2021 Football Roster
Davis, Tyreke

Jersey Number 5
Tyreke Davis
- Position:
- LB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 192
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Denton, TX
- High School:
- Ryan HS
Bio
2021:
• Totaled 76 tackles, 9.0 TFLs and 1.5 sacks with one forced fumble, two quarterback hurries and two pass breakups while starting all 13 games at the Eagle position
• Recorded seven tackles and one TFL in bowl loss to Miami
• Made six tackles against UTSA on 11/27
• Made four tackles with a TFL, half a sack and a quarterback hurry at FIU on 11/20
• Made four tackles with a pass breakup against UTEP on 11/13
• Made nine tackles with two TFLs and a quarterback hurry at Southern Miss on 11/06
• Made six tackles with a pass breakup at Rice on 10/30
• Made five tackles against Liberty on 10/23
• Made three tackles against Marshall on 10/15
• Made four tackles at Louisiana Tech on 9/25
• Made eight tackles with two TFLs and a sack against UAB on 9/18
• Made six tackles with a forced fumble at SMU on 9/11
• Made seven tackles with a TFL against Northwestern State on 9/04
2020:
• Recorded 34 tackles (23 solo, 11 assisted), 2.5 tackles for loss, a sack, a pass break-up and four quarterback hurries while making six appearances, all of which were starts
• Had three solo tackles in the Myrtle Beach Bowl vs. Appalachian State on 12/21
• Had 10 tackles, six being solo and one for loss vs. Louisiana Tech on 12/3
• Had two tackles and a quarterback hurry at UTSA on 11/28
• Had eight tackles, 2.0 for loss, 1.5 sack, a quarterback hurry and a pass break-up in the win at Middle Tennessee on 10/17
• Had five tackles and a quarterback hurry vs. Charlotte on 10/10
• Had five tackles in the season-opening win vs. HBU on 9/5
2019:
• Honorable Mention All-Conference USA selection
• Member of the team's leadership council
• Finished with 80 tackles, a team-leading 14 tackles for loss, seven quarterback hurries, 4.5 sacks, a pass break-up and a fumble recovery while appearing in all 12 games, 11 of which were starts
• Had three tackles with one being for loss vs. UAB on 11/30
• Had 12 tackles, 1.0 being for loss and a quarterback hurry at Rice on 11/23
• Had eight tackles, 1.5 being for loss and a sack at Louisiana Tech on 11/9
• Had eight tackles and a quarterback hurry in the win vs. UTEP on 11/2
• Had eight tackles, with two being for loss, a sack and two quarterback hurries at Charlotte on 10/26
• Had five tackles, one being for loss and two quarterback hurries in the win vs. Middle Tennessee on 10/19
• Had 11 tackles with one being for loss at Southern Miss on 10/12
• Had five tackles, three for loss and one sack vs. Houston on 9/28
• Recorded five tackles, one for loss, 0.5 sack and a quarterback hurry in the win vs. UTSA on 9/21
• Had three tackles, one for loss and one sack at California on 9/14
• Recorded seven tackles, one for loss at SMU on 9/7
• Recorded three tackles and recovered a fumble in the season-opening win vs. Abilene Christian on 8/31
2018:
• Had 50 total tackles (31 solo), 1.5 tackles for loss, an interception and a pass break-up in 13 games, 10 of which were starts, all at nickel
• Recorded four stops in the New Mexico Bowl vs. Utah State on 12/15
• Posted four tackles in the regular season finale, a win at UTSA on 11/24
• Made two stops in the win on 11/15 vs. Florida Atlantic
• Had three tackles at Old Dominion on 11/10
• Recorded four tackles in the homecoming win on 10/27 vs. Rice
• Posted seven stops and a pass break-up at UAB on 10/20
• Made a career high 10 tackles and a tackle for loss in the win on 10/13 vs. Southern Miss
• Recorded five tackles, a half tackle for loss and the first interception of his career in the win at UTEP on 10/6
• Posted a tackle vs. Louisiana Tech on 9/29
• Made a pair of tackles on 9/22 at Liberty in the win
• Recorded four stops in the win at Arkansas on 9/15
• Posted one tackle in the win on 9/8 vs. Incarante Word
• Made his first career start and posted three tackles in the win vs. SMU on 9/1
2017:
• Appeared in all 14 games, primarily on special teams, and finished with 17 total tackles
• Posted four tackles in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl on 12/16 vs. Troy
• Had one tackle in four straight games; at La Tech on 11/4, vs. UTEP on 11/11, vs. Army West Point on 11/18 and at Rice on 11/25
• Made a career-high five tackles on 10/28 in the win vs. Old Dominion
• Had a tackle in the win at Southern Miss on 9/30
• Made one tackle and recovered a blocked punt on 9/23 in a win vs. UAB
• Made his North Texas debut on special teams and at nickel vs. Lamar on 9/2 and posted the first two tackles of his career
High School:
• Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports and a two-star prospect by 247Sports Composite, Scout and Rivals
• Ranked the 125th-best athlete prospect by 247Sports
• Recorded more than 100 tackles in each of his three seasons playing linebacker, including 105 as a senior (90 solo), three sacks, an interception, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries
• As a running back, rushed for 1,055 yards on 165 carries (6.4 yards per carry) with 11 TDs as a senior
• Named honorable-mention Class 5A All-State by the Associated Press as a senior
• Posted 117 and 111 total tackles during his junior and sophomore seasons, respectively
