Bryce Davis

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Bryce Davis runs towards the quarterback during the 2025 Blue & White Game.

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Position:
Defensive End
Height:
6-3
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Greensboro, N.C.

2026: Returning defensive end … 2025 Academic All-ACC selection ... in 12 career games, has compiled 10 tackles, 2.0 TFL, one PBU and two QB pressures ... credited with a career-high two tackles against California and Virginia in 2025 ... booked a career-high 1.0 TFL versus the Bears and Cavaliers in 2025 ... tallied a PBU at Clemson in 2025 … registered a QB pressure versus Illinois and Wake Forest in 2025 … has played 226 career snaps.

2025: Academic All-ACC selection ... saw action in all 12 regular season games before missing the two postseason contests due to injury ... one of just five true freshmen to letter and appear in more than four regular season games, joining Bradley Gompers, Andrew Pellicciotta, Elliott Schaper and Nate Sheppard ... compiled 10 tackles, 2.0 TFL, one PBU and two QB pressures … posted two tackles at California and versus Virginia in the regular season … added solo stops in six contests ... logged a season-best 1.0 TFL against California and Virginia … credited with a PBU at Clemson in helping Duke to its first victory in Death Valley since 1980 … registered a QB pressure against Illinois and Wake Forest ... on the field for 226 snaps ... enrolled at Duke in January 2025.

PRIOR TO DUKE: Lettered four seasons at Grimsley under head coach Darryl Brown ... a consensus four-star prospect ... listed as the No. 63 prospect nationally by 247Sports.com, the No. 68 prospect on the Rivals250 and the No. 120 prospect on the ESPN300 ... charted as the No. 2 prospect in the state of North Carolina by Rivals.com, the No. 3 prospect by 247Sports.com and the No. 4 prospect by ESPN.com ... the No. 5 defensive edge nationally according to 247Sports.com, the No. 7 strongside edge nationally according to Rivals.com and the No. 13 defensive end according to ESPN.com ... the 2024 Sports Illustrated National Defensive Player of the Year ... a MaxPreps All-America selection after senior campaign ... took part in the 2025 Under Armour Next All-America Game ... named the Greensboro News and Record Defensive Player of the Quarter-Century in August of 2025 ... two-time all-area selection ... guided Grimsley to the No. 1 seed in the state playoffs as a senior and the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 4A title with a 16-0 mark ... finished final season with 125 tackles, 37.0 TFL, 27.0 sacks, five forced fumbles and eight PBUs ... helped the Whirlies to the Metro 4A conference championship during senior year, when he was named the league’s most valuable defensive player ... appeared in just two games as a junior in 2023 due to injury ... as a sophomore, carded 85 tackles, 24.0 TFL, 12.0 sacks, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries en route to all-conference accolades ... earned three additional letters as a member of the basketball program, helping Grimsley to the conference championship as a sophomore and junior ... following senior year, named one of six finalists for the Franklin D. Watkins Memorial Award, an honor presented to the nation’s top African-American high school scholar-athlete, joining former Duke lettermen Vince Oghobaase (2005), Matt Daniels (2008), Deion Williams (2012), Zavier Carmichael (2014), Brandon Hill (2016), Rakavius Chambers (2017), Mataeo Durant (2018), Jaylen Coleman (2019), Michael Reese (2020), Jordan Moore (2021) and Wesley Williams (2022) as finalists for the award.

PERSONAL: Son of Crissie and Darrin Davis.