He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft.

[1] Davis was rated a five-star recruit by Rivals, 247Sports and Scout and committed to play college football at Ohio State over offers from Alabama, Michigan, Notre Dame, Stanford, UCLA, USC and Washington.

[6][7] As a redshirt sophomore, Davis was named first-team All-Big Ten Conference and a first team All-American by the Associated Press and the Sporting News.

[17] Heading into his inaugural training camp in the NFL, Davis was the starting right guard for the Vikings, but he also faced competition from Oli Udoh.

Davis finished his rookie season having appeared in 6 games (0 starts), playing exclusively on special teams and recording zero offensive snaps.