Jalyn Armour-Davis (born September 3, 1999) is an

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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Early life and high school

Armour-Davis grew up in

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and attended St. Paul's Episcopal School. He was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Alabama.

College career

Armour-Davis suffered a season-ending knee injury during preseason training camp as a freshman and used a medical

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. He played in eight games during his redshirt freshman season. Armour-Davis played mostly on special teams as a redshirt sophomore. He was named a starter at cornerback going into his redshirt junior year and finished the season with 32 tackles, four passes broken up and three interceptions. Following the end of the season, Armour-Davis entered the

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Professional career

Armour-Davis was selected by the

in the fourth round, 119th overall, of the

. He played in four games as a rookie before being placed on injured reserve on November 26, 2022, with a hip injury.

References

External links

Baltimore Ravens bioAlabama Crimson Tide bio
Living people Players of American football from Alabama Sportspeople from Mobile, Alabama American football cornerbacks Alabama Crimson Tide football players Baltimore Ravens players 1999 births {{Defensiveback-1990s-stub