James Davis Bio in 2005:
James Davis was fourth in the ACC in rushing (79.9); he was also 56th in the nation...James Davis was 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... James Davis set the Clemson single-season freshman touchdown record... James Davis 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...James Davis 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...James Davis had a 150-yard rushing game against Colorado, the second-highest rushing total in a bowl game by a Tiger... James Davis was the 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...James Davis was the 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... James Davis 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...James Davis was Clemson's offensive player-of-the-game by the coaches against #19 South Carolina and against Colorado in the Champs Sports Bowl... James Davis 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... James Davis 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)... James Davis 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... James Davis named Clemson's offensive rookie-of-the-year by the coaches.
James Davis Bio in High School:
James Davis was rushed for 2,389 yards and 28 touchdowns on 350 carries as a senior at Douglass High... James Davis 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... James Davis was in the SuperPrep Dixie team pick as the #4 prospect in Georgia... James Davis was the 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... James Davis was the 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...James Davis chose Clemson over Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana State, Mississippi State, Tennessee, and Virginia Tech...born Jan. 1, 1986... James Davis was majoring in sociology.
James Davis was the preseason watch list selection for the Maxwell Award; one of eight ACC players on the list and one of 11 sophomores listed...James Davis is a preseason first-team All-ACC choice by Athlon, Lindy's, Sporting News, Blue Ribbon, Phil Steele, USA Today, and Street & Smith... James Davis was listed as the #8 running back in the nation by Sporting News and #19 running back by Lindy's... James Davis was the preseason honorable mention All-American by Street & Smith.