Honors
- MVFC Honor Roll: 2024
- MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2024
2024
Played in all 12 games in his first season at Missouri State ... Finished with 13 total tackles, 4 solos, 2.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and a pair of QB hurries ... Earned MSU Defensive Grinder of the game for win at Northern Iowa (10/26/24) with season-high 3 tackles, 1.5 TFLs and a half sack ... Posted a pair of assisted stops in MSU debut at No. 3 Montana (8/31/24) ... Also brought down a pair of ball carriers in season finale vs. South Dakota State (11/23/24) with a solo and a QB hurry ... Was also in on sacks in home wins over Lindenwood (9/14/24) and Youngstown State (9/28/24) ... Earned spot on MVFC Honor Roll ... Named to MSU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Fall 2024 semester.
Penn State
2023: Played in 3 games, recording a solo tackle vs. Michigan State (11/24/23) ... Nittany Lions were 10-3 with a bowl game against Ole Miss ...
2022: Played in 7 games for an 11-2 Penn State club ... Recorded one assisted tackle vs. Minnesota (10/22/22), at Indiana (11/5/22) and at Rutgers (11/19/22), all wins ...
2021: Redshirted as a true freshman with no games played ... Selected coaching staff's Developmental Squad Defensive Player of the Week vs. Ohio State, 10/30/21.
High SchoolÂ
Played minimal football his final two varsity seasons at Minneapolis North Community High due to COVID scheduling restrictions ... Two-time team captain ... Was a 2AA All-Conference selection ... Had a shortened season as a senior (2020), helping team to a 5-1 record ... Tallied 42 tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and 10 pass breakups as a senior ... Also made 5 receptions for 149 yards and 2 touchdowns on offense ... First year of high school football was his junior year...Rated as a four-star prospect, the No. 3 recruit in Minnesota, the No. 19 strong side defensive end and the No. 321 prospect nationally by 247Sports ...Ranked the No. 3 player in the state, the No. 39 defensive end and No. 35 overall player in the region by ESPN ... Tabbed the No. 2 player in the state and No. 11 player at his position by Rivals ... Also lettered in basketball, averaging 17.5 points and 9.4 rebounds as a junior .... Had offers from schools like Arizona, Arizona State, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Oregon, Tennessee, Ole Miss and Washington ... Was featured in the Amazon Prime documentary "Force of Blue"
Personal
Davon Townley Jr. was born 10/22/02 in Minneapolis ... Son of Davon Sr. and Jermica Townley of Minneapolis ... Has a brother, Fela, and a sister, Azaryah ... Majoring in General Studies.
