Photo: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Vernon Davis is a reminder of how the tight end position evolved into something almost positionless. At 191 cm with rare speed, he was a matchup nightmare, too fast for linebackers and too big for safeties. Coming out of Dunbar High in D.C. and going sixth overall to the 49ers in 2006, he carried real expectations and largely delivered as one of the athletic prototypes that reshaped the role. I appreciate players who force defenses to invent answers for them, and Davis was exactly that kind of problem. His blend of size and burst is the sort of thing that makes football fun to watch even casually.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Vernon Davis
- Name (Japanese)
- バーノン・デービス
- Reading
- ばーのん・でーびす
- Born
- January 31, 1984 (age 42)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rat
- Origin
- Washington, D.C., United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 191 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- American football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Dunbar High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Vernon Davis born?
Born January 31, 1984 (age 42).
Where is Vernon Davis from?
Vernon Davis is from Washington, D.C., United States.
What does Vernon Davis do?
Vernon Davis works as American football player.
How tall is Vernon Davis?
Vernon Davis is 191 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.