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#56 Demario Davis

Exp  14 yrs NFLAge  38Ht / Wt  6'2" · 248 lbCollege  Arkansas State

Depth-chart placement

Current role

MLB1

Placement

Starter

Room

Linebacker

Experience

YR 15

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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LB room context

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Demario Davis holds the MLB · Starter spot in New York Jets’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

WLB · StarterJamien SherwoodStarter

MLB · StarterDemario DavisStarter

WLB · BackupMarcelino McCrary-BallBackup

MLB · BackupKiko MauigoaBackup

Demario Davis played 17 games in 2025 with a 98% snap share.

Production

2025 season

Latest season · 2025

0.5

Sacks

Passes defended

Background & career

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Demario Davis is a linebacker for the New York Jets standing 6'2" and weighing 248 pounds. A native of Brandon, Mississippi, Davis was selected by the Jets in the third round (77th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft out of Arkansas State. Entering his 15th season of professional football, the 37-year-old recorded 0.5 sacks and 3.0 passes defended in 2025.

Arkansas Statethrough 2011

Jets2012 – 2015

Browns2016

Jets2017

Saints2018 – 2025

Jetspresent

College

Arkansas StateDraftRound 3 · No. 77 overall · 2012 · NYJHometownBrandon, MS