From Baton Rouge to Birmingham, Winning Tends To Follow Tyrion Davis-Price
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA - May 11, 2026
By Steve Irvine
Tyrion Davis-Price is accustomed to playing on championship teams.
The 6-foot, 219-pound running back was part of two Louisiana high school state championships at Southern University Laboratory School in his hometown of Baton Rouge. He stayed close to home in college, winning a national championship with LSU in 2019. He then won a Super Bowl championship ring as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles.
Currently, he is chasing another championship as an integral part of a talent-filled running back room with the Birmingham Stallions. The Stallions still have a lot of work left before they can make a run toward the franchise’s fourth spring league championship with the next step coming on Sunday against the Columbus Aviators at Protective Stadium. But, if they are fortunate to get into the championship game, they might want to petition to move the game to the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
Davis-Price’s four championship rings have come at three different levels but they all have one important aspect in common. All four of the title games have come about an hour away from his childhood home. All four have come inside the Superdome.
“Hey, I'm the only person in history to do that,” Davis-Price said. “You can Google it. The only person in history. My dad showed it to me. I won two state championships in the Superdome. I won a national championship in the Superdome. And I won a Super Bowl in the Superdome. Nobody did that before. That is crazy. That's a blessing from God, bro. God just blessed me like that, man. It's not me, it's him.”
Anthony McFarland Jr. and Snoop Conner have been ahead of Davis-Price for most of the season. But Davis-Price has seized the opportunities he’s been given. He had 39 offensive touches for 193 yards in four games. He averaged more than 10 yards on nine catches and has contributed some timely plays to move the chains.
“I mean, at the end of the day, man, we got a talented group with Snoop and Ant,” Davis-Price said. “Like, we all bring different things to the team to contribute. I feel like we all can get it done, whether it's a different way, same way, whatever. When it's three people in one backfield, it can be hard to fit in. That's why you got to make the most of it whenever you do have your opportunities, whether that’s one play, two plays, three plays, whatever it is. You're a playmaker and that's all it is.”
Davis-Price, who mixes a physical style of running with a good burst of speed, has been a playmaker with the football in his hands from the first time he pulled on a helmet. He rushed for a Southern Lab record 244 yards on eight carries in the state championship game as a sophomore and gained 2,500 yards with 29 touchdowns as a senior. He was a four-star recruit with heavy recruiting attention but the choice was easy for a guy who grew up close enough to campus that he could hear the Tiger Stadium noise at his house on game day.
“You know, me being from Baton Rouge, just a few minutes away from the campus, is like hometown hero type thing,” Davis-Price. “It’s something that you want to do for yourself from the time you are a kid. You see these guys on TV every weekend growing up and you just can't wait to be a part of it. You're hoping to be a part of it one day. You're working to be a part of it. You know, so it just like a process.”
He was part of that world for three seasons, rushing for 1,003 yards as a junior, including a school record 287 yards with three touchdowns against Florida. He left early to chase a NFL dream and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft. He played in six games that season, rushing for 99 yards on 34 carries. He was waived from the team the following season and spent time over the next three seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, Tennessee Titans and Green Bay Packers. Obviously, the Super Bowl championship was the highlight of his NFL experience but he also endured the ups and down of being at the top level of the sport.
Working his way back to the NFL is certainly part of his UFL experience but that’s not the focus.
“I mean, bro, to be honest with you, we're trying to win each game,” Davis-Price said. “We're trying to get into the playoffs, so we can get more film, but more that we can get to the championship to be honest with you. That's really the main thing on my mind right now. I want to win. That’s kind of like been my standard, kind of like my mindset. That's really what I want to do.”