Jacksonville State University Athletics

JSU CAREER: 2017: Started all 12 games for Jacksonville State in 2017…made his first career start Aug. 26 in the Gamecocks’ season opener against Chattanooga in Montgomery, Ala…hauled in 30 catches for 346 yards for the second-most receptions and receiving yards among Gamecocks (Demontez Terry, 33 catches, 385 yards)…ranked sixth on the team with 346 all-purpose yards, averaging 28.8 per game…his 59-yard catch against the Mocs on Aug. 26 was his longest of the season and accounted for the third touchdown of his career…reeled in a career-best five receptions Oct. 21 at Eastern Illinois, totaling 49 yards. 

2016: Appeared in nine games during his first season as a Gamecock, including the first five of the season…hauled in 10 passes for 155 yards and two touchdowns on the year…recorded his first collegiate catch in JSU’s season opener against North Alabama on Sept. 1…credited with two catches in each of the season’s first four games…caught his first touchdown Sept. 24 at Liberty…had two catches for 14 yards against LSU on Sept. 10…hauled in a 69-yard pass for his longest catch of the season.

PRIOR TO JSU: Enrolled during the summer of 2016 after transferring from South Carolina, where he redshirted in 2014.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Gaffney High School under Dan Jones, where he threw for 1,539 yards and 13 touchdowns while rushing for 762 yards and seven touchdowns as the Indians’ quarterback en route to an 8-4 record as a senior…U.S. Army All-American…played in Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas…Considered a four-star prospect, 22nd-best wide receiver in the country and No. 120 overall by Scout…Rivals ranked him as a three-star prospect, third-best player in South Carolina and 56th-best wide receiver in the country…ESPN considered him a four-star prospect, ranked him No. 146 on its ESPN300 list,17th-best wide receiver in the nation and fourth-best player in the state…PrepStar ranked him as a four-star prospect.

PERSONAL: Full name Shaquille Davidson…born November 18, 1994.