Troy University Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Roster
Elijah Davis
- Position:
- DE
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 264
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Wagener, S.C.
- High School:
- Wagener-Salley HS
- Prev School:
- South Carolina / East Mississippi CC
South Carolina
2024 (Senior): Appeared for just one play against Wofford while taking a redshirt season
2023 (Junior): JUCO transfer who joined the squad in January … Considered the top JUCO defensive tackle recruit in the country … Initially penciled in at defensive tackle but ended up working more on the edge … Appeared in all 12 games … Got the starting assignment against Florida … Finished the season with six tackles and one quarterback hurry against Jacksonville State … Recorded a season-best three tackles against Tennessee
2022 (Sophomore): Second-year starter at East Mississippi Community College in Scooba, Miss. … Helped the Lions to an 8-3 record and the MACCC title … Earned first team all-conference and All-Region 23 honors …Recorded 35 tackles with 3.5 tackles for loss and three sacks as a sophomore … Ranked as the top JUCO defensive lineman in the country and No. 4 overall in the 247Sports Composite … Listed as the top JUCO defensive line prospect and No. 3 overall in On3 Consensus … Rated No. 2 nationally on the 2023 ESPN JC50.
2021 (Freshman): First-year player at East Mississippi C.C … Led the Lions to a 9-1 record and the MACCC North Division title … Collected 25 tackles including 4.5 tackles for loss
High School: Graduated from Wagener (S.C.)-Salley High School in 2021…The 2020 Region 3-A Co-Defensive Player of the Year and a Class A All-State selection as a senior … Member of Team South Carolina (Border Bowl VIII) and the 2020 All-Aiken Standard Football Team, and was an Aiken Standard Defensive Player of the Year finalist … Ranked by 247Sports as the state’s No. 9 prospect coming out of high school
Personal: Full name is Elijah Jawan Davis ... Born Feb. 19, 2003, in Aiken, S.C. ... Son of Ulinda Tobin and Leon Davis ... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies
