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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