2022 Football Roster
Jersey Number 27
Davis Mallinger
- Position:
- Safety
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 194
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Hometown:
- Melbourne, Fla.
- High School:
- Cocoa
-
Moved to wide receiver during the offseason
2022 (r-So.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Conference Second Team
- Played in eight games, including four starts
- Saw action at Spear and used on special teams
- Used on a season-high 79 plays at Texas Tech
- Finished with 26 tackles, including 18 solo stops and two sacks
- Season-high 10 tackles, including eight unassisted tackles and a quarterback hurry at Texas Tech
- Recorded three tackles, including three solo stops against Baylor and TCU
- Registered five tackles, including a sack against Towson
- Had two solo tackles, including a sack at Pitt
2021 (Fr.)
- Redshirted
- Played in four games, finishing with two solo tackles
- Season-high 25 plays against Long Island, including 13 defensive snaps
- Enrolled at WVU in January 2021
High School
- Played wide receiver for coach Ryan Schneider at Cocoa High
- 2020 All-Brevard County First Team selection
- 2020 All-State First Team 4A
- Member of Florida Today’s 321preps Dandy Dozen, which spotlights the best players in Brevard County, Florida
- Finished the 2020 season with 49 receptions for 818 yards and seven touchdowns to go along with 85 rushing yards and one score
- Averaged 81.8 yards per game during his senior year
- Led Cocoa High to a 10-1 record and a berth in Florida 4A state semifinals
- Played his junior season at Viera High for coach Derek Smith
- Caught 46 passes for 742 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior, while also rushing 37 times for 257 yards and a touchdown
- Finished with 1,218 all-purpose yards in 2019
- Helped guide Viera High to a 6-4 record and an appearance in the Florida 7A state playoffs
- Played his first two years at Melbourne High
- Accumulated 432 yards rushing on 68 attempts also had four receptions for 86 yards and six total touchdowns during his freshman and sophomore seasons
- Also was a standout track & field star, recording personal bests of 10.74 in the 100 meters and 21.57 in the 200 meters
- His 200-meter time ranked No. 8 in the state and No. 16 nationally in 2020
- Rated as a three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports
- Ranked as the No. 100 player in Florida by 247Sports and No. 127 by ESPN
- Also ranked as the No. 113 wide receiver in the nation by 247Sports and No. 143 by ESPN
- Also offered by UCF, Mississippi State, Rutgers, South Carolina and Tennessee
Personal
- Son of John and Amanda Mallinger
- One of three children (1 brother, 1 sister)
- Majoring in multidisciplinary studies
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
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