Charles Davis Tull was born on November 12,1991 and is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker.
26 Facts About Davis Tull
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Davis Tull played college football for the Chattanooga Mocs and was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL draft.
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Davis Tull was voted a first-team All-American by Walter Camp and AFCA and multiple fan sites.
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Davis Tull received second-team All-American recognition from the Sports Network and Associated Press.
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Davis Tull was voted Defensive player of the year for the conference by the coaches and media and won the school's male athlete of the year award.
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Davis Tull led the UTC Mocs to a co-conference championship and after the season was voted a consensus first-team All-American by every major publication, making Tull the first Unanimous All-American in school history.
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Davis Tull broke the school's all-time sack record and was again voted the conference defensive player of the year by the league's coaches.
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Davis Tull was awarded the elite defensive end award from the CPFA and became UTC's first academic All-American in football by having above a 3.5 grade point average in Exercise Science.
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Davis Tull finished his junior season as a finalist for the Buch Buchanan award, given annually to the top defensive player in FCS.
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Davis Tull is UTC's all-time sack, tackles for loss, and forced fumble leader.
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Davis Tull is the SoCon's all-time sack leader with 37.0 and Chattanooga's all-time tackle-for-loss leader with 60.0.
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Davis Tull was named SoCon Defensive Player of the Year in 2012,2013 and 2014, becoming the second player in SoCon history to be named defensive player of the year three times; the first was Appalachian State's Dexter Coakley from 1994 to 1996.
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Davis Tull was named a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award in both 2013 and 2014.
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Davis Tull was invited to the East West Shrine Bowl Game by Shriners Hospital showcasing the best senior college football all-stars in the country and the NFL combine where he set the all-time vertical jump record for his defensive line position at 42.5.
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Davis Tull was ranked number 7 out of 177 outside linebackers by NFLdraftscout.
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Davis Tull was selected in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints.
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Davis Tull later signed to a 2.5 million dollar four-year contract and placed on the Saints 53-man roster.
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Davis Tull was placed on the injured reserve early in the season.
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On September 3,2016, Davis Tull was waived by the Saints.
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On September 21,2016, Davis Tull was signed to the practice squad of the Atlanta Falcons.
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Davis Tull was released on October 4,2016 and re-signed on October 11.
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Davis Tull signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League on May 26,2017.
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Davis Tull signed with the Memphis Express of the Alliance of American Football in 2018 for the 2019 season.
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Davis Tull started every game at strong side linebacker before the league folded into bankruptcy in 2019.
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Davis Tull was released with an injury settlement during final roster cuts on August 30,2019.
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Davis Tull was drafted by the Houston Roughnecks of the XFL in the 2020 XFL Draft, but did not sign with the league.