Trevor Davis

Trevor Davis
No. 11 Green Bay Packers
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1993-07-04) July 4, 1993
Place of birth: San Francisco, California
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
High school: Martinez (CA) Alhambra
College: California
NFL Draft: 2016 / Round: 5 / Pick: 163
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016
Receptions: 3
Receiving yards: 24
Receiving touchdowns: 1
Return yards: 179
Return touchdowns: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Trevor Lee Davis (born July 4, 1993) is an American football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at California. Davis was drafted by the Packers in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL Draft.

Early years

Davis attended Alhambra High School in Martinez, California. His football team won a conference title with Davis totaling 27 catches for 504 yards with an 11-2 record in his junior year. As a senior, he hauled in 43 catches for 876 yards and nine touchdowns.

Davis also participated in track and field competing in the long jump, triple jump and sprint events. He would go onto set school records in the 100 (10.72) and 200 (22.15) meters and the long jump (23’ 6”).

In an interview with ESPN Wisconsin Radio in December 2016, Davis explained that his favorite NFL team growing up was the Philadelphia Eagles, due to the fact that Donovan McNabb was his second cousin. He also said that he was able to talk to McNabb when the Green Bay Packers played at Philadelphia during his rookie season.[1]

College career

Hawaii (2011–2012)

In 2011, Davis started six games for the Rainbow Warriors. He made his first career start at Idaho on October 29, where he finished with four catches for 32 yards. Davis had a career-high seven catches for 81 yards and two touchdowns against Tulane and finished the season with six catches for a career-high 111 yards and one touchdown against BYU. He totaled 28 receptions for 336 yards and three touchdowns over his freshman year. As a sophomore, Davis had statistical drop where he would have 17 receptions for 235 yards and two touchdowns for the entire season. He ultimately decided to transfer from Hawaii after Greg McMackin was replaced by Norm Chow.[2]

California (2013–2015)

After his sophomore season, he transferred to California. At California, Davis was one of the main targets for 2016 number-one pick Jared Goff. In his final two seasons, he racked up 64 receptions for 971 yards and seven touchdowns. He also started returning kicks at California, returning two kicks for touchdowns in his junior year, leading the NCAA.[3]

Professional career

Davis earned an invite to participate in the NFL Scouting Combine, although prior to the combine he was not considered to be on the minds of many NFL analysts.[4]

External video
Davis's NFL Combine workout
Davis gets drafted by Green Bay
Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40‑yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20‑ss 3‑cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 1 in 188 lb 31 in 10 in 4.42 s 1.51 s 2.57 s 4.22 s 6.60 s 38.5 in 10 ft 4 in 11 reps
All values are from NFL Combine[5][6]

Davis ranked in the top 4 out of all wide receivers at the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine in the 40-yard dash and vertical jump.[7][8]

Davis was selected in the fifth round (163rd overall) by the Green Bay Packers in the 2016 NFL Draft.[9] When asked about his speed the Packers director of football operations Eliot Wolf said, "That was one of the main attractions, definitely."[10] On May 6, 2016, he signed a contract with the Packers.[11] In Week 8 against the Falcons, Davis caught his first pass on a six-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers. Later that game he caught his first career touchdown on a nine-yard pass from Rodgers. He finished the game with three receptions for 24 yards, his total for the whole season.

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Year Team G GS Receiving Fumbles
Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FUM Lost
2016 GB 11 0 3 24 8.0 9 1 2 1
Total 11 0 3 24 8.0 9 1 2 1
Source: NFL.com

References

  1. ↑ http://www.espn.com/espnradio/play?id=18354518&ex_cid=espnapi_public
  2. ↑ "Hawaii transfer impresses at receiver for Cal". SFGate.com.
  3. ↑ "Trevor Davis Statistics". Sports Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  4. ↑ Ledyard, Jon (April 3, 2016). "2016 NFL Draft Scouting Report: California WR Trevor Davis". DraftWire.USAToday.com. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  5. ↑ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Trevor Davis". NFL.com. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Trevor Davis - California, WR : 2016 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Top WR 40-yard dash performers". NFL.com. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Top WR vertical jump performers". NFL.com. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  9. ↑ "National Football League: NFL Draft 2016 - Trevor Davis". NFL.com. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  10. ↑ Demovsky, Rob (April 30, 2016). "With Trevor Davis added in fifth round, don't call Packers receivers slow". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Packers sign four draft choices". Packers.com. May 6, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
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