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    Jon Davis
    3 Jon Davis
    Class:
    Junior

    Hometown:
    Lousiville, Ky.

    High School:
    Louisville Eastern

    Height / Weight:
    6-3 / 240

    Position:
    TE

    Experience:
    3-2

    12/06/2012

    Illinois Boasts 52 Academic All-Big Ten Honorees

    Big Ten-Best 10 Volleyball Players Highlight Honorees

    12/06/2012

    Illinois Boasts 52 Academic All-Big Ten Honorees

    Big Ten-Best 10 Volleyball Players Highlight Honorees

    12/06/2012

    Illinois Boasts 52 Academic All-Big Ten Honorees

    Big Ten-Best 10 Volleyball Players Highlight Honorees

    10/23/2012

    Game 8 Notes: Illinois vs. Indiana

    Illini Return to Memorial Stadium for the 102nd Homecoming Game

    10/08/2012

    Game 7 Notes: Illinois at Michigan

    Illini Looking For Second Win at the Big House in Last Three Tries

    11/24/2012

    Illinois Football at Northwestern - 11/24/12

    Photos from the Illinois football game at Northwestern - 11/24/12 (AP and Mark Cowan)

    11/10/2012

    Illinois Football vs. Minnesota

    Illinois football vs. Minnesota @ Memorial Stadium 9/10/12

    09/22/2012

    Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech

    Illinois vs. Louisiana Tech 9/22/2012 @ Memorial Stadium

    09/15/2012

    Illinois vs. Charleston Southern

    9/15/2012 Illinois vs. Charleston Southern @ Memorial Stadium

    09/01/2012

    AP Photos: Illinois vs. Western Michigan - 09/01/12

    AP Photos: Illinois vs. Western Michigan - 09/01/12

    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.

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