The Browns placed Davis on injured reserve Tuesday due to a quadriceps injury.
Davis sustained the injury during a training camp practice in late July, forcing him to miss all three of the Browns' preseason games. By opening the regular season on IR, the fifth-year defensive tackle will be required to miss at least four games, so Week 5 against the Jets on Sunday, Oct. 11 is the earliest the Davis would see the field under the current designation, though it's possible he works out an injury settlement with the team between now and then. Adin Huntington and Mike Hall will serve as the Browns' rotational options at defensive tackle behind starters Mason Graham and Maliek Collins for as long as Davis is sidelined.
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Browns' Kalia Davis: Departing Bay Area for Cleveland
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Davis and the Browns agreed to terms Friday on a one-year contract worth up to $3 million, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.
Davis was selected by the 49ers in the sixth round of the 2022 NFL Draft and spent his first four years in the NFL with San Francisco, but he will now call Cleveland home. He is coming off a career year in 2025, finishing with 28 tackles (10 solo), including 0.5 sacks and three pass defenses across 17 regular-season games. Davis figures to serve in a rotational role on the Browns' interior defensive line behind Mason Graham and Maliek Collins (quadriceps).
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49ers' Kalia Davis: New career high of 28 tackles
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Davis finished the 2025 regular season with 28 tackles (10 solo), including 0.5 sacks, and three passes defended across 17 games played.
The third-year lineman appeared in every game for the 49ers this season after combining for just 16 games played over his previous two years in the league. Davis finished the season as a starter while setting a new high-water mark in combined tackles with 28. The UCF product will attempt to take another step forward in the final year of his rookie contract with the 49ers in 2026.
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49ers' Kalia Davis: Will play Sunday
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Davis (hand) is active for San Francisco's matchup versus Tampa Bay on Sunday, Briana Jeannel of the team's official site reports.
Davis is set to play despite recently undergoing surgery to repair a broken hand suffered in the Week 5 win over the Rams. The 27-year-old should return to his role as one of the team's starting defensive tackles alongside Jordan Elliott for Sunday's game.
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49ers' Kalia Davis: Ruled out Thursday
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Davis (hand) has been ruled out for the rest of Thursday night's game against the Rams, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
The defensive tackle exited in the first half after making two tackles. In his absence, Alfred Collins should see more snaps.
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49ers' Kalia Davis: Questionable to return Thursday
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Davis (hand) is questionable to return to Thursday's game against the Rams, Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
The defensive tackle made two tackles before exiting. Davis played about half of the defensive snaps in each of San Francisco's first four games. Alfred Collins and CJ West are the next men up at defensive tackle.
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49ers' Kalia Davis: Active for Week 5
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Davis (knee) is active for Sunday's game versus Arizona.
Davis was activated from injured reserve over the weekend and will be available to make his season debut Sunday, serving as rotational depth inside behind Maliek Collins and Jordan Elliott.
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49ers' Kalia Davis: Practice window opens
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The 49ers opened Davis' (knee) 21-day practice window Wednesday.
Davis underwent knee surgery in mid-August and has spent the first four weeks of the 2024 season on San Francisco's injured reserve list. Now that his practice window is open, the 49ers have 21 days to activate Davis to their active roster. Expect the UCF product to serve as a rotational interior defensive lineman once he's fully past his knee injury.
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49ers' Kalia Davis: Officially on IR
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Davis (knee) was placed on injured reserve by the 49ers on Tuesday.
Davis underwent knee surgery earlier in the month and he'll now officially open the regular season on IR. The defensive tackle is expected to miss roughly half the year, meaning he'd return at some point in mid to late November.
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49ers' Kalia Davis: Set for extended absence
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Davis is slated to have knee surgery and will miss half the 2024 campaign, Matt Barrows of The Athletic reports.
Davis played in San Francisco's preseason opener Saturday against Tennessee and recorded two tackles, including a sack. However, he suffered a knee injury in the contest and is now expected to miss extended time for the third straight season. Davis didn't play in his rookie campaign due to a knee issue and missed the final three weeks of the regular season as well as all of the playoffs last year due to an ankle injury.
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49ers' Kalia Davis: Stays on IR
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Davis (ankle) will remain on injured reserve and won't play in Sunday's Super Bowl matchup with the Chiefs, David Lombardi of The Athletic reports.
Davis has seemingly already recovered from his high-ankle sprain and has been a full participant during practice since before the 49ers' win over the Lions in the NFC Championship Game. Though he won't be available to play as the 49ers finish out their season, the defensive tackle should be a full participant for the team's offseason program.
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49ers' Kalia Davis: Placed on IR
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Davis (ankle) was placed on injured reserve by the 49ers on Wednesday.
Davis suffered a high-ankle sprain in the team's Week 15 win over the Cardinals and he'll now be forced to miss the remainder of the regular season. In his absence, T.Y. McGill is a candidate to step into a more significant role on San Francisco's defensive line.
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49ers' Kalia Davis: Won't return versus Arizona
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Davis (ankle) has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.
With Davis out, T.Y. McGill will take over as the backup defensive tackle behind Kevin Givens and Javon Kinlaw. Davis did not record a stat before leaving Sunday's game.
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49ers' Kalia Davis: Plays in preseason game
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Davis (knee) played in the 49ers' preseason finale against the Chargers on Friday.
The defensive tackle recorded two tackles. A sixth-round pick in 2022, Davis spent most of the season on the reserve/non-football injury list. The second-year pro is competing for a depth role as Week 1 approaches.
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49ers' Kalia Davis: Not activated by 49ers
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Davis' (knee) 21-day window to be activated by the team after getting designated to return from the reserve/non-football injury list has come to a close, David Lombardi of The Athletic reports.
Davis has practiced with the team for the last three weeks but will no longer be able to after not getting activated. The 49ers are healthy on their interior defensive line entering the playoffs, so they plan on sticking to their original plan of "redshirting" Davis during his rookie campaign to ensure his health for the 2023 season.
