Keith Lamont Davis (born December 30, 1978) is a former American football safety in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at Sam Houston State University. Early years Davis attended Italy High School. In football, he was a four-year starter. He had 33 touchdown receptions and 5 blocked punts in his last 2 seasons. He was a two-time All-District and All-State wide receiver and defensive back at UIL Class AA. He was a starter on the varsity basketball team that won the 1997 Class AA State Championship. He also lettered in baseball. College career Davis accepted a football scholarship from Sam Houston State University. As a redshirt freshman, he started 5 games at safety and made 40 tackles. As a sophomore, he was named a starter at safety, posting 104 tackles, 11 passes defensed, 2 interceptions, 3 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries and 3 blocked punts. As a junior, he was named Southland Conference Defensive Player of the Year and team MVP after posting 99 tackles, 14 tackles for loss (led the team), 2 interceptions and 2 blocked punts. As a senior, he led the team with 96 tackles (led the team), 67 solo tackles (led the team), 7 pass defended, three forced fumbles, one sack, and one fumble recovery. He earned Division I-AA All-American honors and All-Southland Conference honors after the season. He finished his college career with 339 tackles (fourth in school history) and 6 interceptions. In 2013, he was named to the Southland Conference 2000s All-Decade Team. In 2014, he was inducted into the Sam Houston State Athletic Hall of Honor. On December 7, 2018, Davis graduated from Sam Houston State with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology degree. Professional career Dallas Cowboys (first stint) Davis was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 2002 NFL Draft. He was waived on September 1. He was signed to the practice squad on September 3. He was released on September 11. He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 16. He was promoted to the active roster on October 12. He was cut on October 22. He was re-signed to the practice squad on October 23. He was promoted to the active roster on November 22. He played in 8 games as a backup safety and on special teams. He was credited with 5 defensive tackles, 2 quarterback