Former Maryland linebacker Isaiah Davis says although he has long been in the shadow of his brother, the two of them help each other get better — and for Davis, that’s particularly helpful in his preparation for the 2020 NFL Draft.
Davis’ brother, Sean, played for Maryland from 2012-2015 and is now a four-year NFL veteran. Isaiah, a native of Temple Hills, Md., followed in his brother’s footsteps and became a Terp. At Maryland, Isaiah sought to break out of his brother’s shadow. Sean had authored a successful career since his days at Maret School in D.C. and at Maryland.
Though Isaiah was an All-Interstate Athletic Conference performer as a junior and senior at St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes (Alexandria, Va.) — he rushed for 1,206 yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior — it wasn’t until he became a Terp that his brother’s shadow began to fade.
“Especially coming into college, I felt that I started to make a name for myself,” Isaiah said on Glenn Clark Radio March 31. “My redshirt freshman year, I was starting on every special team and then I ended up earning a starting job my following year. Being Sean’s younger brother was something that I had to battle with growing up. But as I matured into a man and matured into my role as a leader for the Terps, that shadow started to diminish a little and I kind of came into my own.”
