Davon House

He led the Aggies with four interceptions, and broke the school record for interception return yards in a game, a record that had stood since 1981.

In his second career start, House tied an NCAA record with a 100-yard interception returned for a touchdown against Idaho.

He finished the season with 37 tackles, 21 solo, eight pass break-ups, two tackles-for-a-loss, four interceptions with 171 return yards, 94 kickoff return yards and 283 all-purpose yards.

In his sophomore year, House started all twelve games at left corner.

He recorded 40 tackles (1 for loss), two fumble recoveries and two interceptions.

Davon Thomas House (born July 10, 1989) is a former American football cornerback.

He also became the first player record both a fumble recovery for a touchdown, and an interception for a touchdown in the same season for the school since the mid-1990s.

At the end of the season, House received first-team all-WAC honors after leading the league in passes defended and interceptions.

House once again started all 12 games in his final season at New Mexico State and recorded two more interceptions and closed out his college career by returning the second interception against Hawaii for a touchdown, making his career total interceptions 11.

House also recorded 12 pass break-ups, a forced fumble, and 57 tackles.

He was also named an honorable mention to the All-American team, and placed on the watch list for the Jim Thorpe Award.

House was one of 56 defensive backs to attend the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana.

It was anticipated that he would be one of the fastest defensive backs at the combine.

House had a breakout year in 2009, starting all thirteen games at cornerback.

During a game against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, House recovered a fumble and returned it 38 yards for the only score of the game.

Later in 2009, against The University of Hawaii, House intercepted his second pass of the season in 2008 and returned it for a 58-yard touchdown.

With this return, he broke the school record for interception yardage in a career.

He played college football at New Mexico State, and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL draft.

He also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

House attended Palmdale High School in Palmdale, California.

Though he did not play football until his junior year in high school, he was part of a Palmdale Falcons team that went 9–2 and won the fifth Golden League Championship.

He was also an All-Golden League selection in baseball and track & field.

Following this season, House was selected to play in the Next Level All-Star Game and was rated as the Most Valuable Player.

However, he was unrecognized by any recruiting service.

House was also an All-Golden League selection in baseball and track & field.

House went on to play football for the New Mexico State Aggies where he ranks sixth in school history for interceptions with 11.

House appeared in all thirteen games as a true freshman.

On March 19, 2011, House attended New Mexico State's pro day and attempted to have a better performance in a few combine drills.

He ran the 40-yard dash (4.37s), 20-yard dash (2.55s), 10-yard dash (1.56s), and broad jump (9'1"). At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, House was projected to be a third or fourth round pick by NFL draft experts and analysts. He was ranked the seventh best cornerback prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com and was ranked the eighth best cornerback by WalterFootball.com.

The Green Bay Packers selected House in the fourth round (131st overall) of the 2011 NFL Draft.

House was the 19th cornerback selected in 2011 and was the highest draft pick from New Mexico State since Joe Campbell was selected in the fourth round (91st overall) of 1988.

On July 29, 2011, the Packers signed House to a four-year, $2.34 million contract that included a signing bonus of $198,000.

Throughout training camp, House competed against veterans Jarrett Bush and Pat Lee for the spot as the fourth cornerback on the Packers' depth chart.

Head coach Mike McCarthy named House the sixth cornerback on the depth chart to begin the regular season, behind Charles Woodson, Tramon Williams, Sam Shields, Jarrett Bush, and Pat Lee.

On October 23, 2011, House made his professional regular season debut during a 33–27 victory at the Minnesota Vikings after being inactive for the first six games.

In Week 17, he made one solo tackle in the Packers' 45–41 victory at the Detroit Lions.

He finished his rookie season in 2011 with one tackle in two games and zero starts.

House entered training camp competing against Jarrett Bush, Sam Shields, and rookie Casey Hayward for the vacant starting cornerback spot after veteran Charles Woodson was moved to strong safety to replace Nick Collins, who was released due to health concerns.

On August 8, 2012, House recorded four combined tackles and a pass deflection before leaving the Packers' 21–13 loss at the San Diego Chargers in the third quarter with a shoulder injury.

He performed all of the combine drills and finished 13th among all defensive backs in the 40-yard dash.