Marcus Davis, who played in the prestigious Southeastern Conference and has coaching stops at Florida State, Auburn and Hawaii, is in his first year as at Georgia Southern as the wide receivers coach for the Eagles.
Davis comes to Statesboro after a season as the wide receivers coach for Hawaii, where he coached all-conference selection Calvin Turner Jr. After a standout season under Davis, Turner Jr. earned an invitation to the East-West Shrine Bowl, America’s longest-running college football all-star game.
A second-team All-Mountain West selection, Turner Jr. ranked fourth in the league in all-purpose yards (1,523) and touchdowns (12) and was sixth in receptions (73) and receiving yards (876). He was the team’s fourth-leading rusher (316) and scored at least one touchdown in nine of 13 games. Also, Nick Mardner was named an honorable mention all-conference selection for his play under Davis. He caught 46 passes for 913 yards and five touchdowns with a long reception of 79 yards in 2021.
The Rainbow Warriors had 3,916 yards receiving and 21 touchdown catches in an offense that averaged over 300 passing yards per game.
Prior to Florida State, he spent two seasons on Gus Malzahn’s staff at his alma mater Auburn. He assisted the Tigers to two bowl games, the Music City Bowl and Outback Bowl, while back on The Plains.
In 2019, Davis helped oversee player personnel and development for a squad ranked as high as No. 7 nationally. As an offensive analyst in 2018, he helped guide the running backs and kick returners. In 2020, he worked with the wide receivers and assisted with recruiting in his lone season at Florida State.
A four-year receiver at Auburn, Davis played a part in four bowl teams, including as a starter in the 2014 BCS National Championship game against Florida State. He was selected as team captain for the 2016 squad.
Davis played in 50 career games with 15 starts. He finished his career with 83 receptions and was eighth all-time at Auburn in punt return average (9.76) when he left.
A native of Boynton Beach, Florida, he graduated from Auburn with a degree in communication in 2016 and earned a Master’s in education from Auburn in 2017.
He and his wife, Amberly, have a daughter, Milah Patrice, who was born in March of 2022.
THE DAVIS FILE
Personal
Hometown: Boynton Beach, Fla.
Born: May 12, 1994 in Boynton Beach, Fla.
College: Auburn (2016; 2017)
Family: Wife, Amberly; daughter, Milaf Price
Playing Experience
Auburn (2013-16)
Coaching Experience
2022-: Georgia Southern (wide receivers)
2021: Hawaii (wide receivers)
2020: Florida State (G.A.)
2019: Auburn (asst. director of player personnel & player development)
2018: Auburn (offensive analyst/strength & conditioning intern)
College Bowl Experience
Coach
2021: Hawaii (Hawaii vs. Memphis) *
2019: Outback (Auburn vs. Minnesota)
2018: Music City (Auburn vs. Purdue)
Player
2016: Sugar (Auburn vs. Oklahoma)
2015: Birmingham (Auburn vs. Memphis)
2014: Outback (Auburn vs. Wisconsin)
2013:
BCS National Championship/Rose (Auburn vs. Florida State)
* - game was canceled before played
Prominent Pupils
Calvin Turner Jr. (WR) - Hawaii All-American
