Davis first played Gaelic football to a high standard as a student at St Fachtna's De La Salle College in Skibbereen.
[2] Davis was also part of the University College Cork team that won the Sigerson Cup in 2014.
[3] Davis first appeared on the inter-county scene with Cork as a member of the minor team in 2012.
[4] He later lined out with the under-21 team and was a member of the extended panel when Cork won the Munster U21FC title in 2014.
[5] Davis joined the Cork senior football team during the 2017 McGrath Cup and made a number of appearances in the subsequent National League.