2024 Football Roster

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48 Micah Davey

  • Position Linebacker
  • Ht./Wt. 6-2 / 235
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Baton Rouge, La.
  • Highschool University Lab

Biography

2024 Preseason 1st Team All-American (FCS Stats Perform, FCS Football Central)
2023 All-American (Walter Camp, AFCA 1st Team, Associated Press 2nd Team, Sports Perform 2nd Team, Phil Steele 2nd Team, FCS Football Central 2nd Team)
2023 All-Southland Conference 1st Team
2023 LSWA All-Louisiana 1st Team


Will enter the 2024 season with 221 career tackles and 15 career tackles for a loss. His 221 tackles ranks just outside the top 20 on the career school record list.

2023 (RS Sophomore):

• Placed 7th in the voting for the Buck Buchanan Award as the top defensive player in the nation.
• Led the FCS in three different statistical categories in 2023 – total tackles (153), tackles per game (15.3) and solo tackles per game (8.3).
• His 15.3 per game average set a new McNeese record while his 153 total stops rank as the sixth-most in school history in a single season.
• Recorded double-digits in tackles in all 10 games on the season and became the first player in school history to collect 20 or more tackles in back-to-back games (20 vs. HCU; 21 at Lamar).
• The 21 tackles at Lamar were the second-most in a game in school history and ninth-most in Southland history.
• Led the team with 7 tackles for loss and recorded 2 sacks, three pass break-ups and four quarterback hurries.

2022 (RS Freshman):
• Hero Sports Freshman All-American
• Appeared in all 11 games last season but only started two as he backed up 100-tackle and all-conference senior Kordell Williams.
• 68 total tackles, a sack, eight tackles for a loss and a fumble recovery.
• Recorded 10 or more tackles three times on the year including 18 vs. Lamar in the season finale.
• Had a 78-yard fumble scoop and score against Lamar.
• 10 tackles each against Rice and Houston Christian.
• Son of former LSU and NFL quarterback Rohan Davey.

2021 (True Freshman):
• Redshirt season.

High School:
• 1st Team All-District... 1st Team All-Metro... 1st Team All-State while playing at University Lab in Baton Rouge.
• Helped guide his team to the State Championship in both 2017 and 2018.
• In his career, recorded 254 tackles, six sacks, seven tackles for a loss, four interceptions, forced and recovered a fumble, and scored two touchdowns.

Personal:
• Born Oct. 2, 2003.
• Father is Rohan Davey and mother is Aisha Key... Two siblings, Rhaia and Jasmine.
• His talent outside of football is making ceramics.
• Father, Rohan, quarterbacked LSU to the 2001 SEC Championship and a national top 10 finish and was a two-time Super Bowl Champion with the New England Patriots, World Bowl Champion and NFL Europe Player of the Year.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 48

    2021Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'0" 228 lbs
    48
  • 48

    2022Redshirt Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'2" 236 lbs
    48
  • 48

    2023Redshirt Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'2" 239 lbs
    48
  • 48

    2024Redshirt Junior

    Linebacker
    6'2" 235 lbs
    48