Bo Davis

American football player and coach (born 1970)

American football player

Bo DavisLSU Tigers

Position:| Defensive line coach
Personal information
Born:|  (1970-05-17) May 17, 1970 (age 54)
Magee, Mississippi, U.S.
Career information
College:| LSU (1990–1992)
Career history
As a coach:

* LSU (1995–1997)
Graduate assistant
* North Shore High School (1998–2001)
Assistant coach
* LSU (2002–2005)
Assistant strength and conditioning coach
* Miami Dolphins (2006)
Assistant defensive line coach
* Alabama (2007–2010)
Defensive line coach
* Texas (2011–2013)
Defensive tackles coach
* Alabama (2014–2015)
Defensive line coach
* Jacksonville Jaguars (2016)
Intern
* UTSA (2017)
Defensive line coach
* Detroit Lions (2018–2020)
Defensive line coach
* Texas (2021–2023)
Defensive line coach
* LSU (2024–present)
Defensive line coach

Career highlights and awards

As a player

* Second-team All-SEC (1992)

As an assistant coach

* 3× national champion (2003, 2009, 2015)

Bo Davis (born May 17, 1970) is an American football coach and former defensive lineman who is currently the defensive line coach for LSU.

## Coaching career

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### LSU (first stint)

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Davis began his coaching career at his alma mater when he earned second team all SEC in 1995 as a graduate assistant. He left in 1997 to become an assistant North Shore High School in Texas. He returned to LSU in 2002 under Nick Saban as an assistant strength and conditioning coach.[1] He won a national championship in 2003 and was retained by Les Miles for the 2005 season.[2]

### Miami Dolphins

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Davis joined Saban's Dolphins staff as an assistant defensive line coach for the 2006.

### Alabama (first stint)

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Following Saban once again, Davis joined the Crimson Tide as the team's defensive line coach in 2007. There he won another championship in 2009. However he would leave following the 2010 season.

### Texas (first stint)

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Davis then joined Mack Brown's Texas Longhorns[3] where he coached the defensive tackles from 2011 to 2013.

### Alabama (second stint)

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Following his three years coaching at Texas, and one week as USC's defensive line coach,[4][5] Davis returned to Alabama in 2014 to coach the defensive line replacing Chris Rumph. Additionally he won another national championship in 2015. He resigned after a recruiting controversy .[6]

### Jacksonville Jaguars

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Davis returned to the NFL to coach as an intern for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2016.[7][8]

### UTSA

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For the 2017 season, Davis was in San Antonio coaching the Roadrunners defensive line.[9]

### Detroit Lions

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Davis returned to the NFL once more to be the defensive line coach under Matt Patricia in Detroit.[10][11] He stayed there until Patricia's firing during the 2020 season.[12]

### Texas (second stint)

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Davis returned for a second stint with the Longhorns,[13] this time under Steve Sarkisian working as their defensive line coach.[12]

### LSU (second stint)

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Davis returned for a second stint with the Tigers in 2024 under Brian Kelly, working as the Tiger's defensive line coach.[13]

## Personal life

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Bo and his wife, Omeika, have three children.

## References

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1. ^ "Bo Davis". LSU. June 1, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
2. ^ Brown, Elliott. "Miles announces coaching staff for 2005 season". The Reveille. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
3. ^ Hughes, Kris. "Texas Longhorns Football: Alabama D-Line Coach Bo Davis Arrives In Austin". Bleacher Report. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
4. ^ "USC football: Assistant coach Bo Davis opts for Alabama over Trojans". Los Angeles Times. January 13, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
5. ^ "DL coach Bo Davis jumps from USC to Alabama after one week on the job". CBSSports.com. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
6. ^ Wells, Adam. "Bo Davis, Former Alabama DL Coach, Under NCAA Investigation: Details, Reaction". Bleacher Report. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
7. ^ "Bo Davis Joins Jacksonville Jaguars After Leaving Alabama Staff". Stadium. July 28, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
8. ^ "Jaguars add 5 coaching interns for camp, including Bo Davis". FoxSports. July 27, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
9. ^ Griffin, Tim (February 22, 2017). "Former Alabama assistant Bo Davis hired to coach UTSA's defensive line". mySA. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
10. ^ Birkett, Dave. "Detroit Lions add ex-Alabama assistant Bo Davis to staff". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
11. ^ "Lions hire former Alabama assistant coach Bo Davis". Saturday Down South. February 9, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
12. ^ a b Risdon, Jeff (January 7, 2021). "Lions DL coach Bo Davis leaving for the Texas Longhorns". Lions Wire. USA Today. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
13. ^ a b "Report: LSU bringing in Bo Davis to coach defensive line". 247Sports.com.

