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2011 - Freshman: Third-Team Freshman All-American by Phil Steele ... Played in all 13 games as a true-freshman, making two starts ... Third on the team with 22 receptions on the season for 187 yards and one touchdown ... Had one catch in Illinois' Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl victory ... Recorded five catches for 53 yards, both career highs, against Wisconsin ... Posted four receptions for 28 yards against Michigan ... Posted four receptions for 28 yards against Purdue ... Recorded three receptions for 37 yards against Ohio State ... Had a three-yard TD catch, the first of his career, in victory over Indiana ... Recorded first career catch for five yards in win over South Dakota State ... Made Illini debut in season-opener against Arkansas State.
High School: Four-star prospect by Scout.com ... No. 7 tight end prospect in the nation by Scout.com ... Top-ranked player in Kentucky by Scout.com ... Ranked in the ESPNU Top 150 as No. 138 ... A PrepStar All-American as a tight end ... Rushed for 934 yards (averaging 14 yards per carry) and 16 TDs, and had 24 catches for 334 yards and two TDs ... In his career, he ran for 1,742 yards (averaging 9 yards per carry) and had 93 receptions for 1,273 yards and 13 TDs ... Member of the Lexington Herald-Leader Class of the Commonwealth ... Second-team all-state pick by the Louisville Courier-Journal ... High school coach was Ken Whalen ... No. 3 on Rivals.com's Kentucky Top 30 list ... Also won three letters in basketball.
Personal: Full name is Jonathan A. Davis ... Goes by Jon ... The son of Reggie and Juanette Davis ... Born on Sept. 9, 1992 ... Enrolled in the general curriculum ... Has three siblings, all of whom played college athletics ... His favorite athlete is Tony Gonzalez, "best TE ever." ... Hobbies include video games and basketball ... The most influential person on Davis's athletic career is his father, for putting the helmet on his head ... Chose Illinois over Kentucky, Purdue, Oregon and Louisville.
Davis's Game-By-Game Statistics 
(updated 5/23/12)
