Carlton Davis III (born December 31, 1996) is an American professional

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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for the

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and was selected by the

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in the second round of the

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Early life

Davis attended Miami Norland Senior High School in

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, where he played

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. He originally committed to

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to play

but changed his commitment to

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College career

Davis was a starter as a

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at Auburn in 2015. He finished the season with 56 tackles and three

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. As a sophomore in 2016, he recorded 46 tackles. Davis finished the 2017 season with 36 tackles, 12 pass deflections, and one interception. On January 3, 2018, Davis declared his intentions to enter the

Professional career

Pre-draft

Davis attended the

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and completed the majority of drills, but opted to skip the short shuttle and three-cone drill. Davis finished eighth among all cornerbacks in the broad jump and bench press. On March 9, 2018, he participated at Auburn's

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and performed the majority of drills, but elected to skip the bench press, vertical jump, and broad jump. Davis also improved his times in the 40-yard dash (4.44s), 20-yard dash (2.60s), and 10-yard dash (1.59s). At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Davis was projected to a second round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked as the sixth best cornerback prospect in the draft by ''

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'', was ranked the eighth best cornerback by DraftScout.com, and was ranked as the ninth best cornerback in the draft by

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The

selected Davis in the second round (63rd overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. Davis was the second cornerback drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2018 after second round pick (53rd overall) M. J. Stewart and also was the ninth cornerback drafted. The Buccaneers acquired this pick during a trade where they sent their 2018 third round (56th overall) pick to the

in exchange for a third round (63rd overall) and fourth round pick (117th overall). The Patriots went on to draft cornerback

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while the Buccaneers used their selections on Carlton Davis and safety Jordan Whitehead, who both were let starters and started in Super Bowl LV.

2018

On May 24, 2018, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Davis to a four–year, $4.39 million contract that includes $2.43 million guaranteed and a

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of $1.27 million. Prior to the season-opener, Brent Grimes injured his groin during practice and Davis was subsequently inserted to the starting lineup in his place. Throughout training camp, he competed to be a starting cornerback against M. J. Stewart, Vernon Hargreaves, and Ryan Smith. Head coach

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named Davis the third cornerback on the depth chart to begin the season, behind starting cornerbacks

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and Vernon Hargreaves. On September 9, 2018, Davis made his professional regular season debut and earned his first career start and recorded four combined tackles (three solo) during a 48–40 win against the

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. In Week 2, Davis recorded a season-high six solo tackles, made a pass deflection, and had his first career fumble recovery via a strip-sack by teammate

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as the Buccaneers defeated the

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27–21. He was inactive during a Week 655 loss at the

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after injuring his groin. A knee injury caused him to miss two consecutive games (Weeks 13–14). In Week 16, he recorded two solo tackles and had his first career forced fumble during a 27–20 loss to the

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. He finished his rookie season with 40 combined tackles (36 solo), four pass deflections, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery in 13 games and 13 starts. On December 30, 2018, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers fired head coach Dirk Koetter after they finished the

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with a 5–11 record.

2019

On January 8, 2019, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced the hiring of former Arizona Cardinals' head coach

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as their new head coach. He entered training camp as a possibility to takeover projected to be the ''de facto'' No. 1 starting cornerback after the departure of Brent Grimes and was part of a cornerback group that included Vernon Hargreaves III, M. J. Stewart, Ryan Smith, rookie

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, and rookie

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. New defensive coordinator

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appointed Davis and Vernon Hargreaves as the starting cornerbacks to begin the season. In Week 4, Davis collected a season–high eight solo tackles during a 55–40 win at the

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. In Week 9, Davis injured his hip during pre-game warmups and was inactive as the Buccaneers lost in overtime 34–40 at the

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. He subsequently missed the next game during a 30–27 win against the

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. On November 24, 2019, Davis recorded five solo tackles, a career-high five pass deflections, and had his first career interception off a pass thrown by Matt Ryan to wide receiver

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during a 35–22 win at the

. He finished the season with 60 combined tackles (54 solo), 19 pass deflections, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and one interception in 14 games and 14 starts.

2020

On April 8, 2020, Davis announced that he would be changing his jersey number from 33 to 24 in honor of the late

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. Head coach Bruce Arians retained Davis as the No. 1 starting cornerback and paired him with Sean Murphy-Bunting. In Week 4, Davis recorded three combined tackles (two solo), made two pass deflections, and an interception off a pass thrown by

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late in the fourth quarter to secure a 38–31 victory against the

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. On October 8, 2020, Davis recorded a season-high seven solo tackles, broke up two passes, and intercepted a pass by

to wide receiver

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during a 19–20 loss on ''Thursday Night Football'' at the

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. The following week, he recorded six combined tackles (five solo) and a season-high four pass deflections as the Buccaneers defeated the

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38–10. On November 2, 2020, Davis made three combined tackles (two solo), two pass deflections, and set a career-high with four interceptions after intercepting a pass by Daniel Jones to wide receiver Sterling Shepard during a 25–23 win at the

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. He injured his groin and missed the last two games of the season (Weeks 16–17). He finished the season with a total of 68 combined tackles (52 solo), 18 pass deflections, and a career-high four interceptions in 14 games and 14 starts. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers finished the

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with a 11–5 record, finishing second in the

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to clinch a Wildcard berth. On January 9, 2021, Davis started in his first career playoff appearance and recorded nine combined tackles (eight solo) and two pass deflections during a 31–23 win at the

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in the NFC Wildcard Game. The following week, the Buccaneers defeated the

in the Divisional Round 30–20. On January 24, 2021, he recorded seven combined tackles (four solo) during a 31–26 win at the

in the NFC Championship Game. On February 7, 2021, he started in

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and made five combined tackles (three solo) as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers routed the

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31–9.

