Marcus Davenport

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Marcus Davenport
No. 92 – New Orleans Saints
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1996-09-04) September 4, 1996 (age 25)
San Antonio, Texas
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school:John Paul Stevens
(San Antonio, Texas)
College:UTSA
NFL Draft:2018 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • PFWA All-Rookie Team (2018)
  • C-USA Defensive Player of the Year (2017)
  • First Team All C-USA (2017)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2021
Total tackles:111
Sacks:19.5
Forced fumbles:6
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:4
Player stats at NFL.com

Marcus Davenport (born September 4, 1996) is an American football defensive end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UTSA. He was drafted by the Saints in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

Early years[]

Davenport attended John Paul Stevens High School in San Antonio, Texas, where he played high school football.[1] Barely recruited out of high school, he chose to play college football at University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) over UNLV.[2] Davenport graduated from UTSA in 2017.[3]

College career[]

Davenport played at UTSA from 2014 to 2017.[4][5] As a senior in 2017, he was the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year after recording 55 tackles and 8.5 sacks.[6] During his career, he had 185 tackles and 21.5 sacks.[7]

Collegiate statistics[]

Marcus Davenport
Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Year School Conf Class Pos G Solo Ast Tot Loss Sk Int Yds Avg TD PD FR Yds TD FF
2014 UTSA CUSA FR DE 8 5 9 14 2.5 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 UTSA CUSA SO DE 11 30 19 49 7.5 4.0 0 0 0 3 0 2
2016 UTSA CUSA JR DE 13 30 37 67 10.0 6.5 0 0 0 1 1 1
2017 UTSA CUSA SR DE 11 30 25 55 17.5 8.5 0 0 0 4 1 1 3
Career UTSA 95 90 185 37.5 21.5 0 0 0 8 2 1 6

Professional career[]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 5+3⁄4 in
(1.97 m) 		264 lb
(120 kg) 		33+5⁄8 in
(0.85 m) 		9+1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		 4.58 s 1.62 s 2.67 s 4.41 s 7.20 s 33+1⁄2 in
(0.85 m)		 10 ft 4 in
(3.15 m)		 22 reps
All values from NFL Draft[8][9]

2018[]

Davenport was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the first round (14th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[10] He was the second defensive end to be selected that year, behind only Bradley Chubb.[11] The pick used to select Davenport was acquired from the Green Bay Packers. On May 10, 2018, Davenport signed his rookie contract with the Saints,[12] worth $13.7 million.[13] On June 11, 2018, it was reported that Davenport injured his thumb and that it would require surgery.[14] In Week 3, against the Atlanta Falcons, Davenport recorded his first career sack in the victory.[15] In Week 8, against the Minnesota Vikings, he recorded a two-sack performance in the victory.[16]

2019[]

In a Week 2 matchup against the Los Angeles Rams, Davenport sacked Jared Goff as the Saints lost 27–9.[17] In a Week 5 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Davenport sacked Jameis Winston twice in the 31–24 win.[18] In week 13 against the Atlanta Falcons on Thanksgiving Day, Davenport sacked Matt Ryan twice, one of which was a strip sack that was recovered by teammate Vonn Bell, in the 26–18 win.[19] On December 11, 2019, Davenport was placed on injured reserve with a foot injury.[20] He finished the season with 31 tackles, six sacks, and three forced fumbles through 13 starts.

2020[]

In Week 7 against the Carolina Panthers, Davenport recorded his first sack of the season on former Saints' teammate Teddy Bridgewater during the 27–24 win.[21]

2021[]

The Saints exercised the fifth-year option on Davenport's contract on April 29, 2021.[22] The option guarantees a salary of $9.5 million for the 2022 season.[23] He was placed on injured reserve on September 17, 2021 with a shoulder injury.[24] He was activated on October 25.

NFL career statistics[]

Career Stats
Year Team Games Defense
GP GS Ttl Solo Ast Sck Sfty
2018 NO 13 0 21 12 9 4.5 0
2019 NO 13 13 31 15 16 6.0 0
2020 NO 11 1 21 12 9 1.5 0
Total 37 14 39 39 34 12.0 0
Postseason
2018 NO 2 0 4 3 1 0.0 0
2020 NO 2 1 4 3 1 0.0 0
Total 4 1 8 6 2 0.0 0

References[]

  1. ^ Erickson, Joel. "Small-school prospects like Dallas Goedert, Marcus Davenport looking to make big splash in draft". The Advocate. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  2. ^ Briggs, Jerry (February 5, 2014). "UTSA signee Marcus Davenport says, 'It's time to get to work'". My Sanantonio. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "Marcus Davenport - 2016 - University of Texas at San Antonio". goutsa.com. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  4. ^ Griffin, Tim (October 20, 2016). "Growing Davenport blossoming in role as UTSA's defensive leader". My Sanantonio. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  5. ^ Trapasso, Chris (November 16, 2017). "2018 NFL Draft: UTSA pass rusher Marcus Davenport has enormous NFL potential". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  6. ^ Whisler, John (December 6, 2017). "Davenport chosen C-USA's Defensive Player of the Year". SF Gate. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  7. ^ "Marcus Davenport College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  8. ^ "NFL Draft Prospect Profile - Marcus Davenport". nfl.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  9. ^ "Texas-San Antonio DE Marcus Davenport : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  10. ^ Sessler, Marc (April 26, 2018). "Saints trade up to No. 14 to draft Marcus Davenport". NFL.com.
  11. ^ "2018 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  12. ^ "New Orleans Saints sign six draft picks". NewOrleansSaints.com. May 10, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
  13. ^ "Saints' Davenport emerges from offseason of introspection". July 30, 2021.
  14. ^ Patra, Kevin (June 11, 2018). "Saints DE Marcus Davenport to undergo thumb surgery". NFL.com. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  15. ^ "Marcus Davenport logs first career sack vs. Atlanta Falcons". USA Today. September 23, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  16. ^ "Saints' Marcus Davenport: Two sacks in Week 8". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  17. ^ "Brees injured, Rams beat Saints 27-9 in title game rematch". www.espn.com. September 15, 2019. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
  18. ^ "Bridgewater's breakout lifts Saints past Bucs 31-24". www.espn.com. October 6, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  19. ^ "Saints beat Falcons to clinch third straight NFC South title". www.espn.com. November 28, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  20. ^ "Saints place Marcus Davenport, Sheldon Rankins on injured reserve". NOLA.com. December 11, 2019.
  21. ^ "Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints – October 25th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  22. ^ "New Orleans Saints exercise fifth-year option on defensive end Marcus Davenport". NewOrleansSaints.com. April 29, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  23. ^ "Saints' Davenport emerges from offseason of introspection". July 30, 2021.
  24. ^ Shook, Nick (September 17, 2021). "Saints place DE Marcus Davenport (shoulder), LB Kwon Alexander (elbow) on injured reserve". NFL.com.

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