Huskies Play the Name Game, Stock Up on Guys Christened Davis

Redshirt freshman defensive tackle Elinneus Davis, while part of the Husky program for a year, still might be the biggest unknown of these four who carry the same surname. 

He hails from Moorhead, Minnesota, which sits on the border with North Dakota, basically in the suburbs of Fargo.

With a huge 6-foot-2 and 322-pound frame, Elinneus weighs in as the Huskies' second-heaviest player, five pounds shy of fellow redshirt freshman Kahlee Tafai, an offensive tackle.

He showed up for spring practice a year ago with an unspecified injury that kept him on the sidelines and then went through the requisite development program during the season without getting into any games.

This Davis is fairly circumspect about who he is as a young player and, even with new starters needed at both defensive-tackle positions, he's not one to get ahead of himself with unrealistic expectations. 

"This offseason is going to determine if I play or not, to be honest," he said at the Sugar Bowl. "I never want to be handed anything. I definitely want to work for it and, if I deserve it, then hopefully I'll get it. I need everything, to be honest. I feel like I've got a lot of room to grow."

While he won't be able to practice right away, still just six months into his knee rehab, Cam Davis has endeared himself to Fisch as a concientious veteran who worked the Husky locker room and encouraged younger players to stay put and give the new coaching staff a chance to show what it can do.

When ready, the Southern California native will bring an experienced player to the competition, someone who scored 13 touchdowns as the back-up UW running back during the 2022 season.

Russell Davis II, or Deuce, comes to the Huskies after playing two seasons for Fisch at Arizona. A little on the slender side for an edge rusher at 6-foot-3 and 225 pounds, this state of Arizona product played in 23 games as a reserve for the Wildcats and came up with 28 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks.

His father was a nine-year NFL veteran, a 6-foot-4, 306-pound defensive tackle, who played for four teams, including the Seattle Seahawks in 2006, and that Russell Davis won the 2008 Super Bowl with the New York Giants in his final pro season.

The Davis possibly with the biggest upside is MarMar, which is a shorter version of his given name. He's a 6-foot-5, 187-pound freshman quarterback, who in two seasons threw for 6,008 yards and 46 touchdowns for Etiwanda High in Southern California.

Former UW offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb raved about this Davis' superior passing accuracy. The kid also has shown he can overcome adversity.

As a high school freshman, he broke his ankle and ultimately bounced back to become a highly touted recruit. As a junior, he brought Etiwanda back from a 26-point, third-quarter deficit to beat St. Francis 45-42 in the CIF SS Division 5 championship game, which helped solidify his reputation and showed off his cool demeanor under fire..

“We knew we had to score,” Davis told the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin that night. “I would say it was unbelievable. But at the time, I wasn’t thinking about it.”

Hopefully for Fisch, he won't need MarMar right away. Yet if he eventually can draw a lot of production out of all four of these Davises, the coach could make a bigger name for himself.