Ray Davis (American football) explained

Ray Davis
Currentteam:Buffalo Bills
Number:22
Position:Running back
Birth Date:11 November 1999
Birth Place:San Francisco, California, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:8
Weight Lb:220
High School:Trinity-Pawling
(Pawling, New York)
Blair Academy
(Blairstown, New Jersey)
College:Temple (2019–2020)
Vanderbilt (2021–2022)
Kentucky (2023)
Draftyear:2024
Draftround:4
Draftpick:128
Pastteams:
Status:Active
Highlights:
Pfr:D/DaviRa04

Re'Mahn Walter Zhamar Jamar Davis (born November 11, 1999) is an American professional football running back for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Temple, Vanderbilt, and Kentucky.

Early life

Davis was born on November 11, 1999, in San Francisco, California, and has 14 siblings.[1] [2] [3] He spent time in foster care as a child due to both his parents being incarcerated. Davis attended Trinity-Pawling School in New York before spending a post-graduate year at Blair Academy due to academic grades.[4] At Blair, he ran for 1,698 yards and 35 touchdowns while playing eight games.[5] He finished his high school career with 4,815 yards and 48 touchdowns scored on offense while having posted 80 tackles and six interceptions on defense.

College career

Davis began playing college football for the Temple Owls in 2019, running for 936 yards and eight touchdowns as a freshman and being named first-team Freshman All-American by Pro Football Focus (PFF).[6] [7] The following year, he ran for 323 yards in four games before entering the NCAA transfer portal.

Davis ultimately transferred to play for the Vanderbilt Commodores. In 2021, He had 211 rushing yards with a touchdown in his first three games before missing the rest of the year due to injury. He ran for 1,042 yards with five touchdowns in the 2022 season, earning fourth-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) honors while having five 100-yard games and being a semifinalist for the SEC Comeback Player of the Year award.[8]

Davis entered the transfer portal a second time for his final year of eligibility in 2023, choosing to play for the Kentucky Wildcats.[9] In his Kentucky debut, he ran for 112 yards and scored two touchdowns while averaging eight yards-per-carry.[10] Against the 22nd-ranked Florida Gators, he ran for 280 yards and scored four touchdowns.[11]

Statistics

SeasonGamesRushingReceiving
GP GS Att Yards Avg TD Rec Yards Avg TD
Temple Owls
201912 5 193 936 4.8 8 15 181 12.1 2
20204 4 78 308 3.9 1 12 62 5.2 0
Vanderbilt Commodores
20213 3 44 211 4.8 1 5 27 5.4 0
202212 12 232 1,042 4.5 5 29 169 5.8 3
Kentucky Wildcats
20231313199 1,1295.7 13 3332310.6 7
Career 36 29 719 3,487 4.9 27 86 705 8.2 10

Professional career

Davis was selected by the Buffalo Bills with the 128th overall pick in the fourth round in the 2024 NFL draft.[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ray Davis . 2024-06-20 . Kentucky Wildcats.
  2. Web site: O'Gara, Connor . July 19, 2023 . 5 things I found interesting from Day 3 of SEC Media Days . 2024-06-20 . Saturday Down South.
  3. Web site: Ray Davis . 2024-06-20 . Vanderbilt Commodores.
  4. News: Black, Ryan . February 23, 2023 . How Ray Davis' unique path to Kentucky football prepared him to fight for starting RB job . 2024-06-20 . The Courier-Journal.
  5. Web site: Bishop, Chad . September 2, 2021 . Ray of Hope . 2024-06-20 . Vanderbilt Commodores.
  6. News: Hale, Jon . September 30, 2023 . Who is Ray Davis? What to know about the Kentucky RB who is dominating Florida . 2024-06-20 . Lexington Herald-Leader.
  7. Web site: Gershon, Aaron . January 25, 2023 . Ray Davis hoping to make name for himself at 'RBU' . 2024-06-20 . 247Sports.
  8. Web site: Stefaniak, Andrew . August 17, 2023 . Ray Davis will put up a ton of yards for the Wildcats this season . 2024-06-20 . Sports Illustrated.
  9. News: Curtright, Austin . September 23, 2023 . Why did Ray Davis transfer to Kentucky? Wildcats RB returns to Vanderbilt on Saturday . 2024-06-20 . The Courier-Journal.
  10. Web site: Stefaniak, Andrew . September 7, 2023 . After his week one performance Ray Davis was tabbed a top-ten transfer in college football . 2024-06-20 . Sports Illustrated.
  11. Web site: Graves, Gary B. . September 30, 2023 . Ray Davis rushes for career-high 280 yards and scores 4 TDs, Kentucky dominates No. 22 Florida 33-14 . 2024-06-20 . Associated Press.
  12. Web site: Byham . Matt . 2024-04-27 . 2024 NFL Draft: Buffalo Bills select RB Ray Davis with 128th overall pick . 2024-05-27 . Buffalo Rumblings . en.