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11 André Davis - Biography
HEIGHT: 6-1
WEIGHT: 194
COLLEGE: Virginia Tech
NFL EXP: 8th season
| Career Statistics | ||||||||||||
| Year | Team | G | GS | rec | yds | avg | lg | td | kret | yds | avg | ktd |
| 2002 | CLE | 16 | 4 | 37 | 420 | 11.4 | 31 | 6 | 50 | 1068 | 21.4 | 1 |
| 2003 | CLE | 16 | 8 | 18 | 196 | 10.9 | 23 | 3 | 29 | 608 | 21.0 | 0 |
| 2004 | CLE | 7 | 7 | 16 | 416 | 26.0 | 99 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2005 | NE | 9 | 4 | 9 | 190 | 21.1 | 60 | 1 | 3 | 108 | 36.0 | 0 |
| 2006 | BUF | 15 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 99 | 16.5 | 0 |
| 2007 | HOU | 14 | 8 | 33 | 583 | 17.7 | 53 | 3 | 32 | 968 | 30.3 | 3 |
| 2008 | HOU | 12 | 0 | 13 | 213 | 16.4 | 49 | 0 | 43 | 993 | 23.1 | 0 |
| 2009 | HOU | 7 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 320 | 22.9 | 0 |
| Totals | 96 | 32 | 132 | 2,059 | 15.6 | 99 | 15 | 177 | 4164 | 23.5 | 4 | |
2008 (Houston 12/0): Played in 12 games…caught 13 passes for 213 yards…led the team with 43 kickoff returns for 993 yards…played at wide receiver and returned six kickoffs for 112 yards at Pittsburgh (9/7)…finished with two catches for 60 yards, including a season-long 49-yard catch in the third quarter, at Tennessee (9/21)…played at wide receiver at Jacksonville (9/28) and caught one pass for 14 yards…also returned three kickoffs for 41 yards…caught one pass for six yards and returned four kickoffs for 107 yards with a long of 34 yards vs. Indianapolis (10/5)…had two receptions for 28 yards vs. Miami (10/12) and returned five kickoffs for 142 yards, including a long of 50…finished with one catch for 15 yards vs. Detroit (10/19) and returned five kickoffs for 102 yards…also downed two punts inside the five yard-line…inactive because of finger injury vs. Cincinnati (10/26), at Minnesota (11/2), vs. Baltimore (11/9) and at Indianapolis (11/16)…returned to action at Cleveland (11/23) and caught one pass for 10 yards and had two kickoff returns for 43 yards...also had a 93-yard kickoff return for a touchdown nullified by a penalty…played at wide receiver and on special teams vs. Jacksonville (12/1)...returned one kickoff for 35 yards...played at wide receiver and on special teams at Green Bay (12/7)…caught two passes for 22 yards and returned three kickoffs for 65 yards…played at wide receiver and on special teams vs. Tennessee (12/14)…returned four kickoffs for 97 yards…played at wide receiver and on special teams at Oakland (12/21)…returned three kickoffs for 78 yards…caught three passes for 58 yards vs. Chicago (12/28)…had a long reception of 33 yards…returned four kickoffs for 99 yards.
2007 (Houston 14/8): Had a career year in his first season with the Texans, scoring six total touchdowns…caught 33 passes for 583 yards and three touchdowns and averaged 30.3 yards per kickoff return with three scores…tied the NFL record for most kickoff returns for touchdown in a game, becoming the seventh player in league history to return two kicks for scores, in the season finale vs. Jacksonville (12/30)…his two returns came on consecutive attempts, the first time in modern NFL history that a player accomplished that feat…his 30.3-yard return average was second-best in the league and his three kick returns for touchdown were tied for the league lead…his 17.7 yards-per-catch average was third-best in the NFL…started at wide receiver and finished with 117 receiving yards on five catches, including a 45-yarder and a 35-yard touchdown, at Atlanta (9/30)…the 117-yard performance was his third career 100-yard game and tied a career-high…took the opening kickoff of the second half back 97 yards for a touchdown vs. Tampa Bay (12/9) and caught one pass for five yards…earned AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors for his efforts in that game…scored on a 97-yard return to close the first half vs. Jacksonville (12/30), then took the opening kickoff of the second half back 104 yards for a touchdown…set a Texans single-game record with a 46.8-yard kickoff return average…his 234 kickoff return yards were a personal best and were third-most in team history...was named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Month in December
Three-year starter at Virginia Tech as a wide receiver and also excelled on the school's track team, serving as the anchor on the 4x100-meter relay squad in addition to performing in the 200-meter dash…the three-time Academic All-Big East Conference choice ranks third on the school's career-record list with 1,986 yards receiving and 103 catches…his 18 career touchdown catches rank second on the school's all-time list, second to Antonio Freeman's 22 (1991- 94)…his senior year in 2001, named All-Big East Conference first team selection…led the team with 39 receptions for 623 yards (16.0 avg.) and seven touchdowns…graduated with a degree in property management.
Selected by the Cleveland Browns in second round (47th overall) of 2002 NFL Draft…signed by Browns on July 22, 2002…placed on injured reserve with toe injury on Dec. 2, 2002…traded by Browns to New England Patriots for an undisclosed draft pick on Aug. 22, 2005…released by Patriots on Sept. 28, 2005…re-signed by Patriots on Oct. 19, 2005…signed by Buffalo Bills on March 12, 2006…signed by Houston Texans on March 12, 2007…re-signed by Texans on March 1, 2008.
Played soccer at Niskayuna (N.Y.) High School until joining the football team as a junior…lettered two years as a wide receiver and safety for the Silver Warriors…led the team with 10 touchdowns his senior season…named first team all-area as a kick returner by the Albany Times-Union…excelled in track, winning the state Class A 200-meter outdoor championship his senior year and finishing second in the 100…born André N. Davis…lives in Houston with his wife, Janelle, and their son, Daylen.
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