#73 Chris Davenport Season 2025
CAREER
Played in 23 games with no starts during his career with the Tigers … Saw majority of his action on field goal and point-after touchdown units … Saw action on both sides of the ball during his career as he came to LSU as a defensive tackle … Moved to the offensive side of the football as a sophomore in 2011 … Graduated in December of 2012 with a degree in general studies … Transferred in January of 2013 as he opted to use his final year of eligibility at another school.
JUNIOR SEASON (2012)
Played in 11 game with no starts … Saw most of his action on special teams as part of LSU’s field goal and point-after touchdown unit.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011)
Played in 10 games with no starts … Saw action at left tackle on the offensive line in six games (Northwestern State, Kentucky, Auburn, Western Kentucky, Ole Miss and Georgia) … Posted three knockdowns in 30 snaps on the o-line … All three knockdowns came against Ole Miss … Frequently saw action on the field goal unit … Made the move from defensive tackle to the offensive line in the spring.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2010)
Played in two games at defensive tackle with no starts … Made one assisted tackle against McNeese State.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2009)
Redshirted as a true freshman in 2009.
HIGH SCHOOL
One of the nation’s top prep defensive linemen … Named to the USA Today All-USA Football second team as a senior in 2008 as well as being a SuperPrep All-America … Played in only four games as a senior because of surgery to repair a torn meniscus during the summer … In four games, he racked up 45 tackles and nine sacks … Was an honorable mention to the Class 2A all-state team as a senior … Named first-team all-district as a senior … As a junior, totaled an impressive 120 tackles and 20 sacks while also forcing four fumbles and recovering three … Named first team all-state in Class 2A as a junior … Named first-team all-district as a junior … A consensus five-star prospect by all major recruiting services … Named to the Rivals 100 … Rated as the No. 5 defensive tackle and the No. 25 overall prospect in the country by Rivals.com … Rated as the No. 7 defensive tackle and the No. 43 overall prospect in the country by Scout.com … Rated as the No. 11 defensive lineman in the country by SuperPrep … Rated as the No. 2 prospect in Louisiana by Rivals.com and No. 5 by SuperPrep… Rated as the No. 1 most athletic defensive tackle in the country by Rivals.com … Rated as the No. 8 overall prospect and No. 2 defensive tackle in the Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120 … Named to the New Orleans Times-Picayune Blue Chip List, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100 and the Baton Rouge Advocate Super Dozen … Is also an accomplished singer and sang the Star Spangled Banner at the Louisiana Sportsman’s Paradise Bowl in Lafayette … Coached by Donald Mayweather.
PERSONAL
Full name is Christopher James Davenport … Goes by Chris … Born Oct. 4, 1989, in Shreveport, La. … Parents are Donald and Pamela Davenport … Has two siblings – Donald and Donna … Graduated in December of 2012 with a degree in general studies … Very active in community service endeavors during his career at LSU.
DAVENPORT’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
| Year |
G-GS
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UT
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AT
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TT
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TFL
|
Sacks
|
PBU |
QBH |
INT |
FF |
FR
|
| 2009 |
Redshirt Season |
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| 2010 |
2-0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0-0 |
| 2011 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| 2012 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
Totals |
2-0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0-0
|
0-0
|
0
|
0
|
0-0
|
0
|
0-0
|