30 Facts About Carlton Davis

Carlton Davis III was born on December 31,1996 and is an American professional football cornerback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League.

Carlton Davis played college football for the Auburn Tigers and was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 2018 NFL draft.

Carlton Davis originally committed to Ohio State University to play college football but changed his commitment to Auburn University.

Carlton Davis was a starter as a true freshman at Auburn in 2015.

Carlton Davis finished the season with 56 tackles and three interceptions.

Carlton Davis finished the 2017 season with 36 tackles, 12 pass deflections, and one interception.

On January 3,2018, Carlton Davis declared his intentions to enter the 2018 NFL draft.

Carlton Davis attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and completed the majority of drills, but opted to skip the short shuttle and three-cone drill.

Carlton Davis finished eighth among all cornerbacks in the broad jump and bench press.

Carlton Davis improved his times in the 40-yard dash, 20-yard dash, and 10-yard dash.

Carlton Davis was ranked as the sixth best cornerback prospect in the draft by Sports Illustrated, was ranked the eighth best cornerback by DraftScout.

Carlton Davis was inactive during a Week 655 loss at the Atlanta Falcons after injuring his groin.

Carlton Davis finished his rookie season with 40 combined tackles, four pass deflections, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery in 13 games and 13 starts.

Carlton Davis entered training camp as a possibility to takeover projected to be the de facto No 1 starting cornerback after the departure of Brent Grimes and was part of a cornerback group that included Vernon Hargreaves III, M J Stewart, Ryan Smith, rookie Sean Murphy-Bunting, and rookie Jamel Dean.

Carlton Davis finished the season with 60 combined tackles, 19 pass deflections, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and one interception in 14 games and 14 starts.

Carlton Davis injured his groin and missed the last two games of the season.

Carlton Davis finished the season with a total of 68 combined tackles, 18 pass deflections, and a career-high four interceptions in 14 games and 14 starts.

Carlton Davis entered training camp slated as the de facto No 1 starting cornerback and was apart of a cornerback group that included Jamel Dean, Dee Delaney, Sean Murphy-Bunting, and Ross Cockrell.

On October 7,2021, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers officially placed Carlton Davis on injured reserve after injuring his quadriceps in Week 4.

Carlton Davis finished the season with a total of 39 combined tackles, 11 pass deflections, and one interception in ten games and ten starts.

Carlton Davis was sidelined two games after injuring his hip.

Carlton Davis was inactive for the last two games of the season after suffering a concussion.

Carlton Davis finished the 2022 NFL season with a total of 65 combined tackles, 12 pass deflections, one forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and an interception in 13 games and 13 starts.

Carlton Davis entered the 2023 NFL season as the starting cornerback and was paired with Jamel Dean.

Carlton Davis injured his toe and was inactive for two games.

Carlton Davis aggravated his toe injury and was unable to play in the Buccaneers' Week 10 victory against the Tennessee Titans.

Carlton Davis finished the season with 52 combined tackles, nine pass deflections, and two interceptions in 12 games and 12 starts.

Carlton Davis entered training camp as the de facto No 1 starting cornerback under defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn following the departures of Cameron Sutton and Jerry Jacobs.

In Detroit's Week 15 loss to the Buffalo Bills, Carlton Davis suffered a fractured jaw that was expected to sideline him for six weeks, placing his potential return at the NFC Championship game, should the Lions advance that far in the playoffs.

On March 13,2025, Carlton Davis signed a three-year, $54 million contract with the New England Patriots.