Al Davis joined the Mizzou football staff in 2021 as a defensive analyst and moved into his current role coaching the defensive line on Oct. 3, 2021. For the 2022 season, Davis will coach the interior defensive linemen.
He came to Mizzou after coaching the defensive tackles at Illinois in 2020. Davis’ season at Illinois came following three years at Hutchinson Community College where he had been promoted to associate head coach and co-defensive coordinator.
He was a defensive graduate assistant coach at Arkansas for the 2014-16 seasons after lettering for the Razorbacks from 2009-12. He served as captain as a senior in 2012.
As a player, Davis appeared in 49 games, including the final 44 of his career, with 16 starts. After his playing career, Davis interned at Fayetteville High School in 2012 and was a volunteer coach for the Fayetteville High School football team in 2013 before returning to the Razorbacks’ sideline.
A native of College Park, Ga., Davis earned his bachelor’s degree (2012) and master's degree (2015) in sports management from the University of Arkansas. He was a three-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll as well as the Athletic Department Honor Roll in the fall of 2009 and the Athletic Director’s List in the fall of 2012. He was also nominated for the 2013 Brad Davis SEC Community Service Postgraduate Scholarship.
