Ashlan Davis (born February 15, 1983) is an American former professional

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player who was a

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. He was signed by the

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as an

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in 2007. He played

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for the

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. Davis was also a member of the

Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes (Canadian French, French: ''Les Alouettes de Montréal'') are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has disbanded twice and been re-established thrice. The Alouettes compe ...

and

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. He finished his career playing

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High school career

Davis attended Poteet High School, where he was a three-year

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. He was a starter for both his

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and

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seasons, at both

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and

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. In those seasons, he recorded a total of 11 interceptions. He was listed among ''Dave Campbell's Texas Football Magazine'' Top 300 Seniors.

College career

Davis first attended

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where he would play for two seasons before transferring to the

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. He started at Wide receiver his sophomore season, finishing the season with 34 receptions for 960 yards, and 11 touchdowns. He also had one punt return for touchdown. In 2004, he transferred to Tulsa. His junior year, he set multiple records for kickoff returns, including most kick return for a touchdown in a season with five and consecutive games with a kick return for touchdown with four. He also recorded 30 receptions for 462 yards and one touchdown. His senior season he recorded 35 receptions for 451 yards and five receiving touchdowns. While in college, he Communications major.

Professional career

After going unselected in the

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, Davis signed with the

on May 1, 2006. After spending time on the Colts

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, he was released and signed with the

of the

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. He started 11 games for the Alouettes during the 2007 season. On June 10, 2008, he signed with the

. He was released by the team on July 7. On January 10, 2009, he was assigned to the

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Personal life

Davis is the son of Darious and Carla Davis. His favorite NFL team was the

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. His favorite NFL players are

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and

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. His favorite sport to watch besides football is

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References

External links

Indianapolis Colts bio

{{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Ashlan 1983 births Living people Players of American football from Mesquite, Texas American football wide receivers American football return specialists Tulsa Golden Hurricane football players Indianapolis Colts players Montreal Alouettes players New York Jets players Corpus Christi Sharks players Tyler Apaches football players San Angelo Stampede Express players Odessa Roughnecks players Players of American football from Dallas County, Texas Texas Revolution players