He played wide receiver at Santa Cruz and joined the school's track team at the recommendation of his quarterback in order to become a faster football player.
In the second half of his redshirt sophomore year, Davis worked his way up the depth chart to become the starting safety alongside Jaylinn Hawkins.
[2][3] Davis entered his senior year on the watchlist for the Paul Hornung Award and rated the third-best safety prospect in the 2020 NFL Draft by ESPN analyst Mel Kiper.
[20] Head coach Adam Gase named Davis a backup safety, behind Marcus Maye and Bradley McDougald.
On November 22, 2020, Davis had a team-leading 12 combined tackles (eight solo) and recovered a fumble on the goal line after teammate Marcus Maye caused wide receiver Keenan Allen to lose possession during a 34–28 loss at the Los Angeles Chargers.
[22] On December 6, 2020, Davis recorded six combined tackles (five solo) before exiting in the third quarter due to an injury as the Jets lost 28–31 to the Las Vegas Raiders.
Om December 12, 2020, the New York Jets placed Davis on injured reserve for the remainder of the season due to a foot injury.
[23] He finished his rookie season with 36 combined tackles (25 solo), one pass deflection, and a fumble recovery while appearing in ten games with five starts.
Defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich named Marcus Maye and Lamarcus Joyner the starting safeties in his absence.
On December 19, 2021, Davis made eight combined tackles (three solo) and had his first career interception on a pass thrown by Tua Tagovailoa to tight end Mike Gesicki during a 24–31 loss at the Miami Dolphins.
He finished the 2021 NFL season with 62 combined tackles (43 solo), three pass deflections, two interceptions, and was credited with half a sack while appearing in 13 games with ten starts.
Throughout training camp, Davis competed for the role against Lamarcus Joyner, Jason Pinnock, Will Parks, and Tony Adams.
He was mainly limited to appearing on special teams in 2022 and only recorded three combined tackles (one solo), one pass deflection, and one interception in 14 games with no starts.
The New York Jets signed free agent Adrian Amos to compete for the job against Davis and Tony Adams.
[39] Following the departure of Jordan Whitehead via free agency, head coach Robert Saleh stated their would be an open competition for both starting safety roles between Davis, Chuck Clark, and Tony Adams.