Tyon Davis

Position:
Cornerback
Height:
6-0
Weight:
180
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Putnam City, Okla.
High School:
Putnam City West / Northeastern Oklahoma A&M
Prev School:
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M

TULSA – A four-year letterwinner … transferred to Tulsa from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M prior to the 2019 season … played in 44 career games and had 25 starts at Tulsa … had 146 career tackles, 23 PBUs, four fumble recoveries, four forced fumbles and two INTs.

2022 – Played in all 12 games and started 11 … had 54 tackles, a team-high 12 PBUs, 3three fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles and two INTs … was an honorable mention all-AAC selection … totaled five tackles, one TFL for -4 yards, one forced fumble and one INT against Houston… was credited with three stops, one PBU and one fumble recovery against USF … compiled eight tackles, three PBUs, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble at Memphis … had seven solo tackles, two TFL for -3 yards and one PBU vs. SMU … totaled two PBUs at Temple … tallied eight tackles and one PBU at #13 Ole Miss … compiled six stops, one PBU and has his first career interception that ended the game against NIU … totaled five tackles and one PBU in the opener at Wyoming.

2021 – Started all 13 games … had ranked third on the team with 75 tackles, including 60 solos … shared the team-lead with 10 pass breakups and added one forced fumble … had three tackles, one forced fumble and one pass breakups against Old Dominion in the 2021 Myrtle Beach Bowl … totaled six tackles, all solos, and one breakups at SMU … had four stops and one breakup at Tulane … collected six tackles at No. 2 Cincinnati, including five solos … had six tackles, all solos, vs. Navy … collected five tackles and a career-best three pass breakups at South Florida … had a career-high 11 stops and added one pass breakups against both Memphis and Arkansas State … 10 of his 11 tackles vs. Memphis were solos … credited with three tackles and one breakup vs. Houston … shared the team-lead with seven tackles at #9 Ohio State … totaled three tackles and one pass breakup at Oklahoma State … had seven tackles as a starter in the 2021 season opener against UC Davis.

2020 – Played in all nine games and had one start … had 16 stops, including 14 solos, two pass breakups and one forced fumble in 2020 … totaled three solo tackles against Mississippi State in the Armed Forces Bowl … had three tackles, 0.5 TFL for -1 yard and one forced fumble at #6 Cincinnati … totaled two pass breakups vs. #19 SMU … had three stops vs. East Carolina … tallied a high-game of four tackle, all solos, at USF … made his first career start in the season opener at #11 Oklahoma State and had one tackle.

2019 – Played in 11 games … played at cornerback and special teams … had nine stops, two pass breakups and one fumble recovery … totaled a season-best two pass breakups and added one tackle against #25 Memphis … had two stops and one fumble recovery at San Jose State … missed the season finale at East Carolina.

JUNIOR COLLEGE – Was at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M for two years … was credited with 20 tackles and five pass break-ups in 2018 at NEO A&M … redshirted in the 2017 season … junior college coach was Zach Johnson.

HIGH SCHOOL – Was a three-year letterwinner and two-year starter at Putnam City West High School … completed his career with over 100 tackles and 11 interceptions … totaled 40 stops and 10 pick-offs as a senior … earned first-team all-conference and honorable mention all-state honors his senior season … was named the conference defensive back of the year his senior season.

PERSONAL – Favorite NFL team is Minnesota Vikings … his favorite NFL player is Darius Slay … his favorite pro athlete is Russell Westbrook … lists his favorite movie as Fast & Furious … favorite sports movie is Remember the Titans … his favorite animal is the lion … began playing football at age 6 … his go-to-snack is grapes … worked at the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma this past summer … parents are Emmanuel and Monique Davis … majoring in management … born May 22, 1999.