Davis Warren
 Warren in 2024 | |
| Michigan Wolverines – No. 16 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Senior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 9, 2002 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Peddie School (Hightstown, New Jersey) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Davis Warren (born January 9, 2002) is an American football quarterback for the Michigan Wolverines. He won a national championship as a backup in 2023, and has started six games for the Wolverines in 2024.
Early life and high school
[edit]Warren was born January 9, 2002, the son of Jeff and Terri Warren. He attended Peddie School in New Jersey, as well as Suffield Academy, but due to COVID-19 rules he never played any games at Suffield.
During Warren's junior season of high school he was diagnosed with leukemia.[1][2] He appeared in four games as a junior, completing 32-of-49 passes for 607 yards, with six touchdowns and one interception. Warren went through five months of therapy in Los Angeles and eventually recovered.[3] He reclassified to the class of 2021, and was a preferred walk-on for the Michigan Wolverines.[4][5]
College career
[edit]In the 2021 season, Warren did not appear in any games but was named the Michigan Scout Team Player of the Year.[6] During the 2022 season, Warren completed 5 of 9 pass attempts for 89 yards, while also rushing three times for 30 yards.[7] After the 2022 season Warren was placed on scholarship by the Wolverines.[8] In the 2023 season, Warren attempted five passes with no completions and one interception. Warren won a national championship with Michigan in 2023.[9][10]
Heading into the 2024 season, Warren competed for the starting quarterback job with Alex Orji and Jack Tuttle.[11][12] In Michigan's 2024 Spring Game, Warren was named a starting quarterback for Michigan’s split squad match-up, opposite Alex Orji. He made a push for the starting quarterback position, completing six of nine pass attempts for 142 yards and two touchdowns, as he helped his Maize team beat the Blue team.[13][14]
For the first game of the 2024 season versus Fresno State, Warren earned the starting quarterback job, and his first collegiate start.[15][16][17] He completed 15 of 25 passes for 118 yards, with an interception and his first career touchdown pass, an 18-yard completion to Colston Loveland.[18] In the week two loss against Texas, Warren was 22 of 33 for a career high 204 yards, throwing a touchdown and two interceptions.[19] In week three versus Arkansas State, he completed 11 of 14 passes with no touchdowns and all three incompletions resulting in interceptions.[20]
Following being benched in the second half in week three, Alex Orji replaced Warren as Michigan’s starting quarterback for the week four contest versus USC, the start of Big Ten Conference play. Warren had two touchdowns and six interceptions in his three starts.[21] After not seeing playing time since week three, Warren earned his fourth start of the season versus Michigan State in week nine. He completed 13 of 19 pass attempts for 123 yards, including a touchdown pass to Colston Loveland and zero turnovers as he led Michigan in defeating the rival Spartans 24-17.[22]
In week ten versus No. 1 ranked Oregon, Warren earned his second consecutive start and the fifth of the season. He completed 12 of 21 pass attempts for 164 yards, including two touchdowns and zero turnovers, as Michigan lost 38-17 to the Ducks. It was his first career game throwing multiple touchdown passes.[23] In week eleven against No. 8 Indiana, Warren fell to 3-3 on the season as the starting quarterback, as Michigan lost 20-15 to the Hoosiers. Warren completed 16 of 32 passes for 137 yards, with zero touchdowns, zero turnovers and minus 17 rushing yards on a self-imposed fumble on third and goal in the first quarter.[24]
Statistics
[edit]| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| Michigan Wolverines | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Redshirt 
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| 2022 | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 89 | 9.9 | 0 | 0 | 138.6 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | -40.0 | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 3–2 | 74 | 114 | 64.9 | 732 | 6.4 | 5 | 6 | 122.8 | 11 | 7 | 0.6 | 0 | |
| Career | 13 | 5 | 3−2 | 79 | 128 | 61.7 | 821 | 6.4 | 5 | 7 | 117.6 | 16 | 33 | 2.5 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Zuke, Ryan (March 2, 2021). "Michigan walk-on QB Davis Warren already has beaten the odds". MLive.com. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Zuniga, Alejandro. "Michigan QB Davis Warren shares his incredible life's journey". 247Sports. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Hudson, Brandon; Komer, David (November 22, 2023). "7-year-old battling leukemia forges special bond with Michigan quarterback". Fox2. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ McMann, Aaron (April 20, 2024). "Davis Warren plants himself center in Michigan's starting QB conversation". MLive.com. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Broome, Anthony (April 3, 2022). "Davis Warren is no longer Michigan's well-kept quarterback secret". On3.com. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Plocher, Daniel (April 14, 2024). "What to expect from Davis Warren if he is Michigan's starting QB in 2024". Maize n Brew. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Zuke, Ryan (January 6, 2023). "Walk-on Davis Warren continues to ascend up the Michigan QB depth chart". MLive.com. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Zuniga, Alejandro. "Michigan QB Davis Warren's remarkable career continues as he earns a scholarship". 247Sports. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ "Davis Warren 2023 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Brodkin, Eric. "South Bay cancer survivor Warren wins national title". Lavistamchs.com. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Meek, Austin (April 20, 2024). "Can Davis Warren beat out Alex Orji at QB?". The Athletic. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Simonton, Jesse (April 20, 2024). "Alex Orji, Davis Warren or Jack Tuttle? Michigan Wolverines spring game offers few clues as to who will be QB1 in 2024". On3.com. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ McMann, Aaron (April 20, 2024). "Michigan spring game: QB Davis Warren flashes arm in Maize win". MLive.com. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ Garcia, Tony (April 20, 2024). "5 Michigan football spring game takeaways: Davis Warren could push Alex Orji in QB battle". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
- ^ "'Nothing is going to stop' Michigan QB Davis Warren, a true underdog story". MLive.
- ^ "BREAKING: Davis Warren wins Michigan football starting quarterback job". Michigan Wolverines On SI. August 31, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "The next Baker or Stetson? Davis Warren leads list of recent walk-on QB1s". ESPN.com. September 6, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Michigan v. Fresno State (2024)". ESPN.
- ^ "Michigan v. Texas (2024)". ESPN.
- ^ "Michigan v. Arkansas State (2024)". ESPN.
- ^ "Michigan names Alex Orji starting QB: Wolverines make significant change on offense ahead of USC showdown". CBS.
- ^ "Michigan v. Michigan State (2024)". ESPN.
- ^ "Michigan v. Oregon (2024)". ESPN.
- ^ "Michigan v. Indiana (2024)". ESPN.