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2003 LSU Tigers football—BCS & USA Today/ESPN national champions

* Joseph Addai
* Eric Alexander
* Dwayne Bowe
* Bennie Brazell
* Alley Broussard
* Michael Clayton
* Tory Collins
* Travis Daniels
* Craig Davis
* Peter Dyakowski
* Matt Flynn
* Randall Gay
* Skyler Green
* Devery Henderson
* Marquise Hill
* Jack Hunt
* Donnie Jones
* LaRon Landry
* Chad Lavalais
* Nate Livings
* Matt Mauck
* Adrian Mayes
* Rudy Niswanger
* Melvin Oliver
* Stephen Peterman
* Chase Pittman
* Ronnie Prude
* Marcus Randall
* JaMarcus Russell
* Marcus Spears
* Craig Steltz
* Justin Vincent
* Corey Webster
* Andrew Whitworth
* Ben Wilkerson
* Kyle Williams
* Jonathan Zenon
* Keith Zinger

* Head coach: Nick Saban

* Assistant coaches: Harlon Barnett
* Scott Cochran
* James Coley
* Mike Collins
* Bo Davis
* Lawrence Dawsey
* Derek Dooley
* Jimbo Fisher
* Stan Hixon
* Travis Jones
* Will Muschamp
* Tommy Moffitt
* Stacy Searels
* Chad Walker
* Tim Walton

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2009 Alabama Crimson Tide football—consensus national champions

* Eryk Anders
* Javier Arenas
* Mark Barron
* James Carpenter
* Josh Chapman
* Terrence Cody
* Marcell Dareus
* Luther Davis
* Brandon Deaderick
* Rob Ezell
* D. J. Fluker
* Darius Hanks
* Jerrell Harris
* Dont'a Hightower
* Mark Ingram II
* Kareem Jackson
* Marquis Johnson
* Mike Johnson
* Nico Johnson
* Barrett Jones
* Julio Jones
* Dre Kirkpatrick
* Eddie Lacy
* Robert Lester
* Marquis Maze
* A. J. McCarron
* Rolando McClain
* Alfred McCullough
* Greg McElroy
* Kerry Murphy
* Kevin Norwood
* Colin Peek
* Cory Reamer
* Trent Richardson
* Jeremy Shelley
* Brad Smelley
* Damion Square
* Anthony Steen
* Ed Stinson
* Leigh Tiffin
* Carson Tinker
* Courtney Upshaw
* William Vlachos
* Chance Warmack
* Lorenzo Washington
* Alex Watkins
* Chavis Williams
* Michael Williams
* Justin Woodall

Head coach
Nick Saban

Assistant coaches
Burton Burns
Curt Cignetti
Scott Cochran
Bo Davis
Mike Groh
Jim McElwain
Kevin Garver
Joe Judge
Joe Pendry
Jeremy Pruitt
Freddie Roach
Rob Sale
Glenn Schumann
Kirby Smart
Sal Sunseri
Bobby Williams
James Willis

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2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football—consensus national champions

* Jonathan Allen
* Ryan Anderson
* Anthony Averett
* Blake Barnett
* Bradley Bozeman
* Tony Brown
* Jake Coker
* Lester Cotton
* Denzel Devall
* Kenyan Drake
* Rashaan Evans
* Minkah Fitzpatrick
* Reuben Foster
* Robert Foster
* Joshua Frazier
* Derrick Gore
* Brandon Greene
* Adam Griffith
* Shaun Dion Hamilton
* Da'Shawn Hand
* Damien Harris
* Ronnie Harrison
* J. C. Hassenauer
* Derrick Henry
* Hale Hentges
* O. J. Howard
* Marlon Humphrey
* Eddie Jackson
* Anfernee Jennings
* Cyrus Jones
* Ryan Kelly
* Cole Mazza
* Jamey Mosley
* Christian Miller
* Richard Mullaney
* Daron Payne
* Ross Pierschbacher
* Reggie Ragland
* Jarran Reed
* Calvin Ridley
* A'Shawn Robinson
* Cam Robinson
* Bo Scarbrough
* J. K. Scott
* Cam Sims
* Maurice Smith
* ArDarius Stewart
* Bradley Sylve
* Deionte Thompson
* Dalvin Tomlinson
* Jabriel Washington
* Tim Williams

Head coach
Nick Saban

Assistant coaches
Aazaar Abdul-Rahim
Doug Belk
Burton Burns
Scott Cochran
Keary Colbert
Mario Cristobal
Bo Davis
Rob Ezell
Eric Kiesau
Lane Kiffin
Dan Lanning
Tosh Lupoi
Alex Mortensen
Billy Napier
Freddie Roach
Glenn Schumann
Kirby Smart
Mel Tucker
William Vlachos
Charlie Weis Jr.
Bobby Williams
Jody Wright
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