The Cincinnati Bengals signed Birmingham Stallions defensive tackle Carlos Davis on Thursday. The Stallions will retain Davis’s rights should he return to the UFL.
Carlos Davis is six foot two and weighs 320 pounds. The 27-year-old from Blue Springs, Missouri, re-signed with the Birmingham Stallions on January 19, 2024.
In 2024, Davis made 23 tackles (13 solo, 10 assists), four tackles for loss, seven sacks, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery in 9 games helping the Stallions win their third straight championship (2 USFL, 1 UFL).
Davis was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the seventh round (232nd pick) of the 2020 NFL Draft. Davis played 12 regular season games for the Steelers in three seasons with 12 tackles (8 solo, 4 assists), three tackles for loss, and one sack.
The Birmingham Stallions signed Davis as a free agent on October 6, 2023, but he was later released to return to the Atlanta Falcons and was placed on the practice squad. He played three preseason games for the Atlanta Falcons in 2023 with two tackles (2 solo).
Collegiately, Davis played four seasons at Nebraska (2016-19) with 125 tackles (59 solo, 66 assists), 16 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, eight pass breakups, one forced fumble, and two fumble recoveries in 46 games for the Cornhuskers. He was named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention in 2018.
