2019 Football Roster
Davis, Coby
Jersey Number 20
Coby Davis
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Upper Marlboro, MD
- High School:
- Maret School
Bio
2022 (Redshirt Senior)
In his final season with the Demon Deacons, Davis started in the first two games in the defensive backfield, helping lead the team to its seventh consecutive bowl game and back-to-back bowl wins with a victory over Missouri in the Gasparilla Bowl…Finished the season with four tackles after suffering a season-ending injury in the win over Vanderbilt…Intercepted a pass against the Commodores in week two, returning it 31 yards for a touchdown in the victory while also having a season-high three tackles.
2021 (Redshirt Junior)
Recorded his first career interception versus Virginia, helping Wake Forest clinch the road victory and its first road win of the season…Started the first four games of the season at Rover before season-ending injury, playing a key role in Wake Forest’s 8-0 start to the season, the best start in program history and the longest winning streak in program history as well as a historic 11-win season, an ACC Atlantic Division title and a Gator Bowl title…Ended the season with 13 total tackles including eight solo tackles and also notching a pass breakup.
2020 (Redshirt Junior)
Appeared in final two games of the season as a redshirt junior ... Tallied four tackles at Louisville (12/12) ... Earned third varsity letter.
2019 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Returned to action after missing the final 12 games of the 2018 season with an injury ... Played in 11 games on the season with four starts ... Returned to the starting line-up vs. Utah State ... Tallied a career-high six tackles at Syracuse (11/30) ... Totaled 15 tackles over the final four games of the season ... Nominated for Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year … On the field for 543 snaps ... Played 75 snaps each against Syracuse (11/30) and Michigan State (12/27) ... Awarded second varsity letter.
2018 (Sophomore)
Tore his ACL in the season-opener at Tulane (8/30) ... Had one tackle vs. Tulane before his second half injury ... Missed the remainder of the season and redshirted.
2017 (Freshman)
Part of Wake Forest’s nickel package ... Saw more playing time at safety as the year progressed ... Earned his first varsity letter ... Had a pass break-up at Syracuse (11/11) ... Had a pass break-up at Appalachian State (9/23) ... Season-best three tackles vs. NC State (11/18) and in the Belk Bowl (12/29) ... Seven of his 10 tackles on the season came in the last three games ... On the field for 336 snaps on the year including a season-high 61 at Syracuse (11/11) ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Earned his first varsity letter.
High School
Team captain ... A three-star prospect by 247 ... Considered the No. 11 recruit in D.C. in 2016 ... Four-time All-Mid-Atlantic Conference selection at defensive back ... First Team All-USA Today for the District of Columbia ... Second Team All-Met pick in 2016 by the Washington Post ... Member of the Elite 100 and a finalist for Team Maryland ... Four-year letterman for coach Mike Engelberg ... Helped the Frogs win one Mid-Atlantic Conference championship and one DCSAA title (2016) ... Returned the opening kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown in the DC State Athletic Association Class A championship game ... Team finished the year 12-0 ... Had six interceptions and totaled 15 touchdowns as a two-way player in 2015 ... Also a double-digit scorer in basketball and high jumper in track.
Personal
Son of Niki and Ross Allen ... Born Dec. 19, 1998 ...Earned an undergraduate degree in Computer Science in Summer 2021. Pursuing a second degree in Sustainability.
In his final season with the Demon Deacons, Davis started in the first two games in the defensive backfield, helping lead the team to its seventh consecutive bowl game and back-to-back bowl wins with a victory over Missouri in the Gasparilla Bowl…Finished the season with four tackles after suffering a season-ending injury in the win over Vanderbilt…Intercepted a pass against the Commodores in week two, returning it 31 yards for a touchdown in the victory while also having a season-high three tackles.
2021 (Redshirt Junior)
Recorded his first career interception versus Virginia, helping Wake Forest clinch the road victory and its first road win of the season…Started the first four games of the season at Rover before season-ending injury, playing a key role in Wake Forest’s 8-0 start to the season, the best start in program history and the longest winning streak in program history as well as a historic 11-win season, an ACC Atlantic Division title and a Gator Bowl title…Ended the season with 13 total tackles including eight solo tackles and also notching a pass breakup.
2020 (Redshirt Junior)
Appeared in final two games of the season as a redshirt junior ... Tallied four tackles at Louisville (12/12) ... Earned third varsity letter.
2019 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Returned to action after missing the final 12 games of the 2018 season with an injury ... Played in 11 games on the season with four starts ... Returned to the starting line-up vs. Utah State ... Tallied a career-high six tackles at Syracuse (11/30) ... Totaled 15 tackles over the final four games of the season ... Nominated for Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year … On the field for 543 snaps ... Played 75 snaps each against Syracuse (11/30) and Michigan State (12/27) ... Awarded second varsity letter.
2018 (Sophomore)
Tore his ACL in the season-opener at Tulane (8/30) ... Had one tackle vs. Tulane before his second half injury ... Missed the remainder of the season and redshirted.
2017 (Freshman)
Part of Wake Forest’s nickel package ... Saw more playing time at safety as the year progressed ... Earned his first varsity letter ... Had a pass break-up at Syracuse (11/11) ... Had a pass break-up at Appalachian State (9/23) ... Season-best three tackles vs. NC State (11/18) and in the Belk Bowl (12/29) ... Seven of his 10 tackles on the season came in the last three games ... On the field for 336 snaps on the year including a season-high 61 at Syracuse (11/11) ... Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Earned his first varsity letter.
High School
Team captain ... A three-star prospect by 247 ... Considered the No. 11 recruit in D.C. in 2016 ... Four-time All-Mid-Atlantic Conference selection at defensive back ... First Team All-USA Today for the District of Columbia ... Second Team All-Met pick in 2016 by the Washington Post ... Member of the Elite 100 and a finalist for Team Maryland ... Four-year letterman for coach Mike Engelberg ... Helped the Frogs win one Mid-Atlantic Conference championship and one DCSAA title (2016) ... Returned the opening kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown in the DC State Athletic Association Class A championship game ... Team finished the year 12-0 ... Had six interceptions and totaled 15 touchdowns as a two-way player in 2015 ... Also a double-digit scorer in basketball and high jumper in track.
Personal
Son of Niki and Ross Allen ... Born Dec. 19, 1998 ...Earned an undergraduate degree in Computer Science in Summer 2021. Pursuing a second degree in Sustainability.
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