Domanick Williams (born Davis; October 1, 1980), known during the majority of his playing career as Domanick Davis, is an American former professional football player who was a running back for three seasons with the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL).
[4] He was named the 2003 Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year, an award created in 2002, in which fans vote online from a pool of five candidates to determine the winner.
[5] In 2005, Davis rushed for 976 yards in the first 11 games before suffering a knee injury and being placed on injured reserve.
It was my older brother’s Dad’s last name and whatever happened I ended up with Davis.
So now that I have kids of my own, a little boy and a little girl, ‘Spike’ (Domanick, Jr.) and Lina, I have to change my name to what it really is, and it’s Williams.” Source:[8]