Chris Davis

Chris Lynn Davis Jr. (born November 4, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL).

He played college football for the Auburn Tigers, earning first-team All-American honors in 2013.

He was responsible for the historic “Kick Six,” the final play of the 2013 Iron Bowl when he returned a field goal attempt over 100 yards to score a game winning touchdown with no time remaining.

Davis was involved in the 2013 Iron Bowl play referred to as "Kick Six."

With one second left on the clock and the score tied at 28, Alabama placekicker Adam Griffith missed a 57-yard game-winning field goal attempt which was caught by Davis and returned 109 yards for a game-winning touchdown.

As a senior in 2013, Davis was named an All-American as a return specialist by the Sporting News and CBS Sports.

He earned second-team All-SEC honors at cornerback.

Davis was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2014.

After his playing career, he became a coach.

Davis attended Woodlawn High School in Birmingham, Alabama.

As a senior, he had 134 carries for 877 yards (6.5 ypc), eight catches for 185 yards, 472 kickoff return yards and 48 punt return yards.

Defensively, he had 23 tackles and three pass breakups.

He was considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com.

Despite being projected as a 4th–5th round pick, Davis went undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft.

However, he was signed by the San Diego Chargers on May 10, 2014.

Davis spent most of the year returning kicks averaging 25.1 yards per return.

He ended the year with 15 tackles, a pass defended, and a forced fumble.

On September 1, 2015, Davis was released.

Davis signed with the San Francisco 49ers' practice squad on November 3, 2015.

He was promoted to the active roster on November 7, 2015.

On October 10, 2016, Davis was placed on injured reserve.

In 2018, Davis signed with the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football for the 2019 season.

He was placed on injured reserve before the start of the regular season, but was waived from injured reserve on March 4, 2019.

He was added to the team's rights list and re-signed to a contract on March 25.

He was activated from the rights list on March 26.

The league ceased operations in April 2019.

In October 2019, Davis was selected by the Seattle Dragons of the XFL as part of the 2020 XFL Draft process.

In August 2020, Davis was named the cornerback coach for the Pinson Valley High School football team, joining former Alabama player and head coach Sam Shade.