J.C. Davis

Started all 49 games of his FBS career, with two seasons at New Mexico (2022-23) and two seasons at Illinois (2024-25) after a season at Contra Costa College (2021)…Named to an all-conference team in four of his five seasons of college football.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Started all 49 games of his FBS career, with two seasons at New Mexico (2022-23) and two seasons at Illinois (2024-25) after a season at Contra Costa College (2021)…Named to an all-conference team in four of his five seasons of college football.
• Started 12 games at left tackle for Illinois in 2025 and was named an AP first-team All-Big Ten member…Was graded the third-best left tackle in the country by PFF…Granted a final year of eligibility due to playing one of his college seasons at a junior college as part of the federal court ruling in the case filed by former Vanderbilt QB Diego Pavia.
• Played in and started all 13 games at left tackle in 2024 after transferring to Illinois, earning All-Big Ten third-team honors from the coaches.
• Started all 12 games at left tackle in his final year at New Mexico in 2023…Was named first-team All-Mountain West, playing 827 snaps at left tackle.
• Was a starter for all 12 games at left tackle in 2022, playing 704 snaps…Received an All-Mountain West honorable mention.
• Spent his true freshman season at a junior college, Contra Costa College, in 2021, where he was named All-CCCA first-team.

PERSONAL

• Lettered in football at McClymonds High School in Oakland, Calif….Named second-team all-league as a senior and second-team all-city as a junior…Helped lead McClymonds to an 11-1 record in 2019 and an undefeated 6-0 in their shortened 2021 Spring season…Was primarily a defensive lineman until reaching high school, where he played both offensive and defensive line…Attended the same high school as former All-Pro corner Marcus Peters and NBA Hall of Famer Bill Russell.
• Parents are Levy and Greta Davis.
• Majored in business at New Mexico and majored in communications at Illinois.

MAIN TRANSACTIONS

• Originally a 6th-round (192nd overall) draft choice by the Giants in 2026.