Bryce Davis

2025: Incoming defensive end ... enrolled at Duke in January, 2025. PRIOR TO DUKE: Lettered four seasons at Grimsley under head coach Darryl Brown ... a consensus four-star prospect ... listed as the No. 63 prospect nationally by 247Sports.com, the No. 68 prospect on the Rivals250 and the No. 120 prospect on the ESPN300 ... charted as the No. 2 prospect in the state of North Carolina by Rivals.com, the No. 3 prospect by 247Sports.com and the No. 4 prospect by ESPN.com ... the No. 5 defensive edge nationally according to 247Sports.com, the No. 7 strongside edge nationally according to Rivals.com and the No. 13 defensive end according to ESPN.com ... the 2024 Sports Illustrated National Defensive Player of the Year ... a MaxPreps All-America selection after senior campaign ... took part in the 2025 Under Armour Next All-America Game ... named the Greensboro News and Record Defensive Player of the Quarter-Century in August of 2025 ... two-time all-area selection ... guided Grimsley to the No. 1 seed in the state playoffs as a senior and the North Carolina High School Athletic Association 4A title with a 16-0 mark ... finished final season with 125 tackles, 37.0 TFL, 27.0 sacks, five forced fumbles and eight PBUs ... helped the Whirlies to the Metro 4A conference championship during senior year, when he was named the league’s most valuable defensive player ... appeared in just two games as a junior in 2023 due to injury ... as a sophomore, carded 85 tackles, 24.0 TFL, 12.0 sacks, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries en route to all-conference accolades ... earned three additional letters as a member of the basketball program, helping Grimsley to the conference championship as a sophomore and junior ... following senior year, named one of six finalists for the Franklin D. Watkins Memorial Award, an honor presented to the nation’s top African-American high school scholar-athlete, joining former Duke lettermen Vince Oghobaase (2005), Matt Daniels (2008), Deion Williams (2012), Zavier Carmichael (2014), Brandon Hill (2016), Rakavius Chambers (2017), Mataeo Durant (2018), Jaylen Coleman (2019), Michael Reese (2020) and Jordan Moore (2021) as well as current teammate Wesley Williams (2022) as finalists for the award. PERSONAL: Son of Crissie and Darrin Davis.