• Totaled 20 rushing TDs in his junior and sophomore seasons (14 in 2015 and six in 2014)
• Totaled 76 tackles, 9.0 TFLs and 1.5 sacks with one forced fumble, two quarterback hurries and two pass breakups while starting all 13 games at the Eagle position
• Recorded seven tackles and one TFL in bowl loss to Miami
• Made six tackles against UTSA on 11/27
• Made four tackles with a TFL, half a sack and a quarterback hurry at FIU on 11/20
• Made four tackles with a pass breakup against UTEP on 11/13
• Made nine tackles with two TFLs and a quarterback hurry at Southern Miss on 11/06
• Made six tackles with a pass breakup at Rice on 10/30
• Made five tackles against Liberty on 10/23
• Made three tackles against Marshall on 10/15
• Made four tackles at Louisiana Tech on 9/25
• Made eight tackles with two TFLs and a sack against UAB on 9/18
• Made six tackles with a forced fumble at SMU on 9/11
• Made seven tackles with a TFL against Northwestern State on 9/04
2020:
• Recorded 34 tackles (23 solo, 11 assisted), 2.5 tackles for loss, a sack, a pass break-up and four quarterback hurries while making six appearances, all of which were starts
• Had three solo tackles in the Myrtle Beach Bowl vs. Appalachian State on 12/21
• Had 10 tackles, six being solo and one for loss vs. Louisiana Tech on 12/3
• Had two tackles and a quarterback hurry at UTSA on 11/28
• Had eight tackles, 2.0 for loss, 1.5 sack, a quarterback hurry and a pass break-up in the win at Middle Tennessee on 10/17
• Had five tackles and a quarterback hurry vs. Charlotte on 10/10
• Had five tackles in the season-opening win vs. HBU on 9/5
2019:
• Honorable Mention All-Conference USA selection
• Member of the team's leadership council
• Finished with 80 tackles, a team-leading 14 tackles for loss, seven quarterback hurries, 4.5 sacks, a pass break-up and a fumble recovery while appearing in all 12 games, 11 of which were starts
• Had three tackles with one being for loss vs. UAB on 11/30
• Had 12 tackles, 1.0 being for loss and a quarterback hurry at Rice on 11/23
• Had eight tackles, 1.5 being for loss and a sack at Louisiana Tech on 11/9
• Had eight tackles and a quarterback hurry in the win vs. UTEP on 11/2
• Had eight tackles, with two being for loss, a sack and two quarterback hurries at Charlotte on 10/26
• Had five tackles, one being for loss and two quarterback hurries in the win vs. Middle Tennessee on 10/19
• Had 11 tackles with one being for loss at Southern Miss on 10/12
• Had five tackles, three for loss and one sack vs. Houston on 9/28
• Recorded five tackles, one for loss, 0.5 sack and a quarterback hurry in the win vs. UTSA on 9/21
• Had three tackles, one for loss and one sack at California on 9/14
• Recorded seven tackles, one for loss at SMU on 9/7
• Recorded three tackles and recovered a fumble in the season-opening win vs. Abilene Christian on 8/31
2018:
• Had 50 total tackles (31 solo), 1.5 tackles for loss, an interception and a pass break-up in 13 games, 10 of which were starts, all at nickel
• Recorded four stops in the New Mexico Bowl vs. Utah State on 12/15
• Posted four tackles in the regular season finale, a win at UTSA on 11/24
• Made two stops in the win on 11/15 vs. Florida Atlantic
• Had three tackles at Old Dominion on 11/10
• Recorded four tackles in the homecoming win on 10/27 vs. Rice
• Posted seven stops and a pass break-up at UAB on 10/20
• Made a career high 10 tackles and a tackle for loss in the win on 10/13 vs. Southern Miss
• Recorded five tackles, a half tackle for loss and the first interception of his career in the win at UTEP on 10/6
• Posted a tackle vs. Louisiana Tech on 9/29
• Made a pair of tackles on 9/22 at Liberty in the win
• Recorded four stops in the win at Arkansas on 9/15
• Posted one tackle in the win on 9/8 vs. Incarante Word
• Made his first career start and posted three tackles in the win vs. SMU on 9/1
2017:
• Appeared in all 14 games, primarily on special teams, and finished with 17 total tackles
• Posted four tackles in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl on 12/16 vs. Troy
• Had one tackle in four straight games; at La Tech on 11/4, vs. UTEP on 11/11, vs. Army West Point on 11/18 and at Rice on 11/25
• Made a career-high five tackles on 10/28 in the win vs. Old Dominion
• Had a tackle in the win at Southern Miss on 9/30
• Made one tackle and recovered a blocked punt on 9/23 in a win vs. UAB
• Made his North Texas debut on special teams and at nickel vs. Lamar on 9/2 and posted the first two tackles of his career
High School:
• Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports and a two-star prospect by 247Sports Composite, Scout and Rivals
• Ranked the 125th-best athlete prospect by 247Sports
• Recorded more than 100 tackles in each of his three seasons playing linebacker, including 105 as a senior (90 solo), three sacks, an interception, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries
• As a running back, rushed for 1,055 yards on 165 carries (6.4 yards per carry) with 11 TDs as a senior
• Named honorable-mention Class 5A All-State by the Associated Press as a senior
• Posted 117 and 111 total tackles during his junior and sophomore seasons, respectively
• Totaled 20 rushing TDs in his junior and sophomore seasons (14 in 2015 and six in 2014)
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