2021 Football Roster

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20 Malik Davis

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Weight 207
  • Hometown Tampa, Fla.
  • High School Jesuit
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Biography

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COLLEGIATE HONORS ACADEMIC HONORS
  • SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2020)

2021 (Redshirt Senior): Started at running back in 12 of 13 games, rushing 92 times for 487 yards and five touchdowns with 23 receptions for 217 yards and two receiving touchdowns… Ran seven times for 86 yards and one touchdown in the Gasparilla Bowl vs. UCF (Dec. 23)… Had eight carries for 24 yards and four receptions for 44 yards vs. FSU (Nov. 27)… Carried the ball six times for nine yards and added four receptions for 46 yards at Missouri (Nov. 20)… Rushed six times for 33 yards and one touchdown while catching two passes for 65 yards and one receiving touchdown, including a career-long reception of 49 yards vs. Samford (Nov. 13)… Had six carries for 17 yards and one catch for three yards while returning three kicks for a total of 64 yards at South Carolina (Nov. 6)… Carried the ball six times for 21 yards while catching a season-high four passes for 19 yards at Georgia (Oct. 30)… Rushed four times for eight yards and caught two passes for nine yards at LSU (Oct. 16)… Rushed eight times for 22 yards while catching one pass for three yards at Kentucky (Oct. 2)… Carried the ball 10 times for 45 yards and one touchdown while adding two catches for 14 yards and a receiving touchdown vs. Tennessee (Sept. 25)… Rushed 10 times for 86 yards and one touchdown while adding one reception for five yards as the starting running back vs. Alabama (Sept. 18)… Carried the ball seven times for 22 yards while adding two receptions for nine yards against South Florida (Sept. 11)… Started at running back in the season opener vs. Florida Atlantic (Sept. 4), rushing 14 times for 104 yards and one touchdown for the second 100-yard rushing game of his career.

2020 (Redshirt Junior): Appeared in all 12 games of the season, and started in two (South Carolina & Alabama), tallying 310 rushing yards on 66 carries (4.7 avg.) and 377 receiving yards with 31 receptions (12.2 avg.)... Tallied 49 rushing yards on seven carries and three catches for 33 yards during the season opener at Ole Miss (Sept. 26)... Started at running back against South Carolina (Oct. 3), logging nine rushing yards on four carries and two receptions for 13 yards... Tallied 21 rushing yards on five carries and totaled three receptions for 73 yards at Texas A&M (Oct. 10)... Contributed two catches for 36 yards vs. Missouri (Oct. 31)... Tallied 21 rushing yards on nine carries and totaled five receptions for 100 yards against Georgia (Nov. 7), becoming the sixth running back in UF history to post 100 receiving yards in a single game... Logged 37 rushing yards on eight carries and one reception for 12 yards against Arkansas (Nov. 14)... Contributed 38 rushing yards and 20 receiving yards at Vanderbilt (Nov. 21)... Recorded 21 rushing yard on eight carries and one reception for eight yards against Kentucky (Nov. 28)... Logged a season-high 81 rushing yards against LSU (Dec. 12) in addition to catching five passes for 25 yards... Started during the SEC Championship Game against Alabama (Dec. 19), where he tallied two rushing yards on one carry and two receptions for 15 yards... Recorded 32 rushing yards in seven carries and added two catches for 19 yards against Oklahoma (Dec. 30)... Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2019 (Redshirt Sophomore): Appeared in 12 games at running back and special teams… Totaled 86 yards and a touchdown on 34 rushes… Added six receptions for 41 yards… Registered a season-best 22 yards against Towson (Sept. 28)… Scored lone touchdown on the year with a one-yard score against UT Martin (Sept. 7)… Made a solo stop on special teams on Homecoming versus Auburn (Oct. 5). 

2018 (Sophomore): Played in just three games (Charleston Southern, Kentucky, Colorado State) before sustaining a season-ending knee injury… Earned a medical redshirt… Totaled 61 yards on 13 carries and three receptions for 33 yards before he went down. 

2017 (Freshman): Played in seven games, starting two before suffering a season-ending injury against Georgia… Ranked second on the team in rushing, totaling 526 yards on 79 carries and two touchdowns… Despite the injury, he ranks fourth in UF’s history for the most net rushing yards by a true freshman since 1996 as he’s behind Earnest Graham (654 yards, 1999), Jeff Demps (605 yards, 2008) and DeShawn Wynn (540 yards, 2003… Recorded five games with 90+ yards, including a career-high 124 against Vanderbilt (Sept. 30)… In the Vanderbilt game, Davis became the first true freshman in the SEC to have two rushing touchdowns in a game… He also became the first true freshman in UF history to rush for over 100 yards and two touchdowns in a game since Jeff Demps do so against Arkansas (Oct. 4, 2008)… Earned SEC Freshman of the Week after that performance… Overall, he became the 17th UF true freshman since 1955 to rush for over 100 yards in a game... Ranked third in the SEC for most net rushing yards by a true freshman… Rushed for a career-long 72 yards against Tennessee (Sept. 16)… Caught seven receptions on the year for 58 yards, including a career-high two for 22 yards against Texas A&M (Oct. 14)… Named to the Coaches Freshman All-SEC Team.
 
PRIOR TO FLORIDA:
Ran for a county-best 2,469 yards and 33 touchdowns during his senior season… Led the Tigers to a 12-1 overall record and the 5A state championship game… PrepStar Magazine All-Southeast Region Class of 2017… Finished his career at Jesuit as the all-time rushing leader in the county with 7,025 career yards, surpassing the mark of 5,765 set by former Sickles and current Clemson standout Ray-Ray McCloud… Also totaled 83 touchdowns during his career… During four seasons, three as a starter, Davis averaged 8.5 yards an attempt, including 11.5 yards per carry as a senior… Named the 2016 Hillsborough Offensive Player of the Year by the Tampa Bay Times… Selected to the 2016 Class 5A All-State team… Won the 2016 Guy Toph Award, which is given every year to Hillsborough County’s most outstanding football player. He is the third Gator in the last five years to accept the award, one being current NFL cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III… As a junior, he ran for 2,337 yards and 28 touchdowns… Played for coach Matt Thompson.

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Historical Player Information

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    2017Freshman

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    5'11" 194 lbs
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    2018Sophomore

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    5'11" 191 lbs
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    2019Redshirt Sophomore

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    5'11" 195 lbs
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    2020Redshirt Junior

    RB
    5'10" 205 lbs
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    2021Redshirt Senior

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    5'10" 207 lbs
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