Red Wolves Brian Davis Named to CFPA’s Placekicker Trophy Watch List

 

JONESBORO, Ark. – The College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) has announced its 2013 Special Teams Awards Watch List, and Arkansas State Red Wolves senior Brian Davis was among 32 FBS players named to the organization’s list for its national Placekicker Trophy.

The 2012 Lou Groza Award semifinalist earned second team All-Sun Belt Conference recognition last year as a junior, becoming the first player in Red Wolves history to record over 100 points by kicking (104) in a season.  He booted 17 field goals to tie the third most ever by a Red Wolves player, while also breaking the school record for extra points made (53).

A two-time Sun Belt Conference Special Teams Player of the Week last season, Davis was named a Lou Groza Award Star of the Week and the CFPA’s National Placekicker of the Week after making 5-of-5 field goals and scoring 20 points in a victory over Louisiana-Lafayette.  His 20 points by kicking were the second most in school history and his five field goals made tied the second most.

Davis’ .809 field goal percentage (17-of-21) posted as a junior was tops in the league, and he ranked second in the conference in scoring by kick and third in field goals made.  He ranked tied for 36th in the nation in field goals made per game (1.36 pg) and tied for 52nd in scoring (8.0 ppg).

The Brentwood, Tenn., will enter his senior campaign ranked second in career field goals made (41) and points by kicking (237) and third in extra points made (113) at A-State.  He has enjoyed 11 career games, including five last season, with multiple field goals made.

All CFPA recipients are selected exclusively based upon objective scientific rankings of the extent to which individual players increase the overall effectiveness of their teams. All players are eligible for awards at their respective positions; players are not preemptively eliminated from consideration. More than 130 CFPA recipients have signed professional contracts, and twenty-one have been first-round NFL Draft selections.

Brian Davis Bio:

2012:  Phil Steele’s third team preseason All-Sun Belt Conference choice . . . Enters the 2012 season with the seventh most career points by kicking (131).                

2011:  Played in 13 games, posting career-best numbers . . . Sun Belt Conference Special Teams Player of the Week selection . . . Lou Groza Award Star of the Week choice . . . College Football Performance Awards National Placekicker of the Week . . . Sun Belt Conference rankings included:  tied for No. 2 field goals made (18-23), No. 3 scoring by kick (98 pts), No. 4 scoring . . . Also ranked tied for No. 23 in the nation in field goals made and tied for No. 52 in the nation in scoring . . . 18 field goals made were the second most in ASU history and his 98 points by kicking broke the school record . . . Broke the ASU and Sun Belt Conference records for field goals made (6) and points scored by kick (23) in a game – both were the most by a player in the nation this season and he was one FG and one point shy of tying the NCAA records for a game . . . Made at least 3 FG in two different games . . . ASU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll member.

2010:  Played in five games as a true freshman, making 6-of-8 field goal attempts and 15-of-17 extra point attempts . . . Six field goals tied Bobby Zalud for the most on the team . . . Finished the season with 33 points, the fourth most on the team . . .Made a career-high two field goals in two games, including hitting 2-of-2 attempts against both Auburn and Navy . . . Hit a long of 41 yards against Auburn . . . Made a career-high five extra points (5-of-5) against Western Kentucky.

HIGH SCHOOL:  Tremendous all-around specialist, handling kickoffs, punting duties and field goals for Brentwood . . . Dominated the Texas Showcase and also won the Alabama Showcase kicking competitions . . . Performed well in the Kohl’s Kicking competitions . . . Finished the 2009 season 9-of-11 on field goal attempts with a long of 44 yards and made 467-of-47 extra points . . . Punted 33 times as a senior, averaging 39.6 yards per punt . . . Recorded 14 punts inside the 20 and recorded 52 touchbacks while handling kickoff duties . . . Senior campaign named all-district while leading Brentwood to a district championship and the playoffs . . . No. 52 ranked kicker in the nation and No. 2 in the state of Tennessee by ESPN.com . . . Scored a 28 on ACT.

PERSONAL:  Born Dec. 31, 1991 . . . Son of Greg and Susan Davis.

Courtesy Arkansas State University Department of Athletics