McNeese’s Micah Davey Named Nation’s Top Returning FCS Linebacker

Things are certainly looking up over on McNeese Street as the McNeese Cowboys are gearing up for what hopes to be an exciting fall in Lake Charles. The hype certainly is warranted when you have a guy like Micah Davey roaming around in the defensive backfield, and he's been named the Top Returning LB in FCS Football.

Davey led the FCS in three different statistical categories – total tackles (153), tackles per game (15.3), and solo tackles per game (8.3). His 15.3 per game average set a new McNeese record while his 153 total stops rank as the sixth-most in school history in a single season.

The Baton Rouge native recorded double-digits in tackles in all 10 games in 2023 and became the first player in school history to collect 20 or more tackles in back-to-back games (20 vs. HCU; 21 at Lamar). Davey had 21 tackles at Lamar, which is the second-most in a single game in school history.

Last November, Davey was named as one of 30 finalists for the Buck Buchanan Award which is given annually to the nation's defensive player of the year in Division I FCS college football.

HERO SPORTS has named McNeese's Micah Davey as the Top Returning Linebacker in FCS Football. Here's what they had to say about Davey...

After a Freshman All-American campaign in 2022 that featured 68 tackles and eight TFLs, Davey became one of the most dominant defenders in the FCS.

 

Last fall, he racked up 153 tackles, seven TFLs, two sacks, four quarterback hurries, and three pass breakups in 10 games. Davey had double-digit tackles in every contest, including 13 against Florida. His 15.2 tackles per game led the FCS. The 6-foot-2, 239-pounder graded out as PFF’s No. 13 FCS linebacker.

 

Davey finished seventh in voting for the 2023 Buck Buchanan Award along with an All-American selection and First Team All-Southland Conference honors.

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