Saints linebacker still producing at age 37, the longest-tenured player in New Orleans.
Demario Davis signed with the Saints in 2018 and has been the team's defensive captain ever since. The 2025 season delivered another 110 tackles. He's made 5 Pro Bowls, 3 first-team All-Pro selections, and remains the example for late-career linebacker longevity in the modern NFL.
Path to the league
Arkansas State Sun Belt product taken 77th overall by the Jets in 2012. Spent six seasons in New York and Cleveland before signing a three-year, $24 million deal with the Saints in 2018 that proved one of the great free-agent values of the decade.
Career highlights
5x Pro Bowl. 3x First-team All-Pro (2019, 2020, 2022). 1,300+ career tackles. Walter Payton Man of the Year (2020). Most career All-Pro selections by a Saints LB.
2025 season recap
110 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 INTs. New Orleans went 5-12 with QB Spencer Rattler as the eventual starter. Davis remained the defensive bright spot at age 36 and is signed through 2026.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Demario Davis
- Pro Football Reference: Demario Davis
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Defense
17 games played▶Defense · career
| Year | Team | GP | TOT | SOLO | SACK | INT | FF | FR | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | saints | 17 | 143 | 64 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | saints | 16 | 136 | 69 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | saints | 17 | 121 | 74 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | saints | 17 | 109 | 54 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | saints | 16 | 105 | 70 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020 | saints | 16 | 119 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | saints | 16 | 111 | 87 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2018 | saints | 16 | 110 | 74 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | jets | 16 | 135 | 97 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | browns | 16 | 99 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | jets | 16 | 90 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | jets | 16 | 116 | 79 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | jets | 16 | 107 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | jets | 16 | 36 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Linebacker
- Group
- defense
- College
- Arkansas State
- Hometown
- Brandon, MS, USA
- Age
- 37
- Status
- active
Latest news about Demario Davis
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The Jets added a 366-pound nose tackle, a 315-pound rookie lineman, and a 248-pound linebacker this offseason. The new coaching staff has a clear philosophy about what wins in the trenches.
