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REPORT: Miami (OH) RB Kevin Davis Will Return After Transfer Consideration

Per On3's Pete Nakos, running back Kevin Davis has withdrawn from the transfer portal. Davis had entered the portal this offseason after 25 carries for 96 yards in 2023.

Miami (OH) running back Kevin Davis has withdrawn from the transfer portal, @On3sports has learned.
He's rushed for 796 career yards and six touchdowns. Has also added 62 catches for 575 yards and three scores. https://t.co/VNvB2Ek6qR pic.twitter.com/obzeR2X3xI
— Pete Nakos (@PeteNakos_) May 7, 2024

Over his previous four seasons with Miami, Davis carried 163 times for 796 yards and six touchdowns. He has three receiving touchdowns as well. Davis will likely see an increased role with the departure of several key offensive contributors, including leading rusher Rashad Amos. Amos committed to Colorado olut of the transfer portal on April 26.

Coming out of Trinity Christian High School in Jackson, TN in the class of 2020, Davis was a two-star prospect per 247Sports.

The Miami RedHawks are coming off of a season where they won the Mid-American Conference title, compiling a record of 11-3. They will open the 2024 football season on August 31 at Northwestern.

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Duke Johnson Announces Retirement After Eight NFL Seasons

Duke Johnson is officially hanging up the cleats.

The 30-year-old running back announced his retirement from the NFL on social media Sunday to close out an eight-year career.

"I’m officially retiring from the NFL," Johnson wrote in an Instagram post. "I hope I left a greater impression on y’all that’s bigger than football."

Johnson, who grew up in South Florida, became the Miami Hurricanes' all-time leading rusher by racking up 3,519 yards on 526 carries over three seasons from 2012 to '14. He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the third round (No. 77 pick) of the 2015 NFL draft.

Johnson played four years with the Browns, thriving as a duo-threat running back. Over four seasons in Cleveland, he tallied 1,286 rushing yards and 2,170 receiving yards on 534 total touches. He signed a three-year contract extension in 2018 but was traded to the Houston Texans ahead of the 2019 season.

The running back played two seasons for the Texans and was released in 2021. He spent time on the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice squad in 2021 before landing with the hometown Miami Dolphins later that season. Johnson played the final game of his NFL career with the Buffalo Bills in 2022.

1 May 24 Jimm Sallivan

FIU’s Alex Nobles invited to Miami Dolphins Rookie Minicamp

Former FIU linebacker Alex Nobles has received and accepted an invite to Miami Dolphins' Rookie Minicamp, a source told G5 Football Daily. After spending two years at the University of North Carolina, Nobles entered the transfer portal and had two productive seasons at FIU. He appeared in three games over two seasons with the Tar Heels.

Through his two years with the Panthers, Nobles had 74 total tackles, 50 solo tackles, 24 assisted tackles, 6.5 sacks and 16 tackles for loss.

Standing at 6’2,” 245 pounds, Nobles' ability to get to the quarterback stands out, especially with both Bradley Chubb and Jaylen Phillips out for some time with their respective injuries. Chop Robinson (Penn State) and Mohamed Kamara (Colorado State) were also drafted by the Dolphins in last weekend's NFL Draft.

Nobles will have to work his way to a contract, but his stature and quick speed stands out, allowing a Dolphins defense to see something that they currently don’t have.