Tyrion Jacobe Davis-Price (born October 23, 2000) is an American professional

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

running back for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

LSU Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1860 near ...

Early years

Davis-Price grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and attended

Southern University Laboratory School Southern University Laboratory School (Southern Lab or SULAB or SULS) is a K-12 laboratory school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, affiliated with Southern University. History It was established in 1922. The founding of a University-based school was t ...

. As a senior, he rushed for over 2,500 yards and scored 29 touchdowns. Davis-Price committed to play

at LSU.

College career

Davis-Price rushed 64 times for 295 yards and six touchdowns during his true freshman season as LSU won the

2020 College Football Playoff National Championship The 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship was a college football bowl game that determined a national champion in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision for the 2019 season. It was played at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome ...

. He was the Tigers' leading rusher with 446 yards and three touchdowns on 104 carries in 2020. As a junior, Davis-Price rushed 211 times for 1,003 yards and six touchdowns. Against 20th-ranked Florida, he rushed for a school-record 287 yards in a 49–42 win. Following the end of the season, Davis-Price declared that he would be entering the

2022 NFL draft The 2022 NFL Draft was the 87th edition of the National Football League's annual draft and was held from April 28–30, 2022, at the Caesars Forum on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The first round was held on Thursday, April 28, and w ...

Professional career

San Francisco 49ers

Davis-Price was selected in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft with the 93rd overall pick by the San Francisco 49ers. He made his NFL debut in Week 2 against the

Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle. The Seahawks compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) West, which they rejoined in 2002 as ...

and had 14 carries for 33 yards in the 27–7 victory. He played in six games and recorded 34 carries for 99 rushing yards in his rookie season. The 49ers waived Davis-Price on December 6, 2023 and re-signed him to the

practice squad In sports, the practice squad, also called the taxi squad or practice roster, is a group of players signed by a team but not part of their main roster. Frequently used in gridiron football, they serve as extra players during the team's practices, ...

the following day.

Philadelphia Eagles

On February 20, 2024, Davis-Price signed with the Philadelphia Eagles. He was waived on August 27, and re-signed to the practice squad.

References

External links

San Francisco 49ers bio

LSU Tigers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Davis-Price, Tyrion 2000 births Living people American football running backs LSU Tigers football players Players of American football from Baton Rouge, Louisiana San Francisco 49ers players Philadelphia Eagles players