Gabriel Davis
Gabriel Davis (born April 1, 1999) is an American football wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UCF and was drafted by the Bills in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft.
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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| Born: | April 1, 1999 Sanford, Florida | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Seminole (Sanford, Florida) | ||||||||
| College: | UCF | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2020 / Round: 4 / Pick: 128 | ||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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Early years
Davis attended Seminole High School in Sanford, Florida. As a senior, he had 69 receptions for 1,347 yards and 17 touchdowns. He committed to the University of Central Florida (UCF) to play college football.[1]
College career
As a true freshman at UCF in 2017, Davis played in and started all 13 games, recording 27 receptions for 391 yards and four touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2018, he started 12 of 13 games and had 53 receptions for 815 yards and seven touchdowns.[2] He returned as a starter his junior year in 2019.[3][4] After the season, Davis entered the 2020 NFL Draft.[5]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
216 lb (98 kg) |
32 1⁄4 in (0.82 m) |
9 1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.54 s | 4.59 s | 7.08 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) | 10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) | 14 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine[6] | ||||||||||||
The Buffalo Bills selected Davis in the fourth round with the 128th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.[7]
Davis signed a four-year, $3.99 million contract, including a $699,000 signing bonus, with the Bills on May 8, 2020.[8] In Week 2, against the Miami Dolphins, he scored his first professional touchdown on a six-yard reception from Josh Allen.[9] The following week, Davis would catch four passes for a career-high 81 yards. During week three, Davis caught one pass, a 26-yard touchdown from Josh Allen. In Week 12 against the Los Angeles Chargers, Davis recorded 3 catches for 79 yards, including a 20 yard touchdown reception from fellow wide receiver Cole Beasley during the 27–17 win.[10]
References
- UCF No. 1 on Sanford Seminole WR Gabe Davis' recruiting list
- UCF receiver Gabe Davis has pro mentality during what could be final season with Knights
- Murschel, Matt (October 1, 2019). "UCF star Gabe Davis pushing to be best receiver in nation". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- Murphy, Brian (September 19, 2019). "UCF WR Gabe Davis hungry for more after dominating Stanford star CB Paulson Adebo". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- UCF losing WR Gabriel Davis to the 2020 NFL Draft
- "Gabriel Davis Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
- Parrino, Matt (April 25, 2020). "Buffalo Bills select UCF WR Gabriel Davis with No. 128 pick in 4th round". Syracuse.com. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
- Murschel, Matt. "Former UCF receiver Gabe Davis inks 4-year, $3.99 million deal with Buffalo Bills". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
- "Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins - September 20th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
- "Los Angeles Chargers at Buffalo Bills - November 29th, 2020". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 1, 2020.