James Davis (running back)

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name = James Davis


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college = Clemson
conference = ACC
sport = Football
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position = HB
class = Senior
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career_start = 2005
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weight_lb = 210
nationality = United States
birth_date = birth date and age|1986|1|1
birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia
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highschool = Douglass High School
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James Davis (born January 1, 1986 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a senior halfback for the Clemson Tigers. Rushed for 2,389 yards and 28 touchdowns on 350 carries as a senior at Douglass High...rushed for 300 yards or more in two games as a senior...rushed for 7,339 yards and 80 touchdowns in his career...#42 player in the nation, #7 running back in the nation, and #16 player in Georgia by Rivals.com...SuperPrep Dixie team pick as the #4 prospect in Georgia...Georgia North/South game co-MVP; scored the only touchdown to lead the North to victory...#17 running back in the nation by ESPN.com...#17 running back in the nation by CollegeFootballNews.com...honorable mention All-Southern team by Orlando Sentinel...team captain as a senior...received the Golden Helmet Award as the team MVP...SuperPrep All-American as the #24 running back in the nation; listed #26 by Scout.com...#56 player in the southeast by SuperPrep...AAAAA all-state by Atlanta Constitution as a senior...honorable mention AAAAA all-state as a junior...coached by Gary Cantrell...chose Clemson over Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana State, Mississippi State, Tennessee, and Virginia Tech

College

First-Team All-ACC running back in 2006 who has been Clemson's leading rusher each of the last two years...already over the 2,000-yard mark for his career; his 2,066 career rushing yards are second-most among active ACC players...his 26 career rushing touchdowns are first among active ACC players...already 16th in Clemson history in rushing yards...joins Terry Allen as the only Tigers to reach 2,000 rushing yards by the end of his sophomore year...has seven career 100-yard rushing games...had four 100-yard games as a freshman and three as a sophomore...one of 10 semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award in 2006; he will be a candidate for the top running back honor in the nation again this year...fourth in the ACC in rushing as a freshman, then he was third as a sophomore when he had 1,187 yards...11th-best running back in he nation by Lindy's for the preseason of 2007...listed on the 2007 Football Writers Association preseason All-America checklist...MVP of the Champs Sports Bowl win over Colorado in 2005...named most improved on the field and in the weightroom among running backs for the spring of 2007; he and Cullen Harper were the only offensive or defensive players named most improved for both areas at their position...had a standout spring; he had six rushes for 100 yards in the spring game, including a 65-yard touchdown run...showed improvement from a speed standpoint after working with Clemson Track Sprint Coach Charles Foster...ACC Rookie-of-the-Year in 2005 when he was fourth in the ACC in rushing; he was the first Tiger to win that award since Anthony Simmons (1995)...second-team freshman All-American by Rivals.com in 2005.

External Links

[http://clemsontigers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/davis_james00.html Player Profile on the Clemson Athletics Website]

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