Khalil Davis

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 6th round (194th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft...Waived by Tampa Bay on October 2, 2021...Acquired by the Indianapolis Colts via waivers from Tampa Bay on October 4, 2021...Waived by Indianapolis on October 30, 2021...Signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers' practice squad on November 11, 2021...Signed by Pittsburgh to a future/reserve contract on January 18, 2022...Signed to the Buccaneers practice squad on September 21, 2022...Signed to the Rams practice squad on December 14, 2022...Signed with the Houston Texans as a free agent on August 6, 2023...Signed to the Texans active roster from the practice squad on Sept. 30, 2023...Re-signed with the Texans on March 14, 2024.

TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 6th round (194th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft...Waived by Tampa Bay on October 2, 2021...Acquired by the Indianapolis Colts via waivers from Tampa Bay on October 4, 2021...Waived by Indianapolis on October 30, 2021...Signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers' practice squad on November 11, 2021...Signed by Pittsburgh to a future/reserve contract on January 18, 2022...Signed to the Buccaneers practice squad on September 21, 2022...Signed to the Rams practice squad on December 14, 2022...Signed with the Houston Texans as a free agent on August 6, 2023...Signed to the Texans active roster from the practice squad on Sept. 30, 2023...Re-signed with the Texans on March 14, 2024.

2023 (Houston 15/1, 2/0):

• Appeared in 15 games with one start and logged career bests with 32 tackles (16 solo), six tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, six quarterback hits, two passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery
• Was elevated via standard practice squad elevation and made his Texans debut in Week 3 at Jacksonville, finishing with two tackles, one quarterback hit and one pass defensed
• Signed to the active roster from the practice squad in Week 4 vs. Pittsburgh (10/1), seeing action at defensive tackle and on special teams, where he played in two special teams snaps
• Finished with four tackles (three solo) and one forced fumble at Atlanta (10/8) to give the Texans their first takeaway of the day and marking the first forced fumble of his career
• Recorded four tackles (two solo), one quarterback hit, one tackle for loss, one pass defensed and a career-high 1.5 sacks for the first sacks of his career in Week 9 vs. Tampa Bay (11/5)
• Started at defensive tackle in the Week 17 win vs. Tennessee (12/31), recording four tackles (two solo) and two quarterback hits
• Saw action in the AFC Wild Card win vs. Cleveland (1/13)
• Added one solo tackle in the Divisional Round at Baltimore (1/20)

2021 (Tampa Bay 0/0, Indianapolis 1/0, Pittsburgh 0/0):

• Spent time on the roster in Tampa Bay, Indianapolis and Pittsburgh
• Saw action in one game for the Colts

2020 (Tampa Bay 2/0):

• Saw action in two regular-season games, notching a pair of tackles and two quarterback hits

COLLEGE:

• Saw action in 47 games at Nebraska, missing only one game in his career due to a Big Ten suspension
• Third-Team All-Big Ten (2019, Coaches)
• Honorable-Mention All-Big Ten (2019, Media; 2018, Media)
• Nebraska Defensive Lineman of the Year (2018, 2019)
• NCAA Track & Field Honorable-Mention All-American (2019, Discus)
• Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2017)
• Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2016, 2017, 2018)
• Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016, 2017, 2018)
• Over his four-year career, registered 106 tackles (62 solo) 23 tackles for loss, 13.0 sacks, two passes defensed, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery
• His 8.0 sacks as a senior in 2019 led all Huskers
• Recorded a career-high 2.5 sacks at Maryland on Nov. 23, 2019
• Eight-time letterwinner at Nebraska (four in both football and track)
• Along with twin brother, Carlos, first Huskers in more than 50 years to be eight-time letterwinners and just the ninth and 10th eight-time letterwinners in the history of Nebraska Athletics

PERSONAL:

• Attended Blue Springs HS (Blue Springs, Mo.)
• Tallied 60 tackles, including 26 for loss, and had 9.5 sacks as a senior, while doubling as an offensive lineman for the second half of the season
• Was a first-team Class 6 all-state selection by the Missouri High School Coaches Association and earned All-Metro honors from the Kansas City Star (2014)
• Helped the Wildcats to an 8-4 record and a trip to the third round of the Class 6 state playoffs
• Recorded 62 tackles, including 26 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, a forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and a pass breakup as a junior
• Recorded 64 tackles, including an impressive 33 tackles for loss, 18.0 sacks and 21 quarterback pressures as a senior
• Helped lead Blue Springs to a Class 5 Missouri State Championship Track & Field title in 2015, capturing second-place finishes in shot put and discus in the process, losing to his twin brother
• Son of Carl and Tracy Davis
• Younger of the Davis twins by five minutes
• Volunteered his time with the Nebraska Football Road Race, a Mother/Son Event, Husker Heroes, the FCA and local school and hospital visits
• Joined virtual meet ups for Foster Love Project's Teen Connections Group to talk with foster and adopted youth about similar feelings and challenges