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Cody Davis

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Experience: 9 years

Height: 6-2

Age: 31

Weight: 203 lbs

College: Texas Tech

2020 SEASON

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WK	OPP	RESULT	Total	Solo	AST	SCK	PDEF	FF
17	Jets	W 28 - 14
16	Bills	L 9 - 38	3	2	1	0	0	0
15	@Dolphins	L 12 - 22
14	@Rams	L 3 - 24
13	@Chargers	W 45 - 0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Cardinals	W 20 - 17	1	0	1	0	0	0
11	@Texans	L 20 - 27	1	1	0	0	0	0
10	Ravens	W 23 - 17
9	@Jets	W 30 - 27	1	0	1	0	0	0
8	@Bills	L 21 - 24
3	Raiders	W 36 - 20	0	0	0	0	0	0
1	Dolphins	W 21 - 11	1	0	1	0	0	0
2	@Seahawks	L 30 - 35	1	0	1	0	0	0

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	Total	Solo	AST	SFTY	PDEF	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TDS	OPP FR
2013	St. Louis Rams	12	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014	St. Louis Rams	15	0	8	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2015	St. Louis Rams	16	0	10	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016	Los Angeles Rams	15	3	14	9	5	0	3	1	29	29	29	0	0
2017	Los Angeles Rams	7	2	19	12	7		4	1	0	0	0	0
2018	Jacksonville Jaguars	16	0	10	5	5		0
2019	Jacksonville Jaguars	16	0	13	8	5		1
2020	New England Patriots	13	0	8	3	5		0
TOTAL		110	5	86	54	32	0	8	2	29	14.5	29	0	1

Biography

Cody Davis, 31, is a veteran of eight NFL seasons with the St. Louis/L.A. Rams (2013-17), Jacksonville Jaguars (2018-19) and New England (2020). Davis was signed by New England as an unrestricted free agent from Jacksonville on March 23, 2020. The 6-foot-2, 203-pounder originally joined the NFL as a rookie free agent with the St. Louis Rams in 2013 out of Texas Tech. Davis signed with Jacksonville as an unrestricted free agent from St. Louis on March 15, 2018. He has played in 110 regular season games with five starts and has 36 tackles on defense, two interceptions, eight passes defensed and 54 special teams tackles. Davis played in one playoff game in the 2017 postseason for the Rams and finished with two special teams tackles. Last season, he played in 13 games for the Patriots and finished with nine special teams tackles and blocked a field goal attempt in the win at the L.A. Chargers on Dec. 6 that was returned by S Devin McCourty for a touchdown.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS

Cody Davis was signed by the New England Patriots as an unrestricted free agent from Jacksonville on March 23, 2020 .... Originally signed by St. Louis as a rookie free agent (4/29/13) ... Released by St. Louis (8/31/13) ... Signed by St. Louis to the practice squad (9/2/13) ... Signed by St. Louis to the 53-man roster from the practice squad (9/27/13) ... Re-signed by L.A. Rams as a free agent (3/9/16) ... Signed by Jacksonville as an unrestricted free agent from L.A. Rams (3/15/18).

Seasonal reviews

2020 (13/0)

Played on special teams in the season-opening win vs. Miami (9/13)
Played a special teams role that included one combined tackle with Matthew Slater on a punt return at Seattle (9/20)
Appeared in a special teams role in a win over Las Vegas (9/27). Made one special teams tackle and recovered an onside kick late on the fourth quarter. Played in his 100th career NFL game
Was placed on IR prior to Week 4 at Kansas City (10/5)
Was activated off IR and saw time in a special teams role in a Week 8 loss at Buffalo (11/1).
Played a role on special teams, assisted with Myles Bryant on a kickoff return tackle as part of a Week 9 win at the Jets (11/9).
Played a special teams role in a Week 10 win vs. Baltimore (11/15).
Played on the kick coverage unit in a Week 11 loss at Houston (11/22). Shoved Texans punt return man Keke Coutee out of bounds at the Texans 20 yard line on a 59-yard punt by Jake Bailey in the second quarter.
Played a role on special teams kick coverage in a Week 12 win vs. Arizona (11/29). Combined with Justin Bethel to make a special teams stop on a Jake Bailey second quarter punt.
Broke in and blocked a 58-yard Chargers field goal in the closing seconds of the first half of a Week 13 win in Los Angeles (12/6). The ball was scooped up and ran back 44 yards by Devin McCourty for a touchdown as time expired on the first half. It was his second career blocked kick. He blocked an extra point vs. Houston on Nov. 3, 2019, while with Jacksonville. It also marked the second blocked kick of the 2020 season for the Patriots. DB Justin Bethel blocked an extra point vs. San Francisco on Oct. 25.
Played a special teams role in a Week 14 loss at the Rams (12/10).
Saw time on the Majority of special teams plays in a Week 15 loss at Miami (12/20).
Played on special teams in a Week 17 win vs. the Jets (1/3).

2019 (16/0 – Jacksonville)

Played in all 16 games, primarily on special teams, and finished with eight special teams tackles and one blocked extra point. Also notched five defensive tackles, one pass defensed.
Blocked an extra point attempt vs. Houston (11/3), the team's first blocked punt since 2017.
Hauled in his second career reception for 7 yards from P Logan Cooke on a successful fake punt at Atlanta (12/22).

2018 (16/0 – Jacksonville)

Appeared in all 16 regular-season games and led the team with 10 special teams tackles.

2017 (7/2, 1/0 – L.A. Rams)

Played in seven regular-season games with two starts and recorded 19 tackles, one interception and four passes defensed. Also made three special teams tackles
Was inactive vs. Arizona (10/22), was placed on injured reserve on Nov. 3 and returned for the final regular-season contest and the NFC Wild Card Playoff vs. Atlanta (1/6), where he made two special teams tackles.
Recorded a season-high five tackles and an interception vs. Seattle (10/8) along with three passes defensed.

2016 (15/3 – L.A. Rams)

Saw action in 15 games with three starts and posted 10 tackles on defense, one interception and three passes defensed. Also made four special teams tackles.
Was active but did not play vs. Buffalo (10/9).
Notched first career interception vs. San Francisco (12/24), returning the pick for 29 yards. Also made two tackles.

2015 (16/0 – St. Louis)

Appeared in all 16 games as a reserve and recorded 10 special teams tackles. Also caught his first career pass for 20 yards to convert a fourth-down attempt on a fake punt.

2014 (15/0 – St. Louis)

Appeared in 15 games and registered two tackles on defense and seven special teams tackles.
Was inactive for the win at San Francisco (11/2).

2013 (12/0 – St. Louis)

Began his rookie season on the practice squad before being signed to the 53-man roster on Sept. 27. Played in 12 games and recorded four special teams tackles.

College

Finished his collegiate career at Texas Tech ranked eighth in school history with 362 tackles.
Named a Capital One Academic All-America first-team selection and an All-Big 12 second team member as a senior in 2012.
Led the Raiders with 101 tackles during his senior year.

Personal

Attended Stephenville (Texas) High School, where he started in the defensive backfield for three years.

video

Patriots Unfiltered: One on One with Cody Davis

Megan O'Brien sits down with Patriots safety Cody Davis to discuss his blocked field goal against the Chargers as well as the influence of the special teams unit.