2013 Georgia State Football Guide - page 62

MEET THE PANTHERS
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2013 Georgia State Football
PLAYER PROF I LES
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AT GEORGIA STATE:
Veteran lineman who returned to
action to earn starting berth at center in 2012 after missing almost
two full seasons due to injury... Inaugural team member who was
a late addition to GSU’s 2009 signing class ... Treasurer of GSU
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
2012:
Started 10 of 11 games at center and seldom came out
of the game ... Named to the Capital One Academic All-District
first team and the CAA Football Academic All-Conference team ...
Finalist for the CAA’s Chuck Boone Leadership Award.
2011:
Played in the first three games of 2011, including a start
at center at Jacksonville State, before sustaining a broken ankle in
practice ... Underwent surgery and missed the remainder of the
2011 season.
2010:
Sat out the entire 2010 season following a preseason
knee injury ...Was in line to earn a starting berth at guard before
the sustaining a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
ACADEMICS & LEADERSHIP:
Outstanding student who
was named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-District first
team ... Also tabbed to the CAA Football Academic All-Conference
team ... Finalist for the CAA’s Chuck Boone Leadership Award ...
Graduated in May 2012 with his undergraduate business degree
in real estate ... Began work toward his MBA in the fall of 2012 ...
Received President’s List recognition for the spring 2010, spring
2011 and spring 2013 semesters, signifying a grade point average
of 4.0 or higher ... Added Dean’s List honors for the fall 2009,
fall 2010, fall 2011, spring 2012 and fall 2012 ... Earned a highly
competitive internship with commercial real estate firm Jones
Lang LaSalle for the summer of 2011 ... Member of the National
Association of Collegiate Scholars and Golden Key International
Honor Society ... Presidential Member of the National Society of
Leadership and Success.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Three-year letterman on the offensive line
for coach Mike Collins at Chamblee High School ... Helped Cham-
blee to back-to-back playoff appearances in 2007-08, including
a berth in the 2007 Class AAAA state semifinals, after a 22-year
playoff drought ... Received Coach’s Award as unsung hero of 2007
season ... Named Player of the Week by CSS ... As a sophomore,
his offensive line blocked for the all-time leading rusher in DeKalb
County (Roddy Jones, who played at Georgia Tech) ... Outstanding
student who graduated with honor and distinction in Magnet
Program for High Achievers ... National Honor Society, National
Honor Roll and National Society of High School Scholars.
PERSONAL:
Full name is Michael Alan Davis Jr. ... Parents
are Ruth and Mike Davis ... Born Jan. 30, 1991.
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AT GEORGIA STATE:
Two-year letterwinner as a backup
offensive tackle ... Lettered the last two years on special teams,
playing on the PAT-FG unit ... Earned his bachelor’s degree in May
2013.
Played in every game in 2012 and nine games in 2011 ...
Named the team’s Most Improved Player on offense in the spring of
2011 ... Saw action in three games at right tackle for the inaugural
team in 2010 ... Member of 2009 signing class ... Practiced with the
team in 2009, when he spent time as a defensive lineman and tight
end before settling at offensive tackle.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Three-year letterman on the offensive
line for Calhoun County High School ... Led his team in pancake
blocks ... Lettered three years in basketball, helping his team to
Class A state titles in 2007 and 2008 ... Also competed in track and
field.
PERSONAL:
Full name is Ramell Malik Davis ... Born March
18, 1991.
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