan. 1, 1986..majoring in sociology.