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DavisMattingly

  • height 6-4
  • Weight 217
  • class Redshirt Freshman
  • High school Male
2015 – Freshman
  • Redshirted
High School
  • Three-year letter winner and two-year starter for Coach Chris Wolfe
  • Threw for 2,305 yards and 33 touchdowns with just seven interceptions as a senior
  • Directed the offense for the Male team in 2014 who ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 6A and defeated state rivals and perennial powers St. Xavier and Trinity en route to an undefeated regular season
  • Back-to-back District Champions (2013 and 2014)
  • Earned the 2014 District Player of the Year and Class 6A Player of the Year
  • Led Male to a Region Championship title as a junior with a 12-2 overall record
  • Named District Player of the Year as a junior after throwing for 3,147 yards with 27 passing touchdowns and two rushing TDs
  • Also played two seasons of basketball
  • Member of the National Honor Society, Latin Honor Society, Beta Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Future Physicians
  • Valedictorian of his graduating class
  • Honor roll student all four years of high school
  • Chose Kentucky over Western Kentucky, Morehead State and Marshall
Personal
  • Born in Louisville, Ky.
  • Son David and Susan Mattingly
  • Plans a major in civil engineering
Community Cats
  • Stayed after practice to spend time with the Special Olympics (2015)
  • Volunteer speaker at his former elementary school in Louisville, Ky., encouraging them to do well on their state tests (2016)
Davis Says
  • Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to be a civil engineer and develop/design sports stadiums
  • One word to describe him on the field is “serious”
  • His favorite movie is Olympus Has Fallen
  • He chose Kentucky for an opportunity to play for his home state
  • If he could trade places with someone for one day he would choose LeBron James
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