Malcolm Davis

Height:
5-9
Weight:
170
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.
High School:
Palo Alto HS

Expected to battle Broc Mortensen for starting nod at S Back (slot back) position ... also will back up the w Backs (slot backs).

2017 -- Played in 10 games with seven starts, missing only the opener against Colgate ... rushed for 99 yards on 26 carries, including a 23-yard run against Northern Arizona and a 22-yarder against Idaho State .. no touchdowns ... also caught five passes for 57 yards, including a 36-yarder from Khaleel Jenkins versus Northern Arizona ... no carries in 2018 Spring Game but caught one pass fior five yards.

2016 -- Played in all 12 games as a backup slot back during sophomore season ... five carries for six yards ... also played on special teams with one kickoff return for eight yards and seven tackles (two solo) ... no carries in 2017 Spring Game.

2015 -- Played in 10 of the 11 games as a backup slot back, missing the Arizona State contest ... expected to back up Kori Garcia at the W Back position this fall ... gained 52 yards on eight carries, including a 19-yard run against Northern Iowa and a 15-yard run for a touchdown against UC Davis ... returned one kickoff five yards against Eastern Washington ... made four tackles on special teams ... rushed two times for four yards in 2016 Spring Game.

2014 -- Redshirt ... named team's offensive scout team player of the year ... played in 2015 Spring Game and gained 14 yards on four rushes.

High School -- A native of Chicago, Ill., Davis caught 60 passes in his final two seasons under head coach Earl Hansen at Palo Alto High School ... caught 40 passes for 600 yards and nine touchdowns as a junior and made 30 receptions for 300 yards and five scores as a senior ... also rushed for 685 yards on 84 carries and scored eight times in his senior season ... postseason honors include offensive team MVP, All-Santa Clara Valley Athletic League first-team and All-Area second-team honors and Santa Clara Valley Athletic League Senior of the Year as Davis led the Vikings to a 6-6 record in 2013 ... also played basketball.

Personal -- Son of Wendell and Patricia Davis ... father played for LSU and for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League ... father made 207 catches for 3,000 yards and 14 touchdowns in six seasons with the Bears, then for two years coached the wide receivers for the San Francisco 49ers, coached at Palo Alto High School in 2011 and was an assistant coach at Columbia University in New York City for two seasons ... two sisters, Tori and Sydney ... hobbies include listening to music, hanging with friends, working out, watching and playing basketball and walking dogs ... grew up in Chicago, moving to California prior to his freshman year in high school ... has worked at the PGA Tour Superstore ... born November 18, 1995, in Chicago, Ill. ... majors in kinesiology.