Danny Davis

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-0
Weight:
185
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Manteo, N.C.
High School:
Manteo

2000 • Junior Season
Played in seven games at wide receiver and on special teams • Injured his hamstring against Georgia Tech and missed the next three games • Played a total of 94 snaps, including a season-high 27 at Florida State • Had one special teams tackle vs. Marshall.

1999 • Sophomore Season
Played in seven games at wide receiver and as a special teams standout • Had four receptions for 38 yards • Had receptions against Florida State, Clemson, Maryland and Duke • Each of the last three catches were for first downs and were for 11, 15 and 10 yards, respectively • Missed several games due to a concussion • Played 98 snaps.

1998 • Freshman Season
Outstanding special teams contributor as a freshman • Also saw limited action as a reserve wide receiver • Had five special teams tackles in the season opening game against Miami • Blocked a punt against Pittsburgh midway through the fourth quarter • Two plays after the blocked punt, UNC scored a touchdown • Caught two passes for 21 yards • Had a 12-yard catch against Georgia Tech and a nine-yard reception against Clemson • Played in the first nine games • Injured a hamstring early in the game at Virginia • Did not play in the final three games • Saw action on 163 snaps • Was red-shirted in 1997.

Manteo High School
Two-time All-Southeast Region selection • 1995 Area Offensive Player of the Year • Named all-state in 1996 by North Carolina Prep News • Earned All-Northeast Conference honors for three straight years • Was all-conference as a receiver for two years, at running back for two years and specialist as a senior • Played for Coach Steve Basnight at Manteo • Scored four touchdowns and had 706 all-purpose yards as a senior • Scored 14 times, including a 72-yard punt return and 92-yard kickoff return, and compiled 1,900 all-purpose yards as a junior • Was a three-time all-conference selection in basketball • Was a member of the state 2-A baseball champions and hit a home run in the title game • Was never thrown out attempting to steal a base • Made the regional track meet in the high jump and 100 meters • North Carolina Scholar.

Personal
Born Daniel Hines Davis II on April 3, 1978, in Virginia Beach, Va. • Majoring in exercise and sport science • Thought to be the first person of Vietnamese descent to play for the Tar Heels • His brother and mother were born in Vietnam • His father, Dan, played football, baseball and boxed at Carolina • Favorite pro teams are the Toronto Raptors and Dallas Cowboys • Favorite athlete is Ikey Davis (brother) • Favorite former Carolina football player is Greg Harris • Has modeled his game after former Tar Heel Na Brown • His earliest football memory was scoring five touchdowns in a game in eighth grade • Dream vacation would be playing for the National Championship • Greatest athletic achievement was making five special teams tackles in his college football debut against Miami • Other favorite sport is basketball • Post-college ambition is to coach.