Davis, Drew

Drew Davis

Davis enters his fourth season at St. Thomas and his second working with the Bobcats' quarterbacks.

In his first season working with the QB's, STU rewrote the record book in 2024 with Keely Watson setting new marks behind 2,759 passing yards and 31 touchdowns to garner All-Sun Conference First Team honors. His numbers were the top in the Sun Conference at the conclusion of the regular season, while his primary target David Hayes was crowned the League's Offensive Player of the Year. 

Fueled by a passing game that ranked 19th in the NAIA, STU ranked in the top 10 for scoring with an average of 46.2 points during the regular season that placed eighth nationally. The Bobcats earned a first-round bye in the 2024 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Championships as the fifth-ranked team after going 9-1 during the regular season. 

Working the Wide Receivers in 2023, Hayes became one of the top receivers in the NAIA after tying for the fifth-most touchdowns in the country with 13 while being named Third Team All-American and the Sun Conference Receiver of the Year. The Bobcats ranked third in the NAIA in 2023 for points per game and passing yards per completion. Khalitri Zow also received All-Conference Second Team honors.

In his first season at St. Thomas, the Bobcats had two All-Conference honorees in C'quan Jnopiere (First Team) and Zow (Second Team).


Drew Davis was at FIU for five seasons, serving as an assistant coach overseeing the tight ends. Drew is the son of FIU head coach Butch Davis. 
 
Davis has been apart of three bowl appearances with FIU including the 2018 Bahamas Bowl victory over Toledo. In his first season, Davis helped FIU tie the program record for wins in a season (8), before breaking that record in 2018 with nine victories on the year. 

In 2019, FIU's tight ends combined for nearly 300 yards receiving and caught 26 balls. Sterling Palmer made up a majority of those stats, as the sophomore hauled in 22 catches for 205 yards to become the fifth favorite target of future NFL draftee James Morgan. The tight end group also aided in pass protection and run blocking, with the Panthers ranking seventh in the nation and first in the conference for sacks allowed. 

During the 2018 season, Davis developed first-year tight end Sterling Palmer into a Conference USA All-Freshman Team selection after he finished with 26 receptions for 279 and two touchdowns in 10 games started. Palmer was also selected to ESPN's All-Bowl Team after his three catches, for 64 yards and a touchdown to lead FIU past Toledo in the 2018 Bahamas Bowl. 

The tight end unit provided healthy pass protection as FIU allowed only eight sacks all season, which ranked first in C-USA and third in the nation. Davis’ group also contributed solid blocking that fueled a dynamic rushing attack, as the team finished with the most rushing touchdowns (27) and second-most rush yards (2,286) in school history. With Davis as the tight ends coach the Panthers passed for most yards in school history (3,194) while also breaking single-season records for passing touchdowns (27) and total points scored (450). Davis helped the FIU offense top the C-USA in total points scored, points per game (34.6), total touchdowns (58), team passing efficiency (154.7), third-down conversion percentage (46.8), and fourth-down conversion percentage (65.2).

Davis served as a graduate assistant in 2017, where he worked with all position groups and learned under offensive coordinator Rich Skrosky. Skrosky's 2017 FIU offense posted some of the best numbers in program history. FIU led the nation in red zone offense converting on 98 percent of its chances, which included going 40-of-41 in red zone opportunities. The Panthers posted the second-most total points (333), total offense yards (5,100), rushing touchdowns (20) and rushing yards (2,069) in school history while averaging 392.3 yards per game which also was the second-best mark in school history. The Panthers passed for the most yards in a single-season (3,031) which led to a school-best 63.6 completion percentage and 138.7 pass efficiency.
 
Davis has always been around some of the top college programs in the country including his early years around his father's teams at Miami (Fla.) and North Carolina. He came to FIU after serving as a backup quarterback for the Ole Miss Rebels from 2014-16. He originally committed to play for his dad's former team at North Carolina back in 2012.
 
Davis was part of two Ole Miss teams that played in New Year's Six Bowls. The 2014 Rebels defeated No. 1 Alabama on their way to a 9-4 finish and an appearance in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl. The 2015 Rebels followed that season with another win against then No. 2 Alabama on their way to a 10-3 finish and win over Oklahoma State in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.

Drew is entering his second season at STU, as the Wide receivers/ Tight ends coach. 

Prior to his college career, Davis started at quarterback for three seasons at East Chapel Hill (N.C.) and finished as the most prolific passer in school history. He threw for more than 3,500 yards and 30 touchdowns as a senior, set a North Carolina state record with 43 completions in a game vs. Carrboro and finished second in state history with 323 completions in 2011. He earned all-conference honors in football as a junior and senior.