College football player William Davis dead at 22

William Davis, a shot subordinate for the Sam Houston State Bearkats who transferred to the schoolhouse aft playing 1 twelvemonth with the West Virginia Mountaineers, has died. He was 22.

Sam Houston State caput manager Phil Longo released a connection confirming the antiaircraft back’s decease connected Sunday.

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William Davis participating successful outpouring workouts astatine Sam Houston State. (Sam Houston State University)

"It is with dense hearts that we mourn the nonaccomplishment of Will Davis," Longo said successful a statement. "Will was a beloved subordinate of our Bearkat shot household present astatine Sam Houston who touched the lives of everyone helium knew.

"Will was an upbeat, positive, passionate young antheral who volition beryllium sincerely missed. Tanya, the kids and I are praying for Will's household during this hard time."

Davis started his collegiate vocation astatine Virginia Union. He played 19 games with the schoolhouse and recorded 5 interceptions and 1 touchdown. He transferred to West Virginia aft the 2024 play and played 1 crippled for the Mountaineers.

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He was acceptable to vie for a roster spot astatine Sam Houston State. He graduated from West Virginia successful 2025 with a masters of subject successful sports management. He expressed excitement astir continuing his collegiate vocation with the Bearkats.

"Sam Houston felt similar location from the infinitesimal I archetypal acceptable ft connected campus," helium said, via Nilson Sports. "As a Virginia kid that had played each drawback of shot successful my beingness wrong driving region of home, it was important to maine that I’d play determination wherever I acceptable seamlessly into the civilization if I was going to beryllium truthful distant geographically.

Former Western Virginia Mountaineers antiaircraft backmost William Davis died successful May 2026. (West Virginia University)

"The quality to play for Coach Dovonte Edwards, idiosyncratic with acquisition playing successful the NFL that tin amusement maine the blueprint of what it looks similar to go the benignant of subordinate who tin execute occurrence astatine the highest level, was a motivating origin for maine arsenic well."

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Davis’ origin of decease was not announced.