Running back, Kentucky (from Temple, Vanderbilt), 2019–⁠23

Ray Davis

Lettered 2023 (school media guide)

Number
No. 1
Height
5′10″
Weight
216 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
San Francisco, CA
Born
Nov 20, 1999

Ray Davis played running back at Temple (2019–⁠20), Vanderbilt (2021–⁠22) and Kentucky (2023). The Buffalo Bills took Davis in round 4, No. 128 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,129
Rushing yards, 2023 (Kentucky, 7–⁠6)
Best game
280 yards
Vs. Florida, week 5, 2023: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 128
Round 4, 2024 NFL Draft (Buffalo Bills)

Career highs

280rushing yards, career highvs. Florida, 20233rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Florida, 202397receiving yards, career highvs. Akron, 20232receiving touchdowns, career highat Louisville, 2023

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2019Temple1939364.8855
2020Temple783083.9130
2021Vanderbilt442114.8126
2022Vanderbilt2099264.4445
2023Kentucky1991,1295.71475
Career7233,5104.92875

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Temple1518112.1251
2020Temple12625.2014
2021Vanderbilt5275.4011
2022Vanderbilt261315.0224
2023Kentucky333239.8758
Career917248.01158

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Temple1RBYr 1
2020Temple1RBYr 2
2021Vanderbilt1RBYr 3
2022Vanderbilt1RBYr 4
2023Kentucky1RBSr. (Yr 5)5′10″216

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
2019Temple2170.1144th (n=287)0.1323.924%0.06
2020Temple91-0.075th (n=212)0.14-6.130%-0.03
2021Vanderbilt350.11––3.914%–
2022Vanderbilt470.23––10.625%–
2023Kentucky2320.2778th (n=450)0.1762.833%0.31

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

2023 Kentucky 13 games, 1,129 rushing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.Ball StateW 44–⁠141411223100
Sep 9vs.Eastern KentuckyW 28–⁠17125203361
Sep 16vs.AkronW 35–⁠377213971
Sep 23atVanderbiltW 45–⁠28177821−60
Sep 30vs.FloridaW 33–⁠14262803191
Oct 7atGeorgiaL 13–⁠51155902361
Oct 14vs.MissouriL 21–⁠382012802111
Oct 28vs.TennesseeL 27–⁠33164213280
Nov 4atMississippi StateW 24–⁠321800160
Nov 11vs.AlabamaL 21–⁠49122625320
Nov 18atSouth CarolinaL 14–⁠1712611170
Nov 25atLouisvilleW 38–⁠31147614512
Dec 29 ✦vs.ClemsonL 35–⁠3813631460
2022 Vanderbilt 11 games, 926 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 27atHawai’iW 63–⁠109871180
Sep 3vs.ElonW 42–⁠31209503171
Sep 10vs.Wake ForestL 25–⁠45188715210
Sep 24atAlabamaL 3–⁠5511170140
Oct 8vs.Ole MissL 28–⁠522710514220
Oct 15atGeorgiaL 0–⁠55122902200
Oct 22atMissouriL 14–⁠1715280270
Nov 5vs.South CarolinaL 27–⁠38201670151
Nov 12atKentuckyW 24–⁠21261291110
Nov 19vs.FloridaW 31–⁠24301220190
Nov 26vs.TennesseeL 0–⁠56216005170
2021 Vanderbilt 3 games, 211 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4vs.East Tennessee StateL 3–⁠23155801110
Sep 11atColorado StateW 24–⁠21177704160
Sep 18vs.StanfordL 23–⁠4112761–––
2020 Temple 4 games, 308 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Oct 10atNavyL 29–⁠3123971110
Oct 17vs.South FloridaW 39–⁠37258304290
Oct 24atMemphisL 29–⁠412011305320
Oct 31atTulaneL 3–⁠3810150200
2019 Temple 12 games, 936 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31vs.BucknellW 56–⁠1296012781
Sep 14vs.MarylandW 20–⁠1715920–––
Sep 21atBuffaloL 22–⁠387590–––
Sep 28vs.Georgia TechW 24–⁠22913521120
Oct 3atEast CarolinaW 27–⁠17241571–––
Oct 12vs.MemphisW 30–⁠2823720–––
Oct 19atSMUL 21–⁠45165414130
Oct 26vs.UCFL 21–⁠6312260110
Nov 16vs.TulaneW 29–⁠2113690–––
Nov 23atCincinnatiL 13–⁠15137113270
Nov 30vs.UConnW 49–⁠17171051260
Dec 27 ✦vs.North CarolinaL 13–⁠55153612441

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2024 Senior Bowl (American team, lost 7–⁠16).

DrillCombine or pro day 2024
Height5′8⅜″
Weight211 lb
Arm length30¼″
Hand size8⅞″
Wingspan72¼″W
40-yard dash4.52 s
10-yard split1.56 s
Vertical jump35″
Broad jump9′11″
Bench press21 reps
20-yard shuttle4.51 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). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 37 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.

First-team All-Pro (AP): 2025

All-Pro teams: AP first team 2025; Pro Football Writers first team 2025; Sporting News first team 2025.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2024Buffalo Bills17113442317189
2025Buffalo Bills175827501086
2026 (so far)Buffalo Bills326014
NFL career37173723328279

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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