1. Davon Thomas House was born on July 10,1989 and is a former American football cornerback.
56 Facts About Davon House
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Davon House played college football at New Mexico State, and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL draft.
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Davon House went on to play football for the New Mexico State Aggies where he ranks sixth in school history for interceptions with 11.
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Davon House appeared in all thirteen games as a true freshman.
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Davon House led the Aggies with four interceptions, and broke the school record for interception return yards in a game, a record that had stood since 1981.
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Davon House finished the season with 37 tackles, 21 solo, eight pass break-ups, two tackles-for-a-loss, four interceptions with 171 return yards, 94 kickoff return yards and 283 all-purpose yards.
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Davon House recorded 40 tackles, two fumble recoveries and two interceptions.
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Davon House had a breakout year in 2009, starting all thirteen games at cornerback.
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Later in 2009, against The University of Hawaii, Davon House intercepted his second pass of the season in 2008 and returned it for a 58-yard touchdown.
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Davon House became the first player record both a fumble recovery for a touchdown, and an interception for a touchdown in the same season for the school since the mid-1990s.
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Davon House started all 12 games in his final season at New Mexico State and recorded two more interceptions and closed out his college career by returning the second interception against Hawaii for a touchdown, making his career total interceptions 11.
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Davon House recorded 12 pass break-ups, a forced fumble, and 57 tackles.
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Davon House was named an honorable mention to the All-American team, and placed on the watch list for the Jim Thorpe Award.
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Davon House was one of 56 defensive backs to attend the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Davon House performed all of the combine drills and finished 13th among all defensive backs in the 40-yard dash.
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On March 19,2011, Davon House attended New Mexico State's pro day and attempted to have a better performance in a few combine drills.
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Davon House ran the 40-yard dash, 20-yard dash, 10-yard dash, and broad jump.
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Davon House was ranked the seventh best cornerback prospect in the draft by DraftScout.
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Davon House was the 19th cornerback selected in 2011 and was the highest draft pick from New Mexico State since Joe Campbell was selected in the fourth round of 1988.
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Davon House finished his rookie season in 2011 with one tackle in two games and zero starts.
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Davon House entered training camp competing against Jarrett Bush, Sam Shields, and rookie Casey Hayward for the vacant starting cornerback spot after veteran Charles Woodson was moved to strong safety to replace Nick Collins, who was released due to health concerns.
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Davon House missed the remainder of the preseason and the first six regular season games.
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Davon House was named the fifth cornerback to start the regular season, behind Tramon Williams, Sam Shields, Casey Hayward, and Jarrett Bush.
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Davon House was named the third cornerback on the depth chart after Sam Shields suffered knee injury that caused him to miss six consecutive games.
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Davon House finished the game with four combined tackles and was awarded NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for his contributions.
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Davon House missed the Green Bay Packers' Week 17 loss at the Minnesota Vikings and both of their playoff games due to a hip injury.
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Davon House finished the 2012 season with 26 combined tackles, five pass deflections, and a sack in nine games and five starts.
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Davon House played in a total of 318 defensive snaps and dealt with a shoulder injury the whole season, that required him to wear a harness in order to play.
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Davon House finished the 2013 season with 44 combined tackles, ten pass deflections, one interception, and a sack in 16 games and five starts.
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In training camp, Davon House competed for the third or fourth cornerback positions against Casey Hayward and Micah Hyde.
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Davon House was named the fourth cornerback on the depth chart behind Tramon Williams, Sam Shields, and Casey Hayward at the start of the regular season.
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Davon House replaced Sam Shields as the starting outside cornerback for four games after Shields suffered an injury to his left knee.
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Davon House missed the remaining three games due to the injury.
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Davon House finished his last season in Green Bay with 27 solo tackles, ten pass deflections, and an interception in 13 games and four starts.
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Davon House finished the lost with two solo tackles and two pass break ups.
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Davon House became an unrestricted free agent after the Packers decided not to offer a contract extension and allowed him to test the free agent market.
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Davon House reiterated multiple times he wanted to remain in Green Bay.
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Davon House attended private meetings and visits with multiple teams including the Minnesota Vikings, Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Oakland Raiders.
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Davon House reunited with his former head coach at New Mexico State, DeWayne Walker, who was serving as the Jaguars' defensive backs coach.
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In Week 7, Davon House was benched in favor of Dwayne Gratz, but was reinserted into his starting role the following game.
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Davon House finished the 2015 season with a career-high 60 combined tackles, 23 pass deflections, career-high four interceptions, and a forced fumble in 16 games and 15 starts.
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Davon House's 23 pass deflections set a single season franchise record.
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Davon House saw significant competition for his starting role from newly acquired free agent Prince Amukamara and 2016 first round pick Jalen Ramsey.
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Davon House was surpassed on the depth chart by Prince Amukamara and Aaron Colvin who returned from suspension in Week 6.
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Davon House remained in a reserve role for the rest of the season.
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Davon House's declining play and benching was in relation to new defensive coordinator Todd Wash and a zone cover defense he implemented, where House succeeded under former defensive coordinator Bob Babich's man cover system.
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Davon House finished the 2016 season with 17 combined tackles in 16 games and four starts.
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On March 6,2017, Davon House was released by the Jaguars.
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Davon House received immediate interest from the Green Bay Packers and attended a visit with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Davon House toured the brothers through the Packers locker room at Lambeau Field garnering national fanfare.
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Davon House entered training camp as the starting cornerback, replacing Sam Shields after he was released due to health concerns.
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Head coach Mike McCarthy named Davon House the starting cornerback, alongside Damarious Randall, to start the regular season.
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Davon House missed two games after suffering a quadriceps injury.
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Davon House finished the 2017 season with 44 combined tackles, six pass deflections, an interception, and a sack in 12 games and 12 starts.
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Davon House was placed on injured reserve on September 25,2018, with a shoulder injury.
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On February 11,2020, Davon House announced his retirement by signing a one-day contract to retire as a member of the Green Bay Packers.