38  Emanuel Davis
	Class: Senior Hometown: Manteo High School: Manteo Height / Weight: 5-11 / 182 Position: Defensive Back Experience: 3L

Career Statistics

An established veteran of the defensive unit who will enter his third full-time starting campaign as a national honors candidate in 2011 ... A talented and confident performer who made a notable impact as a redshirt freshman in 2008 before becoming a permanent fixture in the Pirate secondary in 2009 and 2010 ... Expected to serve as ECU's top boundary cornerback opposite Derek Blacknall or Jacobi Jenkins ... Opened career playing a significant role on special teams units, but action has diminished since starting status in backfield became consistent ... Turned in another strong spring performance, especially during the first scrimmage (April 2) - notching four tackles ... Followed with two stops a week later during the second contest, but did not record a statistic in the Purple-Gold Game (April 16) ... A 2011 Preseason All-Conference USA choice by league head coaches ... Also selected as a first-team preseason all-conference performer by Phil Steele Magazine, Lindy's Magazine, Athlon Magazine and Blue Ribbon Football Yearbook ... Labeled as the "5th-best NFL talent in C-USA" by Lindy's ... Named to the 2011 Consensus Draft Services (CDSdraft.com) Preseason All-America Team.

2011 Game-by-Game Statistics

2010 Game-by-Game Statistics
2010: Turned in another strong campaign and earned Second Team All-Conference USA honors from the league coaches and Rivals.com to go along with a First-Team All-C-USA selection by Phil Steele Magazine ... Played and started all 13 games, booking a team seventh-best 54 tackles with 36 solo stops ... Tallied three tackles for losses (four yards) and one quarterback hurry while recording nine pass breakups, two forced fumbles and a pair of interceptions ... Recovered two fumbles, one against Tulsa and the other at Virginia Tech ... Finished tied for 11th in Conference USA with 0.85 pass breakups per game ... Team leader in passing tackles with 32 and was fifth on the squad in solo stops ... Has 12 career games recording six or more tackles with Pirates going 8-4 in those contests ... Intercepted Maryland's Danny O'Brien on the first off ensive play of the Military Bowl ... Went on to tie season high with six tackles in the contest ... Also booked six stops versus Memphis, Virginia Tech and North Carolina ... Recorded four or more hits in nine of 13 games ... Had five pass breakups in the last four contests ... Made all three TFL within the first four weeks of the year with one against Tulsa, Virginia Tech and North Carolina ... Caused a SMU fumble in the first quarter and has forced one in both career games against the Mustangs ... Finished one pass breakup shy of his career high with three at UAB ... Other multiple-breakup effort was against SMU, tallying two ... Booked three-of-four tackles and a pass breakup against Marshall in the second quarter ... Picked off first pass of 2010 in fourth quarter against N.C. State and tallied first quarterback hurry of the season during the third quarter ... Credited with three-of-four tackles versus the Wolfpack in the third quarter ... Made six tackles and one TFL at North Carolina and Virginia Tech ... During second and third quarters against the Hokies, tallied four of six tackles, pass breakup and fumble recovery.

2009 Game-by-Game Statistics
2009: Was East Carolina's leader in pass breakups with 12 ... Also netted two interceptions, returning one 42 yards to help the Pirates to a road C-USA win at Tulsa ... In all, was credited with 69 tackles, a team-high 51 of those coming as solo hits, one fumble recovery (UCF) and one forced fumble (SMU) ... Tallied a total of 4.0 tackles for lost yardage (nine yards), making drops behind the line of scrimmage against SMU (1.0), Memphis (1.0), Virginia Tech (1.0) and Arkansas (1.0) in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl ...Played in 12 games and made nine starts ... Suffered a right shoulder injury coming off the bench vs. Appalachian State (one special teams tackle) in the season opener and was sidelined for the next two contests ... Also did not start against UCF and Memphis ... Turned in a pair of career-high tackle outings as a sophomore with nine each in pivotal clashes against Virginia Tech (nationally-televised Thursday night meeting) and Houston (Conference USA Championship Game) ... Turned in a strong finish, averaging 7.4 tackles per game in the last seven outings ... In addition to the pair of nine-stop performances, also logged back-to-back eight-tackle efforts in key C-USA East Division matchups vs. UAB and Southern Miss in late November ... Contributed seven hits at Memphis (Oct. 27) and added six at Tulsa (Nov. 15) - both nationally-televised league tilts played on Tuesday and Sunday, respectively ... Picked off other pass against Marshall in Conference USA road opener Oct. 3 ... Had three multiple pass breakup contests, knocking down two vs. Rice, three at Tulsa and a career-high four in a division-clinching victory over Southern Miss Nov. 28 at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium ... Followed up nine-tackle effort against Cougars with five stops (four solo) against Razorbacks in bowl meeting ... Two of his 69 tackles came on special teams play ... Was selected as a member of the Victors Club (weekly performance awards) for the defense unit during annual team banquet.

