An athletic defensive back who should challenge for playing time in K-State’s secondary as a safety... Enters camp No. 2 at the strong safety spot... Continues to show improvement with more time in the Wildcats defensive system.

2004 (Junior): Appeared in nine games, primarily on special teams and as a reserve defensive back... Improved throughout the course of the year and earned more playing time as the season wore on... Collected six tackles on the year, all solos... Had two stops each against Texas Tech (10/30) and at Colorado (11/13).

San Mateo CC: A two-year letterwinner and starter at defensive back... Ranked as the No. 71 overall junior college player by JCFootball.com... Earned all-state and all-Region II honors as selected by the coaches... A second team All-America selection by the Juco Football Network... The 2003 Golden Gate Conference MVP ... A two-time All-Golden Gate Conference first team choice... Set a San Mateo CC record with 14 career interceptions, including six as a sophomore... Ranked second in the state in picks as a freshman and eighth as a sophomore... Helped San Mateo CC to a 10-1 record in 2003 and a Silicon Valley Bowl victory... Selected as a team captain for the 2003 season... Coached by Larry Owens.

Compton HS: Lettered all four seasons and started for three-plus years while a prep... Earned first team All-CIF Southern Section honors as a senior defensive back... Selected to the Long Beach Press-Telegram's all-county team... Also named first team all-league as a junior and senior.

Personal: Surrell Lee Davis was born March 31, 1983, in Compton, Calif... Son of Debbra Grant... Has a brother and two sisters... Cousin of Oakland Raiders defensive end Delawrence Grant... A social science major.