With the No. 192 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the New York Giants selected Illinois offensive lineman J.C. Davis.

Height: 6'4 3/8"

Weight: 322 lbs

Arm: 34 1/4"

Hand: 10 1/8"

40-Yard Dash: 5.16 Seconds

10-Yard Split: 1.78 Seconds

Vertical Jump: 30.5''

Broad Jump: 8' 3''

Hometown: Oakland, Calif.

High School: McClymonds

Prev School: New Mexico

2025 Senior

Phil Steele All-America Fourth Team

All-Big Ten First Team (coaches)

All-Big Ten Second Team (media)

AP All-Big Ten First Team

49 consecutive starts to end his college career

No. 3 graded LT in the nation during the 2025 regular season, according to PFF

Athlon Preseason All-Big Ten First Team

Phil Steele Preseason All-Big Ten Fourth Team

Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List

2024 Senior

All-Big Ten Third Team (Coaches)

All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Media)

Fighting Illini Male Newcomer of the Year

Started all 13 games at left tackle

AP All-Bowl Team after zero pressures allowed in Illinois' win over #14 South Carolina in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl (12/31/24)

No. 7-pass-blocking grade tackle in the country during the postseason according to PFF (87.6, min. 40 snaps) after Illinois' win in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl over #14 South Carolina (12/31/24)

No. 8-graded run-blocking lineman according to PFF (72.1, min. 54 snaps) in win at Northwestern (11/30/24)

No. 4-graded pass-blocking lineman in the country according to PFF (89.1, min. 71 snaps) in win at Rutgers (11/23/24)

Highest-graded tackle in the nation to return to college football, according to PFF (min. 600 snaps)

PFF Preseason All-America Third Team

Athlon Preseason All-Big Ten Third Team

Phil Steele Preseason All-Big Ten Fourth Team

2025 Senior Bowl Watch List

Top 100 newcomer in college football by ESPN

Transferred to Illinois in January 2024 with one year of eligibility remaining

2023 Junior - New Mexico

Started all 12 games at left tackle

All-Mountain West First Team

No. 4-graded tackle in the nation and No. 1 in the Group of 5 (84.6), according to PFF (min. 600 snaps)

No. 6 run blocking grade in the nation among tackles and No. 1 in Group of 5 (83.7), according to PFF

Played 827 snaps at left tackle, nearly every snap of the season

2022 Sophomore - New Mexico

Started all 12 games at left tackle

All-Mountain West Honorable Mention

Mountain West All-Academic

Played 704 snaps at left tackle, nearly every snap of the season

New Mexico's highest-graded offensive lineman

2021 Freshman - Contra Costa College

Played for head coach Otis Yelverton at Contra Costa College

All-CCCA First Team

High School

Played for head coach Michael Peters at McClymonds

All-conference second team as a senior

All-city second team as a junior

Personal

Born October 9, 2003

Majoring in communication

Majored in business at New Mexico