Davis was born in Jamaica and moved to the United States at age 10 . He began playing football while attending high school in New York City . He played high school football as a linebacker and running back at Christopher Columbus High School in The Bronx . He set the school ’s record in September 2003 with 35 carries and 306 rushing yards and scored all of Columbus ’ points ( 2 touchdowns and 2 two-point conversions ) in a 16-12 win over Campus Magnet . In October 2004 , he was the only Bronx athlete to play for the New York state All-Star team in the 7th annual Governor 's Bowl All-Star Football game . Davis had 4 solo tackles in the game and was regarded as " the lockdown corner of the game . " Davis enrolled at Syracuse University in 2004 . He played college football at Syracuse from 2004 to 2007 . He started 35 consecutive games and totaled 216 tackles for the Orangemen to rank 10th all-time in career tackles by a defensive back at Syracuse . As a sophomore in 2005 , Davis was moved to the strong safety position . Davis was a starter at the strong safety position for Syracuse in 2005 and 2006 , but he was switched to the cornerback position for the 2007 season . In January 2008 , Davis was honored by the Central New York Chapter of the National Football Foundation as the Scholar Athlete of the Year . He was also selected to the Big East Conference All-Academic Team
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Dowayne Davis