Yonus Davis Yonus Ramon Davis ( born July 21 , 1984 ) is an American football running back and kick returner . A native of Oakland , California , he played college football in San Jose State University and signed as a free agent to the BC Lions in 2010 . The Lions cut Davis in 2011 after Davis was arrested for attempting to sell ecstasy , and Davis began serving a 33 - month prison sentence in February 2013 . High school and college . Born in Oakland , California , Davis attended Skyline High School . His first name " Yonus " means " Greek king " . In 2002 , the " San Francisco Chronicle " selected Davis as " Player of the Year " for Alameda County . Cal - Hi Sports named Davis a second - team all - state selection . During his junior season , Davis returned four punts and two kickoffs for two touchdowns . As a senior , Davis rushed for 1 , 208 yards and 16 touchdowns , intercepted four passes , and returned two punts and two kickoffs . Davis played for the San Jose State Spartans from 2003 to 2008 and redshirted the 2004 season after playing two games . Rushing 1 , 007 yards on 163 carries in 2006 , Davis became the first Spartan since 2000 to rush more than 1 , 000 yards in one season . He also became the first Spartan running back to average more than 6 . 0 yards per carry in consecutive seasons . In 2008 , Davis played as a fifth - year senior due to a hardship exemption . CFL career . BC Lions . After taking the 2009 season off , Davis signed as a free agent with the Lions on January 20 , 2010 . He debuted with the Lions on July 30 in a game against the Edmonton Eskimos with an 88 - yard kickoff return for a touchdown . In a 37 - 13 loss on August 12 to the Saskatchewan Roughriders , Davis scored the only touchdown for BC on a 51 - yard rush , had 84 rushing yards on three carries overall , and returned five kickoffs for 133 yards . Because of this , Mike Beamish of " The Vancouver Sun " wrote that Davis " could be the Lions ' most exciting runner / returner since Stefan Logan . " On September 25 , Davis returned punts for 244 yards in a 29 - 10 victory over the Calgary Stampede , and the CFL named Davis special teams player of the week . Davis had another 88 - yard touchdown from a punt return in the October 31 game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders . Drug arrest and conviction . On April 9 , 2011 , Davis was arrested in California after 27 kilograms ( 59 . 5 lbs ) of ecstasy was delivered to a home he was renting . He was charged with one felony count of attempting to possess a controlled substance with intent to distribute . Davis was released upon posting US $ 150 , 000 bail . On May 3 , 2011 , the Lions announced they had terminated Davis ' contract as a result of the charges . " We are not passing judgment on anybody , " Lions General Manager Wally Buono told a news conference at the team ' s training facility . " But obviously the association and the implication is not something we as an organization , as a league , that we want to be involved with . We are severing ties for that reason . " On February 2 , 2012 , Yonus Davis pleaded guilty in U . S . Federal District Court ( docket 11 - CR - 00237 - DLJ ) in San Jose , California to a charge of importing ecstasy in violation of Title 21 , United States Code , Sections 952 , 960 ( a ) ( 1 ) , and 960 ( b ) ( 3 ) , as well as aiding and abetting others in that crime . Federal judge D . Lowell Jensen sentenced Davis to 33 months in prison on February 7 , 2013 .