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Veteran running back who figures to be in the rotation at slotback again this season ... returned to the team in the spring of 2006 after taking the 2005 season off ... listed No. 2 on the depth chart at slotback ... will have plenty of competition from a host of young backs ... elusive runner with good speed and quickness ... has also played some at defensive back in his career ... 2006 (Junior): Played in 10 games at slotback, including a pair of starts ... rushed for 134 yards on 29 carries ... also caught a pass for 14 yards against Richmond ... top performance came in the season-opener against Duquesne, when he ran for 63 yards on six attempts ... 2005 (Sophomore): Not with team ... 2004 (Freshman): Played in one varsity game, against Holy Cross ... started in the backfield in all three junior varsity games and rushed for 108 yard on 15 carries (7.2 yards per carry) ... scored three touchdowns ... ran for 97 yards and two TDs on only seven carries against Stevens Tech ... MILTON HERSHEY HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four times in track and field and three times in football at Milton Hershey H.S. in Hershey, Pa. ... two-time all-conference running back selection in football under coach Bob Guyer ... conference champion in 100 and 200 meters ... PERSONAL: Full name is Roosevelt M. Davis ... born Oct. 21, 1985 in Brooklyn, N.Y. ... son of Roosevelt and Loretta Davis ... one of six children ... has sisters Rose and Cheryl and brothers Prince, Rodney and Thaddeus ... Thaddeus is a former defensive back at Bucknell, while Rodney played at Mansfield ... cousin of former Bucknell track and field athlete Micah Wright ... English major. DAVIS' CAREER RUSH/RECEIVING STATS Year G/GS Att. Yds. TD Lg. Rec. Yds. TD Lg. 2004 1/0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0 -- 2005 Not with team 2006 10/2 29 134 0 16 1 14 0 14 Totals 11/2 29 134 0 16 1 14 0 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||