2021

He entered training camp slated as the ''de facto'' No. 1 starting cornerback and was a part of a cornerback group that included Jamel Dean,

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, Sean Murphy-Bunting, and Ross Cockrell. Head coach Bruce Arians named Carlton Davis and Jamel Dean the starting cornerbacks to begin the season. On September 9, 2021, Davis started in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' home-opener against the

and made two solo tackles, a season-high three pass deflections, and made his lone interception of the season on a pass thrown by

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during a 31–29 victory. The following week, he collected a season–high nine combined tackles (eight solo) and broke up a pass during a 48–25 win against the

. On October 7, 2021, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers officially placed Davis on

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after injuring his quadriceps in Week 4. On December 3, 2021, the Buccaneers activated him from injured reserve and added him to their active roster after he missed seven consecutive games (Weeks 5–12). He finished the season with a total of 39 combined tackles (33 solo), 11 pass deflections, and one interception in ten games and ten starts.

2022

On March 16, 2022, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers re-signed Davis to a three–year, $44.50 million contract extension that includes $30.00 million guaranteed, $24.50 million guaranteed upon signing, and an initial signing bonus of $10.00 million. On March 30, 2022, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers promoted defensive coordinator

to head coach after

shifted to a senior football consultant role. Bowles retained Davis as the No. 1 starting cornerback and paired him with Sean Murphy-Bunting. On September 18, 2022, Davis racked up a season–high nine combined tackles (eight solo), made one pass deflection, and recovered a fumble during a 20–10 win at the

. He was sidelined two games (Weeks 7–8) after injuring his hip. On December 18, 2022, he recorded six solo tackles, a season-high four pass deflections, and had his only interception of the season on a pass thrown by

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to wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase during a 34–23 loss against the

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. He was inactive for the last two games (Weeks 17–18) of the season after suffering a

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. He finished the

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with a total of 65 combined tackles (53 solo), 12 pass deflections, one forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and an interception in 13 games and 13 starts.

2023

He entered the 2023 NFL season as the starting cornerback and was paired with

. He injured his toe and was subsequently inactive for two games (Weeks 2–3). He aggravated his toe injury and was unable to play in the Buccaneers' Week 10 victory against the

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. On November 26, 2023, Davis collected a season–high ten combined tackles (eight solo), made two pass deflections, and intercepted a pass by

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to Josh Downs during a 20–27 loss at the

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. On December 10, 2023, he recorded four solo tackles, a season-high three pass deflections, and intercepted a pass thrown by

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to running back

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during a 29–25 win at the

. He finished the season with 52 combined tackles (40 solo), nine pass deflections, and two interceptions in 12 games and 12 starts.

Detroit Lions

2024

On March 13, 2024, the

traded Davis and two sixth-round picks to the

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for a third-round pick (92nd overall,

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) in the

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. On March 18, 2024, the Detroit Lions signed Davis to a one–year, $14.50 million contract that includes an initial signing bonus of $12.74 million. He entered training camp as the ''de facto'' No. 1 starting cornerback. Head coach

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named Davis and Terrion Arnold the starting cornerbacks to begin the regular season. On September 8, 2024, Davis started in the Detroit Lions' home-opener against the

and set a season-high with ten combined tackles (six solo) during a 26–20 overtime victory. In Week 4, Davis recorded seven combined tackles (four solo), set a season-high with three pass deflections, and recovered a fumble as the Lions defeated the

42–29. On November 10, 2024, he made four solo tackles, two pass deflections, and set a season-high with two interceptions on passes thrown by

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during a 23–26 victory at the

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. On November 24, 2024, Davis recorded one solo tackle before exiting during the fourth quarter of a 24–6 victory at the

due to a leg injury. He was subsequently inactive as the Lions defeated the

23–20 in Week 13 due to a quadriceps injury. In Week 15, Davis recorded two solo tackles before he was assisted off the field early in the second quarter after he was injured while making a tackle on running back Ray Davis during the Lions 42–48 loss to the

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. Prior to the injury, Davis recorded two interceptions, 11 passes defended, a forced fumble, and two fumble recoveries. On January 7, 2025, head coach

announced that Davis would miss the remainder of the season.

New England Patriots

2025

On March 13, 2025, the

signed Davis to a three–year, $54.00 million contract that includes $34.50 million guaranteed upon signing and an initial

of $16.00 million.

Controversies

On April 4, 2021, Davis went on

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and tweeted an offensive Asian slur. When informed it meant an offensive term for Asian people, he proceeded to cite a section of the

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which states its use as also meaning lame in

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slang. The following day, he tweeted an apology and vowed not to use the term again.

NFL career statistics

References

External links

New England Patriots bio
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