Early Years
Davis was born in Los Angeles, California and attended John F. Kennedy High School in Granada Hills, California. Unlike most other football players on the team, Davis had not played organized football prior to his sophomore year in high school. He did not start a single game in high school, and spent most of the time on the bench.
He later attended West Los Angeles College, where he played football as wide receiver and defensive back for the college's team. . He was the team's most productive player as a junior. He later finished his collegiate career at San Jose State. In 2002 he served as a graduate assistant at San Jose State, and also served as a running backs coach at West Valley College in Saratoga, California in 2004.
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