7 - Jayson Davis
| Born: | 01/20/1983 |
| Weight: | 190 |
| Year: | Senior |
| Hometown: | Staten Island, N.Y. |
| High School: | Tottenville (Blair Academy) |
| Position: | Quarterback |
Had two touchdowns, while attributing 138 passing yards in a win over Fordham (Sept. 3) ... Scored once on a 9 yard touchdown run against Central Connecticut State on September 10th ... Had an outstanding effort against William and Mary, having 5 total touchdowns, 71 yards rushing and 197 in the air (Sept. 17) ... Was named the New England player of the week (Golden Helmet Award), guiding Rhody to a win over #7 ranked William and Mary ... Had a 22 yard touchdown run, while amasing 152 yards on the ground against Brown on October 1st ...
2004 (Junior)
Davis holds the Rhode Island career record for rushing touchdowns with 31 including 11 in 2003 ... scored four TDs at Fordham (one short of the school record) including the game-winner with 1:19 to go to lift Rhode Island to a 37-36 win at Fordham on Sept. 4 ... scored three TDs in a 39-7 win over Central Connecticut State on Sept. 11 with 68 rushing yards and 93 passing yards ...... passed for 261 yards and three scores and rushed for 146 yards at Hofstra on Sept. 25 ... rushed for 90 yards on 18 carries against Brown on Oct. 2 ... missed the Oct. 9 game at Towson after suffering a sprained ankle vs. Brown ... rushed for two TDs and passed for another at William & Mary on Oct. 16 ... had a 43-yards touchdown pass to Jerell Jones in a 27-24 win over Massachusetts on Oct. 23 ... missed most of the Oct. 30 Villanova game and all of the Nov. 6 New Hampshire and Nov. 13 Maine games ... earned a letter.
2003 (Sophomore)
Started at quarterback in 11 of 12 games ... finished second on the team in rushing with 819 yards on 180 totes ... team's top passer with 639 yards and four touchdowns, completing 50 percent of his passes ... had nine touchdowns bringing his career scoring total to 20 points, fourth best in school annals ... completed 5-of-7 passes and rushed for 148 yards on Sept. 13 vs. Northeastern ... a week later, rushed for 122 yard won 24 carries and scored a touchdown against New Hampshire on Sept. 20 ... rushed for 103 yards and scored a TD at Cincinnati on Nov. 8 ... had 129 yards on 17 rushes on Nov. 15 against Hofstra ... earned a letter.
2002 (Freshman)
Started 10 of the Rams 12 games at quarterback, missing two games due to an ankle injury ... led the team in rushing (679 yards), passing (734 yards) and scoring (11 touchdowns) ... completed 4-of-6 passes and ran for 72 yards in his collegiate debut against Bryant on Aug 31 ... rushed for 88 yards at Maine on Sept. 2 ... rushed for 98 yards and passed for 102 yards at Hofstra on Sept. 7 ... carried the ball 29 time for 194 yards, scoring three touchdowns against Brown on Oct. 4 ... had 56 yards rushing and 120 yards passing completing 11-of-20 attempts against Delaware on Oct.19 ... passed for 104 yards against Richmond on Oct. 26 ... rushed for 91 yards at Villanova on Nov. 16 ... earned a letter.
Prep School
Attended Blair Academy where he was the team's starting quarterback in 2001-02.
High School
Lettered for four years at quarterback for coach Jim Munson at Tottenville High ... captained the team his senior season ... earned Staten Island Advance all-star and Daily News All-City accolades ... named the Staten Island Player of the Year and also garnered first-team All-State honors in 2000 ... quarterbacked the New York team in the annual New York vs. New Jersey All-Star game and also participated in the Boomer Esiason New York City vs. Long Island Classic ... named to the Police State Athletic League Coaches all-city team his senior year ... also played point guard for coach Mike Reape on the school's basketball squad.
Personal
Jayson Tyron Davis was born in Staten Island, N.Y., on Jan. 20, 1983 ... son of Dawn Moore of Staten Island, N.Y. ... communications studies major.
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