Dominique Davis Dominique D . Davis ( born July 17 , 1989 ) is an American football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was signed by the Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2012 . Davis played college football at Boston College , Fort Scott Community College and East Carolina University . High school career . Davis earned FSWA All - State Class 3A first - team honors as a senior quarterback and was an honorable mention as a junior . He threw for 2 , 758 yards and 28 touchdowns in 2006 . He completed 16 - of - 33 passes for 271 yards and one touchdown in the Kathleen High School ' s regional semifinal loss to Hardee . He completed 136 - of - 227 passes for 1 , 659 yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior , leading Kathleen to a 10 - 3 record and the district title . He also competed on the school ' s basketball and track and field teams . College career . Boston College . After sitting out the 2007 season with Matt Ryan leading the Boston College Eagles , in his second season he and Chris Crane vied for the position of quarterback early on in the 2008 season . Dominique got his first snaps in a game against University of Central Florida following a poor showing by Crane . He also played in the following game against University of Rhode Island , but then was benched by head coach Jeff Jagodzinski as Crane solidified his position . Then in week 13 against Wake Forest Chris Crane went down in the second quarter and Dominique Davis came in with a 13 - 0 lead . Davis played mediocre , fumbling twice as the Boston College defense kept the game close until the final minutes of the game . Then with less than 4 minutes left Davis completed a long 3rd down to WR Rich Gunnell to put BC into scoring range . Following a pass to WR Brandon Robinson , Davis capped the drive with a short run for the winning score . His first victory as a starter came on November 28 , 2008 . The 28 - 21 victory over the Maryland Terrapins clinched BC ' s spot in the 2008 ACC Championship Game . Fort Scott Community College . Davis was suspended for academic reasons in June 2009 and decided to transfer . On July 26 he announced his decision to transfer to Fort Scott Community College , where his plan was to play for one season before transferring back to a Division I program . He chose to transfer to East Carolina University and enrolled in May 2010 . Davis helped lead Fort Scott Community College to its first Jayhawk Conference championship since 1974 , defeating Butler ( Kansas ) Community College in the final game of the regular season . Butler had won the previous eight Jayhawk Conference championships . It was the first time FSCC had beaten Butler since 1986 . Two weeks later , in a rematch , Davis ' FSCC team defeated Butler , 13 - 12 , to give the Greyhounds their first - ever Region VI Playoff championship . The Greyhounds were given the No . 1 ranking in the national poll and were matched up against No . 2 Blinn College ( Texas ) for the National Junior College Athletic Association national championship in the Citizens Bank Bowl on the campus of Pittsburg State University . Blinn rallied from a 26 - 10 deficit in the second half to win the game 31 - 26 on an 84 - yard punt return with 15 seconds remaining . Fort Scott ' s 11 - 1 final record was still its best since going undefeated ( 11 - 0 ) to win the 1970 national championship . East Carolina University . Davis transferred to East Carolina University for the 2010 season . In his first start with the Pirates , Davis completed 27 of 46 passes for 383 yards with 5 touchdowns and 1 interception . He also rushed for 29 yards with 1 TD . With five seconds remaining in regulation , Davis threw a 33 yard Hail Mary pass to Justin Jones in a 51 - 49 win over Tulsa . Davis went on to pass for 3 , 967 yard and account for the third most touchdown passes ( 37 ) by a quarterback in the Football Bowl Subdivision and led the Pirates to a 6 - 7 record and a berth in the 2010 Military Bowl , losing 51 - 20 . For the 2011 season Davis was named to the Manning Award , Maxwell Award , and Davey O ' Brien Award watch lists . On October 22 , 2011 the East Carolina quarterback did not throw an incomplete pass in the first half of the Pirates 38 - 35 victory over the Navy Midshipmen . This gave Davis the NCAA record for most consecutive completions in one game held by Tee Martin of Tennessee in 1998 . Combining the 10 consecutive completions from the ECU ' s previous game against Memphis , his 36 consecutive passes over two games eclipsed the previous overall consecutive completion record of 26 held by Aaron Rodgers of Cal in 2004 . This performance led Dominique to be selected by ESPN analysts as one of four finalists in the AT & T All - America Player of the Week for week 6 of the 2011 season . Professional career . Atlanta Falcons . Davis signed a deal with the Atlanta Falcons after going undrafted and reunited with his former teammate , Matt Ryan . Davis was named the third - string quarterback position , behind Ryan and Luke McCown . Personal . His brother Desmond Clark played tight end for the Chicago Bears until he was released in September 2011 .