Cameron Davis enters his third season with Detroit in 2024 as the team's assistant defensive line coach.
From 2022-23, Davis helped DL Aidan Hutchinson notch the most sacks (21.0) by a Lions player through two-career seasons. Under his tutelage, Hutchinson finished the 2023 season ranked first in the NFL in quarterback hits (23) while ranking second in pressures (101) and quarterback hurries (67), per PFF.
In 2022, Davis tutored Hutchinson in his rookie season en route to being named Pepsi Rookie of the Year. He guided Hutchinson (9.5) and LB James Houston (8.0) to rank first and second, respectively, in the NFL for sacks by a rookie. Detroit rookies combined for 20.5 sacks on the season, establishing a new NFL record.
Davis joined the Lions after spending two seasons as the defensive line coach for Lamar University (2020-21). Prior to Lamar, he spent the 2019 season as a graduate assistant coach at Kentucky, where two of his players ranked among the SEC leaders in sacks and tackles for loss.
Before joining the Wildcats, Davis served as a graduate assistant at Rice University (2017-18) and Texas A&M (2016). He originally entered graduate school at the University of La Verne, where he also coached the defensive line and defensive backs for one season each and served as the equipment manager from 2014-15.
From 2013-14, Davis began his coaching career at Diablo Valley College as an assistant defensive line coach. He spent 2012-13 as a public relations intern with the Oakland Raiders.
Davis is a 2012 graduate of Cal State East Bay with a degree in sociology. In 2016, he earned his master's in leadership and management from La Vern. He is married to his wife, BriAnna Davis.