2008 Game-by-Game Statistics
2008: Was East Carolina's co-leader in interceptions with four, returning one for a touchdown against Houston ... In all, was credited with 45 tackles, 27 of those coming as solo hits, and led the squad with eight pass breakups ... Played in 13 of 14 games (UTEP) and made five starts ... Turned in back-to-back six tackle outings against UCF and Marshall, and picked off a combined three passes against the Knights and Herd, while also forcing and recovering a fumble ... Stood second among all special teams tacklers with eight ... A Freshman All-America selection by Rivals.com ... Selected to three separate All-Freshman (national) squads by CollegeFootballNews.com, Sporting News and Phil Steele Magazine ... Named to Conference USA's All-Freshman Team by league head coaches ... Earned C-USA Defensive Player-of-the-Week honors for his play against Marshall (six tackles, two interceptions for 31 return yards) ... First career start came against Houston (9/27) at cornerback and quickly recorded his initial interception in the first quarter, returning it 11 yards for a score ... Second career interception was at UCF during the overtime period to eventually set up Ben Hartman's game-winning field goal ... Registered at least five stops in five games ... Experienced first collegiate action against No. 17 Virginia Tech in the season opener in the secondary and as a member of special teams and responded with five tackles ... Other five-tackle outings came against Southern Miss and Tulsa in the C-USA Championship Game ... Overall, recorded 2.5 tackles that resulted in a loss of eight yards (0.5 vs. Virginia Tech, 1.0 vs. Tulane, 0.5 vs. Marshall and 0.5 vs. Kentucky in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl).

2007: Redshirted during initial season in ECU program ... Officially signed with the Pirates in February, 2007.

High School: Helped key Manteo's run to the State 1-A Championship Game as a multi-purpose back on offense and as a defensive leader ... Recorded 13 catches for 250 yards and three scores while rushing for 1,593 yards and 28 touchdowns on 185 carries on the offensive side of the ball ... Averaged 8.6 yards per rush as a senior team captain ... Also completed 35-of-57 passes for 691 yards and nine TDs ... A full-time starter at free safety who helped the Redskins post nine shutouts during his senior campaign which resulted in a finals appearance in Chapel Hill (lost 28-7 to Elkin) ... Logged 127 tackles, nine of which resulted in lost yardage ... Also credited with 11 sacks, six forced fumbles, four recovered fumbles and eight interceptions ... In all, earned a total of three football letters and was part of a Manteo program which lost just four games during prep career ... A two-time all-conference and all-state selection ... Chosen as the All-Area Player-of-the-Year as a junior in 2005 ... Labeled as a "hard hitter" by prep coach Walt Davis ... Featured in the 2007 Rivals.com Recruiting Yearbook ... Ranked No. 31 in North Carolina according to SuperPrep Magazine ... Also picked up additional letters in basketball (3) and track (4) ... Averaged nearly 20 points and over five assists per game as the Redskins' top point guard ... Captured the North Carolina 1-A triple jump title ... Clocked at 4.5 in the 40-yard dash and has recorded a squat lift of 425.

Personal: Full name is Emanuel Edward Davis ... Born August 9, 1988 ... A communications major.

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