Ja'Gared Davis


Ja'Gared Deniandruis Davis is an American and Canadian football defensive end and outside linebacker for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He won his first Grey Cup as a member of the Calgary Stampeders 106th Grey Cup championship team. He played college football at Southern Methodist University. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2013.

Early years

He attended Crockett High School in Crockett, Texas. He was selected as the District 20-3A Defensive Co-MVP during high school.

College career

He was named First Team Conference USA and was selected to CollegeFootballNews.com All-American honorable mention during his sophomore season.
In his junior season, he was selected to the second-team All-C-USA. During his junior season, he was named FWAA National Defensive Player Of The Week for his performance against UTEP in which he had eight tackles, 1.5 sacks, one interception, three pass deflections, and a forced fumble in which he recovered for a touchdown. He was selected for the 2011 Rotary Lombardi Award Official Watch List prior his junior season. He was named to the second-team All-Texas by Dave Campbell's Texas Football during his senior season. He was named to the First-Team All-C-USA following his senior season. He finished college with the total of 301 tackles, 20.5 sacks, 4 interceptions, 20 pass deflections, and 6 forced fumbles.

Professional career

Houston Texans

On April 27, 2013, he signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent following the 2013 NFL Draft.

New England Patriots

On August 28, 2013, Davis was claimed by the New England Patriots off waivers. He was released on October 22, 2014, after the Patriots had traded for Akeem Ayers. On October 24, the Patriots re-signed him to the practice squad. On November 22, Davis was released from the New England practice squad.

Kansas City Chiefs

The Kansas City Chiefs signed Davis to their practice squad on November 25, 2014.

Washington Redskins

Davis was signed by the Washington Redskins off the Chiefs' practice squad on December 9, 2014. He was waived on July 31, 2015 after the Redskins signed Junior Galette.

Kansas City Chiefs (second stint)

The Kansas City Chiefs signed Davis on August 17, 2015. On September 5, 2015, he was waived by the Chiefs.

Calgary Stampeders

Davis was signed by the Calgary Stampeders on May 30, 2016.
On November 25, 2018, Davis and the Calgary Stampeders won the 106th Grey Cup.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

On February 13, 2019, Davis signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for the 2019 CFL season.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

On February 10, 2020, Davis re-signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for the 2020 CFL season.

Side Ventures

In 2019 Davis released a signature shoe and clothing line called Champ56. An ode to his childhood nickname and football jersey number.

Philanthropy

In January of 2020, Ja'Gared started a football and wellness training camp called Camp Champ that focuses on football aesthetics as well as mentorship of youths.