# Zach Davidson

Zach Davidson (born July 15, 1998) is an American professional football tight end for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Central Missouri (where he played as punter as well) and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL draft.

## Early life

Davidson grew up in Webb City, Missouri and attended Webb City High School. He was originally a backup tight end on Webb City's junior varsity team, but became the punter for the varsity team after the Cardinals' regular punter was suspended. He was an All-State selection as a junior and senior at punter.

## College career

Davidson began his career at Central Missouri solely as a punter and redshirted his true freshman year. As a redshirt freshman, he set a school record and finished second in the nation with 44.3 yards per punt on 47 punts and was named second-team All-Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA). The following season, Davidson was an honorable mention All-MIAA selection at punter and also served as the Mules second tight end, finishing the season with 11 catches for 239 receiving yards and three touchdowns. He had 40 receptions for 894 Yards and 15 touchdowns in his redshirt junior and was named first-team All-MIAA at both punter and tight end as well as a first-team All-American. Davidson opted to forgo his redshirt senior season, which was to be played in the spring due to COVID-19, and enter the 2021 NFL draft.

## Professional career

Pre-draft measurables :
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
| 6 ft 6+5⁄8 in (2.00 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | 32 in (0.81 m) | 9+1⁄2 in (0.24 m) | 4.62 s | 1.74 s | 2.60 s | 4.26 s | 6.95 s | 37.5 in (0.95 m) | 9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) | 17 reps |
| All values from Pro Day ||||||||||||

### Minnesota Vikings

Davidson was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the fifth round, 168th overall, of the 2021 NFL draft. He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 13, 2021. Davidson was released on August 31, and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. He was promoted to the active roster on January 8, 2022.
Davidson was waived on August 30, 2022.

### Buffalo Bills

On September 1, 2022, Davidson was signed to the Buffalo Bills practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 23, 2023.
On June 15, 2023, Davidson was placed on injured reserve with a knee injury.
On August 27, 2024, Davidson was released by the Bills as part of final roster cuts, and re-signed to the practice squad.
Davidson was elevated from the practice squad to the active roster for the November 17, 2024 game against the Kansas City Chiefs when he recorded his first ever regular season reception in the NFL. He was elevated to fill in for Dalton Kincaid who was out for the November 17 game due to a knee injury. Davidson was again elevated from the practice squad to the active roster for the December 1, 2024 game against the San Francisco 49ers. He would be elevated to the active roster for the third time in the 2024 season for the game against the Los Angeles Rams on December 8, 2024, at SoFi Stadium where he failed to log any stats while playing 16 offensive snaps and 16 snaps on special teams.
On January 29, 2025, Davidson signed a reserve/futures contract with the Bills.