Craig Davis

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Craig Davis
Date of birth	October 2, 1985 (age 21)
Place of birth	New Orleans, Louisiana
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	207 lb (94 kg)
Position(s)	WR
College	LSU
NFL Draft	2007 / Round TBD

Craig “Buster” Davis (born October 2, 1985, in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a wide receiver who attends Louisiana State University. He is a top prospect for the 2007 NFL Draft.

1 High School Career
2 College Career
- 2.1 Receiving
3 NFL

[edit] High School Career

Davis was rated the number one wide receiver in Louisiana and a national blue chipper as a senior at O.P. Walker High School. In his final year he caught 82 passes for 1,171 yards and 16 touchdowns leading his school to the 4A state championship game.

He was named an All-American by SuperPrep and ranked the No. 12 wide receiver in the country by Rivals.com. The Orlando Sentinel named Davis as a member of the All-Southern Team, he also made the The Times-Picayune's Top 25 Blue-Chip list and The Shreveport Times' Top 20.

[edit] College Career

Davis enrolled in LSU in 2003. He was forced to compete for game time with an extremely talented Tigers receiving corp that helped lead LSU to a joint national championship with the USC. He caught 7 passes for 63 yards, most of which came in LSU's 49-10 victory over Loisiana Tech.

In Davis' sophomore year the Tigers failed to repeat their success of 2003. In spite of this Davis emerged as the Tiger's receiving leader with 43 catches for 659 yards. He scored his first touchdown in the Tigers 24-7 win over Vanderbilt.

Davis plahyed in 11m of the Tigers games in 2005, starting 5. He ranked third on the squad with 35 receptions, for 559 yards and 2 touchdowns. The high point of his season came in the Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl where he caught 5 passes for 99 yards and a touchdown in a win over Miami.

As a senior Davis doubled as a receiver and a punt returner. He finished the year with 56 catches for 834 yards and four touchdowns. He finished his career with four catches for 50 yards in the Sugar Bowl against Notre Dame in his home of New Orleans.

[edit] Receiving

Year	Team	Rec	Yards	Average	Long	TDs
2003	LSU	7	63	9.0	17	0
2004	LSU	43	659	15.3	42	1
2005	LSU	35	559	16.0	51	2
2006	LSU	56	836	14.9	47	4
College Totals		141	2117	15.0	51	7
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[edit] NFL

Davis injured himself running the 40 at the combine but impressed souts at the LSU pro day. With many scouts their to see quarterback Jamarcus Russell it gave Davis an excellent platform to show his skills. He ran two 40's under 4.45 seconds and turned in a vertical jump of 36.5 inches.^[1]

Davis is one of a number of talented receivers in the 2007 Draft. He is expected to be taken on the first day of the draft, most likely at the beginning of the second round.