Running back, Northwestern State, 2024–⁠26

Zay Davis

Number
No. 7
Height
5′11″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Jackson, MS

Zay Davis plays running back for Northwestern State. Last time out, against McNeese: 15 carries, 64 yards; 4 catches, 27 yards. Davis leads Northwestern State in rushing touchdowns and rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

264 rushing yards, 2 TD

Last game: 15 carries, 64 yards; 4 catches, 27 yards vs. McNeese, L 21–⁠24

Next game: vs. Nicholls, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 124LCHR
  2. -3@LT
  3. 21@ETAM
  4. 5@WEB
  5. 23SELA
  6. 30@LAM
  7. 64MCN

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

124rushing yards, career highvs. Louisiana Christian, 202685receiving yards, career highvs. East Texas A&M, 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Northwestern State842112.5133
2025Northwestern State12363.009
2026Northwestern State672643.9260
Career1635113.1360

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Northwestern State151157.7151
2025Northwestern State3175.7013
2026Northwestern State2228913.1260
Career4042110.5360

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2024Northwestern State3660
2025Northwestern State81410
2026Northwestern State51250
Career163320

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Northwestern State7RBSo.
2025Northwestern State7RBJr.
2026Northwestern State7RBSr.5′11″200

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
2025Northwestern State (FCS)17-0.04––-0.7–
2026Northwestern State (FCS)900.1460th (n=478)0.1013.018%

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

2026 Northwestern State 7 games, 264 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 27vs.Louisiana ChristianL 37–⁠421212414280
Sep 5atLouisiana TechL 6–⁠809−302110
Sep 12atEast Texas A&ML 14–⁠38112102671
Sep 19atWeber StateL 20–⁠496503661
Sep 26vs.SE LouisianaL 21–⁠5262302540
Oct 3atLamarL 14–⁠4283015360
Oct 17vs.McNeeseL 21–⁠24156404270
2025 Northwestern State 4 games, 8 returns, 141 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 28vs.Alcorn StateW 20–⁠106180–––
Sep 6atMinnesotaL 0–⁠66210100
Sep 13atCincinnatiL 0–⁠70140–––
Sep 20atPrairie View A&ML 24–⁠2731302170
2024 Northwestern State 12 games, 211 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 29atTulsaL 28–⁠6210370–––
Sep 7vs.Prairie View A&ML 31–⁠379240110
Sep 12atSouth AlabamaL 10–⁠879320–––
Sep 21vs.Weber StateL 0–⁠393130110
Sep 28atSoutheast Missouri StateL 0–⁠197160–––
Oct 5atStephen F. AustinL 17–⁠599550250
Oct 12vs.East Texas A&ML 21–⁠427−403850
Oct 19atNichollsL 0–⁠20420110
Oct 26vs.LamarL 10–⁠428301240
Nov 9atSE LouisianaL 0–⁠41650130
Nov 16vs.McNeeseL 3–⁠356−601−20
Nov 23atHouston ChristianL 24–⁠626703171

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

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