Charles Davis is headed to the Big Easy.
The Florida A&M football offensive lineman will play in the fifth annual HBCU Legacy Bowl, scheduled for Feb. 21, 2026, at Yulman Stadium on Tulane University’s New Orleans campus.
Davis joins teammate, fellow offensive lineman Ashton Grable, in playing in the postseason all-star game for draft-eligible HBCU football players.
FAMU has the most Most Valuable Player honorees since the HBCU Legacy Bowl’s inception, with Antwan Collier (2022), Xavier Smith (2023), and Daniel Richardson (2024).
Davis joined the FAMU football team as a freshman out of Marianna High School in 2021.
The graduate student has emerged as a leader on the Rattlers’ offensive line, earning Southwestern Athletic Conference first team honors in 2024 and being named a BOXTOROW preseason HBCU All-American ahead of the 2025 season.
The 6-foot-5, 330-pound Davis and FAMU football (1-3, 0-1 in SWAC) will be in action this Saturday, Oct. 11, at 3 p.m. for a non-conference game versus North Carolina Central (4-2).
HBCU GO will televise the game from FAMU’s Ken Riley Field at Bragg Memorial Stadium, while 96.1 JAMZ will do a radio broadcast.
Florida A&M (1-3, 0-1 in SWAC) vs North Carolina Central (4-2)
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Reporting by Gerald Thomas III, Tallahassee Democrat / Tallahassee Democrat
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