Nate Davis, a 5th-round selection in the 2009 NFL Draft, was the 3rd QB for the 49ers in 2009. Davis possesses a strong arm and a solid work ethic.
TRANSACTIONS: Originally a 5th-round (171st pick overall) choice by SF in 2009.
Nate Davis, a 5th-round selection in the 2009 NFL Draft, was the 3rd QB for the 49ers in 2009. Davis possesses a strong arm and a solid work ethic.
TRANSACTIONS: Originally a 5th-round (171st pick overall) choice by SF in 2009.
GOLDMINE:
•Nate’s brother, Jose, was a professional QB in the Arena Football League and is the head football coach at Bellaire High School, where both brothers played.
2009:
•Inactive for all 16 contests, serving as team’s 3rd QB.
COLLEGE:
•Compiled a 22-12 record as a starter for the Cardinals, where he was twice named MAC Conference Offensive Player of the Year (2007-08). Became the first player in school history with back-to-back 3,000-yd. passing seasons. A finalist for the 2008 Manning Award, given annually to the nation’s top passer, went on to set school career records for TD passes (74), passing yds. (9,233), pass attempts (1,124), pass completions (678), 250-yd. passing games (20) and 300-yd. passing games (9). His 74 career TD passes rank 5th in MAC history behind Chad Pennington and Ben Roethlisberger.
•Compiled 499 rushing yds. and 10 TDs during his career. In 2007, was named the team’s MVP while throwing for 3,667 yds. and 30 TDs. Ranked 2nd in the MAC and 15th nationally with an average of 300.3 yds./game in total offense. As a true freshman in 2006, ranked 5th among MAC freshmen all-time as he threw for 1,975 yds., and tied the school record for TD passes (18) in a single season.
PERSONAL:
•Earned all-state and all-conference honors as a senior at Bellaire (OH) HS, compiling a 21-8 record as a starter on his way to setting career-school marks with 7,348 passing yds. and 83 passing TDs. He also was a four-year letter winner in basketball and holds the school record for most points (over 1,800).
•Brother, Jose, set most of the passing records at Kent State (1997-99) and holds the MAC Conference single-game record, accounting for 8 TDs vs. Central Michigan in 1997.
•Born Nate Charles Davis (5/25/87) in Bellaire, OH.
•Majored in communication studies