Chris Lynn Davis Jr. (born November 4, 1990) is an

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coach and former player. He played college football at Auburn and was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an

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. While at Auburn, he was responsible for the historic “

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,” the final play of the 2013 Iron Bowl when he returned a field goal attempt over 100 yards to score a game winning touchdown with no time remaining.

High school career

Davis attended Woodlawn High School in

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. As a senior, he had 134 carries for 877 yards (6.5 ypc), eight catches for 185 yards, 472 kickoff return yards and 48 punt return yards. Defensively, he had 23 tackles and three pass breakups. He was considered a three-star recruit by

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College career

Davis was involved in the 2013

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play referred to as "

." With one second left on the clock and the score tied at 28, Alabama placekicker Adam Griffith missed a 57-yard game-winning field goal attempt which was caught by Davis and returned 109 yards for a game-winning

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. As a senior in 2013, Davis was named an All-American as a return specialist by the '' Sporting News'' and

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. He earned second-team All- SEC honors at cornerback.

Professional career

San Diego Chargers

Despite being projected as a 4th–5th round pick, Davis went undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft. However, he was signed by the San Diego Chargers on May 10, 2014. Davis spent most of the year returning kicks averaging 25.1 yards per return. He ended the year with 15 tackles, a pass defended, and a forced fumble. On September 1, 2015, Davis was released.

San Francisco 49ers

Davis signed with the

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' practice squad on November 3, 2015. He was promoted to the active roster on November 7, 2015. On October 10, 2016, Davis was placed on injured reserve.

Birmingham Iron

In 2018, Davis signed with the

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of the Alliance of American Football for the 2019 season. He was placed on injured reserve before the start of the regular season, but was waived from injured reserve on March 4, 2019. He was added to the team's rights list and re-signed to a contract on March 25. He was activated from the rights list on March 26. The league ceased operations in April 2019. In October 2019, Davis was selected by the

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of the

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as part of the

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process.

Coaching career

In August 2020, Davis was named the cornerback coach for the

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football team, joining former Alabama player and head coach

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References

External links

San Diego Chargers bio

{{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Chris 1990 births Living people American football cornerbacks American football return specialists Auburn Tigers football players San Diego Chargers players San Francisco 49ers players Players of American football from Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham Iron players