Running back, South Carolina, 2012–⁠14

Mike Davis

Number
No. 28
Height
5′9″
Hometown
Atlanta, GA
Born
Feb 19, 1993

Mike Davis played running back at South Carolina (2012–⁠14). The San Francisco 49ers took Davis in round 4, No. 126 overall in the 2015 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,183
Rushing yards, 2013 (South Carolina, 11–⁠2)
Best game
167 yards
At UCF, week 5, 2013: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 126
Round 4, 2015 NFL Draft (San Francisco 49ers)

Career highs

183rushing yards, career highat Kentucky, 20143rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Kentucky, 201410catches, career highat Missouri, 201399receiving yards, career highat Missouri, 2013

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2012South Carolina522755.3250
2013South Carolina2031,1835.81175
2014South Carolina1999824.9940
Career4542,4405.42275

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012South Carolina4358.8015
2013South Carolina3435210.4038
2014South Carolina3236811.5234
Career7075510.8238

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012South Carolina28RB
2013South Carolina28RB
2014South Carolina28RB5′9″

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013South Carolina2240.1681st (n=226)0.0736.828%0.06
2014South Carolina2370.2276th (n=253)0.1251.725%0.23

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2014 South Carolina 13 games, 982 rushing yards, 9 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 28vs.Texas A&ML 28–⁠526150110
Sep 6vs.East CarolinaW 33–⁠231810123280
Sep 13vs.GeorgiaW 38–⁠35176602160
Sep 20atVanderbiltW 48–⁠34178204300
Sep 27vs.MissouriL 20–⁠212210412310
Oct 4atKentuckyL 38–⁠45231833280
Oct 18vs.FurmanW 41–⁠101811121240
Oct 25atAuburnL 35–⁠42218806851
Nov 1vs.TennesseeL 42–⁠45166901340
Nov 15atFloridaW 23–⁠20155612230
Nov 22vs.South AlabamaW 37–⁠1211302410
Nov 29atClemsonL 17–⁠35123904280
Dec 27 ✦vs.MiamiW 24–⁠21135502191
2013 South Carolina 12 games, 1,183 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29vs.North CarolinaW 27–⁠10121151–––
Sep 7atGeorgiaL 30–⁠411614914490
Sep 14vs.VanderbiltW 35–⁠25177713670
Sep 28atUCFW 28–⁠252616732110
Oct 5vs.KentuckyW 35–⁠282110623540
Oct 12atArkansasW 52–⁠7191281340
Oct 19atTennesseeL 21–⁠232113712160
Oct 26atMissouriW 27–⁠241951010990
Nov 2vs.Mississippi StateW 34–⁠161512802260
Nov 16vs.FloridaW 19–⁠1413540160
Nov 30vs.ClemsonW 31–⁠17152212100
Jan 1 ✦vs.WisconsinW 34–⁠2494902100
2012 South Carolina 12 games, 275 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30atVanderbiltW 17–⁠13140–––
Sep 8vs.East CarolinaW 48–⁠102100–––
Sep 15vs.UABW 49–⁠64841–––
Sep 22vs.MissouriW 31–⁠10160–––
Sep 29atKentuckyW 38–⁠17290–––
Oct 6vs.GeorgiaW 35–⁠7340–––
Oct 20atFloridaL 11–⁠446200160
Oct 27vs.TennesseeW 38–⁠355200–––
Nov 10vs.ArkansasW 38–⁠2013531–––
Nov 17vs.WoffordW 24–⁠732201150
Nov 24atClemsonW 27–⁠1712430190
Jan 1 ✦vs.MichiganW 33–⁠28–––150

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2015Combine or pro day 2015
Height5′9⅛″
Weight217 lb
Arm length30¼″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan72¼″W
40-yard dash4.61 s
10-yard split1.62 sW
Vertical jump34″
Broad jump9′8″
Bench press17 reps
3-cone drill7.00 s
20-yard shuttle4.18 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

8 seasons, 76 games with a stat; latest team: Baltimore Ravens.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2015San Francisco 49ers535580738
2016San Francisco 49ers719501325
2017Seattle Seahawks668240015131
2018Seattle Seahawks15112514434214
2019Carolina Panthers613270722
2020Carolina Panthers15165642659373
2021Atlanta Falcons17138503344259
2022Baltimore Ravens5818024
NFL career765582,052141711,066

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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