Fred Davis ( tight end ) Fred Davis ( born January 15 , 1986 ) is an American football tight end for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was drafted by the Redskins in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft . He played college football at the University of Southern California . Early years . Davis prepped at Rogers High School in Toledo . He was on the USA Today All - USA second team . According to Scout . com , Davis was rated the second best wide receiver in his recruiting class coming out of high school . Davis played in the 2004 U . S . Army All - American Bowl . As a high school junior , Davis considered attending Ohio State University because it was the first program to offer him an athletic scholarship . His senior season resulted in many other offers , with USC winning out with a combination of weather , location , coaches , quality players and a style of offense that suited Davis ; he conversed the matter over with fellow recruit Dwayne Jarrett before they both decided to join the Trojans . College career . Davis graduated from Robert S . Rogers High School in Toledo , OH , a semester early to start spring training with the Trojans . Tired of the recruiting process that accompanies top prospects , Davis secretly left Ohio to enroll at USC . Recruited as a wide receiver , he showed solid speed and raw athletic ability but lacked the route - running skills and ball - catching ability of other receivers . After consulting with then - offensive coordinator Norm Chow , Davis decided to try converting to tight end . His freshman year , Davis contributed as a reserve to the eventual - national champion 2004 USC Trojans football team , playing in nine games and catching four passes behind fellow tight ends Dominique Byrd and Alex Holmes . However , because of repeated incidences of tardiness , reporting late after trips back to Ohio , Davis was not allowed to travel with the Trojans to the BCS National Championship Game in 2005 Orange Bowl . Davis reapplied himself the next season , catching 13 passes in 13 games during the 2005 season , including two in the 2006 Rose Bowl . During the 2006 season , Davis started ten games and caught 38 passes for 352 yards and three touchdowns . Davis was a preseason team All - Pacific - 10 Conference player prior to 2007 and was considered a likely high draft choice for the 2008 NFL Draft . He was on the 2007 Mackey Award watch list . Against Washington State , Davis had the best game of his career , with nine receptions for 124 yards and two touchdowns . The performance marked the most yards receiving ever in a game by a Trojans tight end . Prior to that , Davis had never caught more than six passes or gained more than 68 receiving yards in a game . At the end of the 2007 regular season , Davis was selected to the All - Pac - 10 Conference first team by league coaches . He was also selected to the SI . com All - American Second Team . Davis became the first USC player to win the Mackey Award as the nation ' s top tight end . When asked his favorite game as a USC player , Davis noted the 2006 Rose Bowl . Professional career . Washington Redskins . 2008 season . Davis was drafted in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins . On May 4 , the last day of the Redskins mini - camp , Davis overslept and missed the morning practice . Head Coach Jim Zorn said that he ' s young , and he understands that Davis just messed up . On July 19 , Davis received a four - year contract from the Redskins worth $ 3 . 5 million , including $ 1 . 8 million in bonus money . On Monday , November 19 , following a 14 - 10 home loss to the arch - rival Dallas Cowboys , Redskins head coach Jim Zorn was asked why Davis wasn ' t involved in the offense . Zorn answered : " It really is a matter of [ Davis ] doing his assignments correctly . It ' s a trust factor . It ' s not a speed factor . It ' s not an ability factor . But it makes no sense for me to put a guy out there who can run real fast , but not going in the right direction . Or in some cases not even go out . It ' s not that he forgot , it ' s just that it didn ' t register . " Zorn said it ' s difficult to tolerate those kinds of mistakes , even if it happens just once or twice . " If it happens at all , it ' s hard to trust , " Zorn said . " So that ' s part of the issue . " Davis was not much of a factor during the 2008 season , partially due to the lack of playing time , for the Washington Redskins . He caught three passes for 27 yards . 2009 season . During the 2009 season , in a Week 7 game vs . the Philadelphia Eagles , Davis caught his first touchdown and recorded a career high 7 catches for 78 yards . Davis was playing first - string tight end for most of this game due to an injury to starter Chris Cooley . He finished the season with 48 receptions for 509 yards and 6 touchdowns . 2010 season . In the 2010 season , Davis had 21 receptions for 316 receiving yards . He played in all 16 games of the season and started 9 of them . 2011 season . During the 2011 preseason , Davis switched from his original jersey number of 86 to 83 . In the 2011 season , Davis would eventually become the starting tight end after starter , Chris Cooley , was placed on injured reserve . In Week 14 , Davis and teammate , Trent Williams , were suspended for four games after repeatedly failing league drug tests . Starting in 12 games , he finished the season recording career highs of 59 receptions and 796 yards , as well as having three touchdowns . Despite his suspension , he was named the Redskins ' 2011 Offensive Player of Year . 2012 season . On March 2 , 2012 , the Washington Redskins placed the non - exclusive franchise tag on Davis . On March 16 , 2012 , he signed his one - year , franchise - player tender contract worth $ 5 . 446 million . After the release of Chris Cooley , he was officially named the Redskins ' starting tight end . In the Week 7 game against the New York Giants , Davis tore his Achilles tendon in the first half , ending his 2012 season . Cooley was eventually brought back to replace Davis . He finished the season with 325 yards on 24 receptions and no touchdowns . 2013 season . On February 26 , 2013 , Davis was officially cleared by medical personnel to play . Set to become an unrestricted agent , he re - signed with the Redskins on March 29 to a one - year contract . Personal . On January 10 , 2011 , a woman by the name of Makini R . Chaka filed a civil lawsuit against the Davis for an altercation that occurred between the two at a nightclub in Washington , D . C . Davis was accused of assaulting Chaka by dumping his drink on her . The case is currently ongoing and instead of hiring a lawyer , Davis has chosen to represent himself in court . A little over a year later , a video of the incident was released online .