Jason Davis

Position:
Defensive End
Height:
6-5
Weight:
295
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
High School:
Dillard HS

Experienced defensive lineman who is back at end ... explosive athletic talent with tremendous instincts ... has the ability to dominate as a playmaker ... a terrific competitor whose work habits and tempo have picked up over the winter ... ranked best among the linemen in bench press (475) ... served as WVU's backup nose tackle last season ... missed the Boston College game with an ankle injury ... four tackles in the win over Ohio, two of them on goal line stops ... five tackles against Kent State ... three tackles at Maryland ... seven tackles at Notre Dame ... three tackles at Miami ... three solo stops in the Rutgers win ... starting defensive end during the 2000 season who made 30 tackles, a third of them for losses ... made his first college start vs. Boston College ... five solo tackles vs. Maryland, two of them for losses ... part of the fourth-quarter goalline stand that stopped the Terps on the two-inch line ... three QB hurries playing 49 snaps despite a hamstring pull in the Miami game ... six tackles, including a sack, vs. Idaho ... two of his four tackles versus Syracuse were for losses, including a six-yard sack ... also had a tipped pass and a QB hurry against the Orangemen ... four solo tackles in the Rutgers win ... left the East Carolina game with bruised ribs after recovering a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown ... two tackles for losses in Pitt game ... three tackles in the Music City Bowl ... defensive champion: Maryland, Syracuse ... earned playing time in 1999 as a true freshman along the defensive line ... three-yard sack in the win over Pitt ... recorded four sacks in that year's junior varsity game against Fork Union ... earned first team all-Broward and second team all-state honors at Dillard High ... rated 10th-best defensive line prospect in Florida by Florida Prep Sports ... Prep Star all-SEC region ... posted 97 tackles and eight sacks as a senior ... helped Coach Ken Scott's Dillard team to a 9-4 record ... team captain ... Dillard advanced to the third round of the Florida Class 6A playoffs ... was injured as a junior and played in just four games ... transferred to Dillard from Goldcoast Christian High ... born September 12, 1980 ... son of Kenneth and Loretta Davis ... one of two children ... an academic senior majoring in physical education with a specialization in athletic coaching.