Receiver, East Carolina, 2013–⁠17

Davon Grayson

Number
No. 85
Height
6′2″
Weight
187 lb
Hometown
Suffolk, VA

Davon Grayson played receiver at East Carolina (2013–⁠17).

At a glance

Best season
886
Receiving yards, 2017 (East Carolina, 3–⁠9)
Best game
223 yards
At UConn, week 4, 2017: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week

Career highs

11catches, career highat UConn, 2017223receiving yards, career highat UConn, 20173receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last at UConn, 2017

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013East Carolina181769.8437
2014East Carolina2525710.3031
2015East Carolina3344813.6369
2017East Carolina5988615.0675
Career1351,76713.11375

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013East Carolina85WR
2014East Carolina85WR
2015East Carolina85WR
2016East Carolina85WR
2017East Carolina85WR6′2″187

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013East Carolina150.69––10.3–
2014East Carolina430.156th (n=496)0.526.45%
2015East Carolina510.4336th (n=465)0.5322.26%
2017East Carolina910.8588th (n=507)0.5277.810%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 East Carolina 11 games, 59 catches, 886 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.James MadisonL 14–⁠347860294
Sep 9atWest VirginiaL 20–⁠56576036–
Sep 16vs.Virginia TechL 17–⁠641919–
Sep 24atUConnW 41–⁠381122337510
Sep 30vs.South FloridaL 31–⁠615101144–
Oct 7vs.TempleL 10–⁠3424002610
Oct 14atUCFL 21–⁠63696141–
Oct 21vs.BYUW 33–⁠171016403612
Nov 4atHoustonL 27–⁠526380164
Nov 11vs.TulaneL 24–⁠314430180
Nov 25atMemphisL 13–⁠7021007–
2015 East Carolina 11 games, 33 catches, 448 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5vs.TowsonW 28–⁠20331014–
Sep 12atFloridaL 24–⁠31456131–
Sep 26vs.Virginia TechW 35–⁠28353024–
Oct 3atSMUW 49–⁠23210110–
Oct 10atBYUL 38–⁠45553018–
Oct 17vs.TulsaW 30–⁠17484034–
Oct 22vs.TempleL 14–⁠2421608–
Oct 30atUConnL 13–⁠311707–
Nov 7vs.South FloridaL 17–⁠222606–
Nov 19atUCFW 44–⁠7499069–
Nov 28vs.CincinnatiL 16–⁠19333118–
2014 East Carolina 10 games, 25 catches, 257 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.North Carolina CentralW 52–⁠7426011–
Sep 6atSouth CarolinaL 23–⁠33114014–
Oct 4vs.SMUW 45–⁠24320015–
Oct 11atSouth FloridaW 28–⁠171505–
Oct 23vs.UConnW 31–⁠2121609–
Nov 13atCincinnatiL 46–⁠5441505–
Nov 22vs.TulaneW 34–⁠6216011–
Nov 28atTulsaW 49–⁠32241031–
Dec 4vs.UCFL 30–⁠32468022–
Jan 3 ✦vs.FloridaL 20–⁠28236030–
2013 East Carolina 5 games, 18 catches, 176 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.Old DominionW 52–⁠38428312–
Sep 5vs.Florida AtlanticW 31–⁠13229118–
Sep 14vs.Virginia TechL 10–⁠152609–
Sep 28atNorth CarolinaW 55–⁠31347037–
Oct 5atMiddle TennesseeW 24–⁠17766032–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2018Combine or pro day 2018
Height6′0¾″
Weight199 lb
Arm length31⅜″
Hand size9″
40-yard dash4.51 s
10-yard split1.53 s
Vertical jump34½″
Broad jump10′4″
Bench press19 reps
3-cone drill7.14 s
20-yard shuttle4.40 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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