Sean Davis

BIOGRAPHY

Sean Davis was born October 23, 1993, in Washington, D.C. He is a free safety in the NFL. Davis played at Maryland from 2012 to 2015. He played safety his first three years before moving to cornerback prior to his senior year. During his career he started 40 of 50 games, recording 319 tackles, five interceptions and 2.5 sacks. The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Davis in the second round (58th overall) of the 2016 NFL Draft. Davis was the third safety drafted in 2016. During the 2017 offseason, Davis had surgery to repair a torn labrum he suffered while making a tackle in a Week 3 loss against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Head coach Mike Tomlin stated Davis would remain the starting strong safety to begin the regular season. He recorded three solo tackles during the Pittsburgh Steelers' 21–18 season-opening victory over the Cleveland Browns. On November 16, 2017, Davis made three combined tackles, deflected a pass, and made an interception off of Marcus Mariota during a 40–17 win over the Tennessee Titans. In Week 14, he collected a season-high 12 combined tackles and an interception in the Steelers' 39–38 win against the Baltimore Ravens. On December 31, 2017, Davis collected three combined tackles, deflected a pass, and made a sack and interception on quarterback Deshone Kizer in the Steelers' 28–24 victory. He finished the 2017 season with 92 combined tackles (71 solo), eight pass deflections, three interceptions, and a sack in 16 games and 16 starts.

On January 14, 2018, Davis made 12 combined tackles in a 45–42 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC Divisional round. Pro Football Focus gave Davis an overall grade of 35.5 for the season and his grade ranked 85th among all safeties in 2017. On March 29, 2018, Davis changed his jersey number from No. 28 to No. 21, reverting to his college number after 21 became available due to Joe Haden changing to No. 23. Throughout training camp, Davis competed to be a starting safety against Morgan Burnett and Terrell Edmunds. Head coach Mike Tomlin named Davis the starting free safety to begin the regular season after the role became vacant after the Steelers released Mike Mitchell. He started alongside Terrell Edmunds for the majority of the 2018 season. On November 4, 2018, Davis collected a season-high nine solo tackles during a 23–16 win at the Baltimore Ravens in Week 9. In Week 16, he made five solo tackles, a season-high two pass deflections, and made his only interception of the season during a 31–28 loss at the New Orleans Saints. Davis was inactive for the Steelers’ Week 17 win against the Cincinnati Bengals due to a quadriceps injury. He finished the season with 80 combined tackles (59 solo), seven pass deflections, and one interception in 15 games and 15 starts. Davis received an overall grade of 69.8 from Pro Football Focus, which ranked as the 39th best grade among all safeties in 2018. Davis entered the 2019 season as the Steelers starting free safety. In Week 2, Davis suffered a shoulder injury and was placed on injured reserve on September 17, 2019. On March 23, 2020, Davis signed a one-year contract with the Washington Football Team, then known as the Redskins. He was released on September 5, 2020. On September 6, 2020, Davis was re-signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers. On April 1, 2021, Davis signed a one-year deal with the Indianapolis Colts.