Early on in his high school career, Dan Davis was 280 pounds and seemingly destined for play along the offensive line. With the right training, Davis began to lose weight and trimmed down to his current 6-3, 247 pound playing weight.
A defensive tackle as a junior, he will now be a defensive end his senior year for Plainfield High School in Plainfield, NJ. Davis is being recruited heavily by many major Division I programs.