Bio

SENIOR (2016): SoCon Defensive Player of the Year by the league’s coaches ... finished ninth in the voting for the Buck Buchanan Award, highest ever by a Moc ... first team All-American according to STATS, AFCA and HeroSports.com ... second team College Sports Madness and Associated Press All-American ... named the top defensive end in the FCS by HeroSports.com ... 10.5 sacks led the SoCon and tied for 10th in the FCS ... 44 tackles, seven hurries and seven PBUs are all career-highs ... two sack-fumbles and a PBU at Sam Houston State ... hurry and two PBUs with three tackles against Weber State ... four tackles, half-sack and forced a fumble against Alabama ...  tied a career-high with 3.0 sacks against VMI ... also added 3 QBHs ... career-high 10 tackles at The Citadel ... tied a career-high with 3.0 sacks against Samford ... also had six total tackles ... four tackles, a sack 1.5 TFLs, hurry, PBU and blocked FG at Furman ... posted a sack against Presbyterian ... had one tackle, a PBU and recovered a fumble in just over a quarter of action against Shorter ... named one of the top 10 NFL prospects in the FCS by Athlon Sports ... No. 3 player in the SoCon according to SouthernPigskin.com ... named Most Feared Defensive Player in the SoCon by Athlon Sports.

JUNIOR (2015): First Team All-SoCon ... AFCA All-American ... Second Team AP, STATS, College Sports Madness All-American teams ... finished 17th in the STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year voting ... led the SoCon and tied for second in the FCS with 13.5 sacks ... broke Davis Tull’s single-season sack record (12.5) set in 2012 ... led the SoCon with 17.0 TFLs ...  two sacks in the season finale at Jacksonville State ... sack and a hurry against Fordham ... two sacks and a career-high eight tackles against The Citadel ... six tackles at Wofford ... 1.5 sacks against VMI ... two tackles, both for loss, with one sack against Furman ... SoCon Defensive Player of the Week after a career-high 3.0 sacks at Presbyterian ... also had five tackles ... 2.0 sacks at Samford ... career-high 3.0 TFLs and tied a career-high with four tackles against Jacksonville State ... also added a sack against the Gamecocks.

SOPHOMORE (2014): Second Team All-SoCon ... slow start to the season due to an injury ... 10th in the FCS and tied for the SoCon lead with four forced fumbles ... sixth in the SoCon with 5.5 sacks ... five PBUs on the D line ... fumble recovery and a breakup against Indiana State ... one tackle, one INT, one PBU at Furman ... strip-sack and fumble recovery at Tennessee Tech ... tied a career high with 2.0 sacks against the Golden Eagles ... strip and 1/2-sack against Wofford ... two TFLs at Western Carolina ... three tackles, including a sack and two TFLs, at Tennessee ... also forced a fumble and had a PBU against the Vols ... TFL and a QBH against VMI ... started and had 2.0 sacks and a forced fumble against Samford ... also had a PBU ... two tackles at Austin Peay.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2013): Made the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team ... totaled 21 tackles from the end ... 1.5 sacks against The Citadel ... made four tackles, including 2.5 TFLs against Appalachian State.

FRESHMAN (2012):  Sat out the season as a redshirt ... made the Dean’s List in the fall.

HIGH SCHOOL:  Preseason all-state and member of the Chattanooga Times Free Press Dynamite Dozen defensive end before a knee injury ended his senior year at Red Bank High School in Chattanooga, Tenn.  ... played for head coach Tim Daniels ... all-district as a junior with 33 solo tackles, three blocked punts and five sacks ... also lettered in track & field and was a standout basketball player ... Honor Roll student ... four-year member of the ROTC.

PERSONAL:  Full name is Keionta Leron Davis ... born March 1, 1994 ... son of Audrey Eddins and Tony Davis ... has three younger brothers and a younger sister ... graduated with a Business degree in December 2016.