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Ray Davis (American football)

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. Davis amassed 152 total yards from scrimmage in his first career start.

Ray Davis
No. 22 – Buffalo Bills
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1999-11-11) November 11, 1999 (age 25)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:Trinity-Pawling
(Pawling, New York)
Blair Academy
(Blairstown, New Jersey)
College:Temple (2019–2020)
Vanderbilt (2021–2022)
Kentucky (2023)
NFL draft:2024 / round: 4 / pick: 128
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2024
Rushing yards:262
Rushing average:4.3
Rushing touchdowns:2
Receptions:10
Receiving yards:149
Receiving touchdowns:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

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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.[2] 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.[1]

College career

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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.[6]

Davis transferred to play for the Vanderbilt Commodores.[6] 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.[1][6] 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.[1][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

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Season Games Rushing Receiving
GP GS Att Yards Avg TD Rec Yards Avg TD
Temple Owls
2019 12 5 193 936 4.8 8 15 181 12.1 2
2020 4 4 78 308 3.9 1 12 62 5.2 0
Vanderbilt Commodores
2021 3 3 44 211 4.8 1 5 27 5.4 0
2022 12 12 232 1,042 4.5 5 29 169 5.8 3
Kentucky Wildcats
2023 13 13 199 1,129 5.7 13 33 323 9.8 7
Career 36 29 719 3,487 4.9 27 86 705 8.2 10

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 8+3⁄8 in
(1.74 m) 		211 lb
(96 kg) 		30+1⁄4 in
(0.77 m) 		8+7⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		 4.52 s 1.56 s 2.67 s 4.33 s 35.0 in
(0.89 m)		 9 ft 11 in
(3.02 m)		 21 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[12][13]

Davis was selected by the Buffalo Bills with the 128th overall pick in the fourth round in the 2024 NFL draft.[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Ray Davis". Kentucky Wildcats. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  2. ^ a b O'Gara, Connor (July 19, 2023). "5 things I found interesting from Day 3 of SEC Media Days". Saturday Down South. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Ray Davis". Vanderbilt Commodores. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  4. ^ Black, Ryan (February 23, 2023). "How Ray Davis' unique path to Kentucky football prepared him to fight for starting RB job". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  5. ^ Bishop, Chad (September 2, 2021). "Ray of Hope". Vanderbilt Commodores. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d Hale, Jon (September 30, 2023). "Who is Ray Davis? What to know about the Kentucky RB who is dominating Florida". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  7. ^ Gershon, Aaron (January 25, 2023). "Ray Davis hoping to make name for himself at 'RBU'". 247Sports. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  8. ^ Stefaniak, Andrew (August 17, 2023). "Ray Davis will put up a ton of yards for the Wildcats this season". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  9. ^ Curtright, Austin (September 23, 2023). "Why did Ray Davis transfer to Kentucky? Wildcats RB returns to Vanderbilt on Saturday". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  10. ^ Stefaniak, Andrew (September 7, 2023). "After his week one performance Ray Davis was tabbed a top-ten transfer in college football". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  11. ^ 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". Associated Press. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  12. ^ "Ray Davis Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  13. ^ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Ray Davis College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  14. ^ Byham, Matt (April 27, 2024). "2024 NFL Draft: Buffalo Bills select RB Ray Davis with 128th overall pick". Buffalo Rumblings. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
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