Zach Davis

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Position:
OL
Height:
6-4
Weight:
290
Prev School:
Trinity Christian HS (East Carolina)
Hometown:
Jacksonville, Fla.

Coaching Insight: Will compete for the starting left tackle job … smart football player who can play multiple positions … has seen time at center and guard … brings intelligence to the position … 2007 (R-Jr.): Named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … Stepped onto the gridiron for seven contests … grading out at 73 percent … 19 knockdowns … committed one critical error on 152 plays … helped the Flames finish the year ranked No. 3 in scoring offense (42.64), No. 9 with 32 rushing touchdowns, No. 15 in total offense (429.64) and No. 18 nationally in team rushing yards per game (215.91) … Liberty also finished the year ranked No. 4 in sacks allowed (0.73), No. 7 in tackles for loss allowed (4.18), No. 8 in passing efficiency (158.12), No. 9 in fourth-down conversion rate (66.7) and No. 29 in third-down conversion rate (42.5) … team rushing total was the second highest in program history, recording 2,375 total team rushing yards … 2006 (R-So.): Saw playing time in eight games …served as a back-up at center … was part of an offensive line which helped Liberty rush for 2,035 yards and 23 touchdowns, ranking 18th nationally in rushing yards per game (185.0) … Liberty's offense finished ranked in the nation's top 20 teams in eight categories … the Flames tied for first nationally for fewest turnovers lost (8), sixth in fourth down conversions (71.4 percent), ninth in sacks allowed (1.00 per game), 10th in third down conversions (47.5 percent), 17th in rushing touchdowns (23), 19th in rushing offense (185 yards per game), 18th in time of possession (31:44) and 20th in tackles for a loss allowed (4.55) …transferred to Liberty from East Carolina during the 2006 spring semester and was named to the Big South Presidential Honor Roll … Previous School: Transferred to Liberty from East Carolina … two-year member of the squad … redshirted his first season … letterwinner as a redshirt freshman, playing all 11 games … primary responsibilities were as a member of the special teams unit where he blocked on extra point attempts and on the field goal unit … was a reserve member of the offensive line, helping the Pirates average 137.5 yards rushing per game, while the team finished the year with 17 rushing touchdowns … was named to the ECU Director of Athletics Honor Roll during the spring of 2005 … redshirted in 2004 … Prep: Graduated from Trinity Christian High School … four-year letterwinner at center … named first-team coast and first-team all-state as a senior, while garnering a spot on the Super 24 squad … helped lead Trinity Christian to state championships in 2002 and 2003 … Personal: Son of Storm and Angie Davis … birthday is on June 26 … comes from an athletic background, as his father spent 13 seasons in Major League Baseball, playing for Baltimore, San Diego, Oakland, Kansas City and Detroit … is majoring in kinesiology at Liberty … would like to be a football coach after college.