Jordan Davis' Mother

Jordan Xavier Davis is an American football defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles as of the 2024 NFL season. The Philadelphia Eagles chose him as the 13th overall pick in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft. That same year, he signed a four-year rookie contract with the Eagles worth $17,009,278 according to Spotrac. As of Week 8 in the 2024 NFL season, he has 73 total tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble, and 4 pass deflections.

The Georgia Bulldog was primarily a basketball player who changed focus to football in junior high at Mallard Creek High School. As an outstanding defensive end for the University of Georgia, from 2018-2021, he had seven sacks, one pass deflection and 91 tackles according to Sports Reference. He was also honored with the 2018 FWAA Freshman All-American, the 2018 SEC All-Freshman team, the 2021 Chuck Bednarik Award and the 2021 Unanimous All-American title, among others. In 2022, Davis set a record for his weight class when he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.78 seconds, which was the third-fastest time in NFL Combine history.

Who is Jordan Davis’ mother?

According to the official website of Eagles, Jordan Davis’ mother is Shay Allen. Unfortunately, not much is known about his father. Davis was born and raised in North Carolina on January 12, 2000. Since her college days, Allen has been a Philadelphia Eagles fan, mainly for her love of the former Eagles quarterback, Donovan McNabb. Also, after Davis's press conference, she met with reporters and made specific mention of Campbell's Chunky Soup commercial as per an article by the Philadelphia Eagles.

Davis went through a growth spurt early in high school, and Allen said she found it difficult to keep up with his increasing hunger. Davis was quickly recruited to the football team at Mallard Creek High School after transferring there. Their summer practices, which included breakfast and lunch, were enough to convince his mother to sign up. However, he was mainly focused on playing basketball at Hopewell High School; as his knowledge and physique improved, he began playing football at Mallard Creek. Moving on, he chose Georgia in 2018 over the likes of Clemson and Miami.

Davis was raised without a father figure in his life. To support her son, his mother, Allen, worked as a tutor after school, and a teacher, and took up a third job at the YMCA in their community; meanwhile, Jordan took on the role of man of the home. He also had two younger siblings, Donovan and Yashua. Jordan grew up to be "quiet, easy-going, sweet," with traits "typical boy," according to Shay (via FanBuzz). By his teenage years, he began watching his siblings on the weekends and bringing them up from daycare whenever he sensed that his mother needed a break.