He played college football at Auburn and was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 2018 NFL draft.

At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Davis was projected to a second round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts.

[17] In Week 2, during a 27–21 win against the Philadelphia Eagles, Davis recorded six tackles, a pass deflection, and his first career fumble recovery via a strip-sack by teammate Kwon Alexander on Nick Foles.

[23] In Week 12, during a 35–22 win against the Atlanta Falcons, Davis recorded five tackles, five pass deflections, and his first career interception on Matt Ryan.

[25] On April 8, 2020, Davis announced that he would be changing his jersey number from 33 to 24 in honor of the late Kobe Bryant.

[27] In Week 4 against the Los Angeles Chargers, Davis recorded an interception off a pass thrown by Justin Herbert late in the fourth quarter to secure a 38–31 Bucs' win.

[28] In the following week's game against the Chicago Bears, on Thursday Night Football, Davis recorded another interception, this time off a pass thrown by Nick Foles, during the 20–19 loss.

[30] Davis played in all four games in the Buccaneers' playoff run that resulted in the team winning Super Bowl LV.

When informed it meant an offensive term for Asian people, he proceeded to cite a section of the Urban Dictionary which states its use as also meaning lame in South Florida slang.