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After a redshirt year in 2009, Jordan
Davis was a formidable fixture on East Carolina's offensive
line for the next four seasons. He and his senior teammates
culminated their college careers in 2013 with a 10-win
season and a bowl victory. (ECU Media Relations archive
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By
W.A.
Myatt
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Although offensive linemen are seldom in the football
limelight, Jordan Davis has been a steady contributor on an East
Carolina unit that was among the national leaders. Davis and his front
line comrades paved the way for the Pirates to score 40.2 points per
game in 2013, tied for eighth in the Football Bowl Subdivision with
Clemson.
Davis (6 feet, 3 inches, 297 pounds) was named
second-team All-Conference USA by the league coaches during the Pirates'
10-3 season. A native of Fort Walton Beach, FL, he earned a degree in
communications in the spring of 2013 and took advantage of his redshirt
senior year to add a degree in information technologies.
Davis has stayed in shape by continuing to work out
in preparation for evaluations by NFL scouts. He can play guard or
tackle on the offensive front.
Davis was coached by former ECU player and Greenville
Rose coach Greg Thomas at Choctawhatchee High School before he was
signed by Skip Holtz's staff. Davis finished his career with 33
consecutive starts for ECU.
He took time to answer some questions earlier this
week.
Q: Favorite restaurant in Greenville?
A: RJ's.
Q: Besides football, what is your favorite
sport at East Carolina?
A: Basketball.
Q: Favorite TV show?
A: Either Walking Dead or Breaking Bad.
Q: What are your plans after you finish your
second undergraduate degree?
A: I'm training right now (with the goal of
playing professional football) and if that doesn't work out, I'll
proceed in finding a job.
Q: How much did it mean to you to win your
last game in a Pirate uniform?
A: It means a lot. I think it sets a new
standard for ECU.
Q: How good can the East Carolina football
team be next year?
A: I think they can be pretty good,
hopefully even better than we were this year. They've got to get
guys back and figure out who's going to be able to step up.
Q: What will you miss most about football?
A: I'll really just miss being around the
guys.
Q: What were some reasons you chose to play
football at East Carolina?
A: The atmosphere and the fans.
Q: How special is it to you to be a part of
only the second football team at East Carolina to achieve ten wins
in a season?
A: It's great to be a part of that. It was
difficult but we finally got to that point where we had the
camaraderie.
Q: How difficult was the coaching transition
from Skip Holtz and staff to the Ruffin McNeill regime?
A: It wasn't that difficult, just learning
a new offense and proving yourself, which you always have to do with
a new coach.
Q: What is your favorite memory of playing
football for the Pirates?
A: Beating [North] Carolina was the best
moment, for me.
Q: Who was the best player you had to block
during your career?
A: Probably the defensive tackle for
Virginia Tech this past year (Derrick Hopkins).
Q: What do you plan to do with the free time
you'll have without football?
A: Working out, training and getting ready
for my Pro Day.
Q: How would you describe coach Ruffin
McNeill's leadership?
A: He's probably the best leader you could
ever have. He loves what he does and he loves the players. He's a
coach that you know cares about his players.
Q: If you could send a message to East
Carolina fans, what would you say?
A: Keep coming and supporting the Pirates.
We have one of the biggest and best fan bases in college football �
I just hope it gets bigger and keeps growing.
