Derrick Davis Jr.

Position:
RB
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
6-0
Weight:
210
Hometown:
Pittsburgh, PA
High School:
Gateway

2024: Played in all 12 regular-season games, starting two…starting assignments came against Youngstown State and Boston College…rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries (2.6 avg.) for the season…added three catches for 15 yards (5.0 avg.)…twice rushed for a season-high 21 yards (YSU and Boston College)…scored the game-winning touchdown against West Virginia on a one-yard plunge with 32 seconds left, giving the Panthers a 38-34 victory…suffered a season-ending injury in the second quarter of the regular-finale at Boston College and missed the GameAbove Sports Bowl against Toledo.

2023: Enrolled at Pitt in January 2023 as a mid-year transfer from LSU...played in eight games...logged two carries for eight yards against Wofford...had a solo tackle on the kickoff coverage unit against Louisville.

AT LSU (2021-22): Played in 17 games over two seasons for the Tigers…began the 2022 season at safety but moved to running back late in the season when LSU’s backfield was struck by injuries…appeared in five total games as a sophomore (two at running back), rushing for 57 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries (5.2 avg.), while also collecting four tackles…against Purdue in the Citrus Bowl, rushed for 29 yards and a TD on six carries (4.8 avg.)…as a freshman in 2021, played in 12 games and totaled two tackles.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned status as one of the nation’s top prospects at Gateway…named to the ESPN 300 (No. 29), Top247 (No. 98) and Rivals250 (No. 101)…ESPN’s No. 1 safety prospect…finished his high school career with 3,898 rushing yards on 493 carries (7.9 avg.), while also compiling 1,448 receiving yards on 109 catches (13.3 avg.)…he scored 77 total touchdowns…Under Armour All-American…Pennsylvania Football Writers All-Class 5A…Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Class 5A Player of the Year…TribLive High School Sports Network (HSSN) Football Player of the Year…in four varsity seasons (2017-20), led Gateway to a 43-7 record (.860), two WPIAL Class 5A championships and one PIAA title game berth…played under Coach Don Holl.

PERSONAL: Is the son of Derrick and Venneasha Davis Sr….has two sisters…communication major.