Kevin Davidson (born August 1, 1997) is a former

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. He played college football for the

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High school career

Davidson went to

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and was a three star recruit coming out of high school. In July 2015, Davidson committed to play football at University of California Davis. Davidson later uncommitted and on February 3, 2016, committed to play football for

Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial Colleges, fourth-oldest ins ...

College career

Davidson saw little playing time at Princeton until he earned the starting quarterback job his senior season. On September 28, 2019, Davidson set an

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record for touchdown passes in a game after throwing seven touchdowns against Bucknell. Davidson played in the 2020 East-West Shrine Bowl on January 18, 2020.

Statistics

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Davidson signed with the

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as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2020. He was waived by the Browns on September 5, 2020.

Personal life

Davidson is the son of Rob and Jennifer Davidson. He has an older brother, Kurt, and a younger brother, Kyle.

References

Living people 1997 births Players of American football from California American football quarterbacks Princeton Tigers football players Sportspeople from the San Francisco Bay Area Cleveland Browns players People from Danville, California {{quarterback-1990s-stub