Davis is a three time USA Today All-Joe Team member and is a two time finalist for the Walter Payton Man of the Year. He won the Ed Block Courage Award in 2011 and was a Pro Football Focus All-Pro in 2013. Davis won the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award in 2014. In 2015 he was selected to the Pro Bowl, named First-team All-Pro, and won the NFC Championship with Carolina. In 2016 he won the Bart Starr Award.