Craig Davis (American football)

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Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1985-10-02) October 2, 1985 (age 38)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school: O. Perry Walker
(New Orleans, Louisiana)
College: LSU (2003–2006)
NFL draft: 2007  / Round: 1 / Pick: 30
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:51
Receiving yards:558
Receiving touchdowns:2
Player stats at PFR

Craig "Buster" Davis (born October 2, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the first round of the 2007 NFL draft. He played college football for the LSU Tigers.

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Early life

Davis was rated the number one wide receiver in Louisiana and a national blue chipper as a senior at O.P. Walker High School. In his final year he caught 82 passes for 1,171 yards and 16 touchdowns leading his school to the 4A state championship game.

He was named an All-American by SuperPrep and ranked the No. 12 wide receiver in the country by Rivals.com. The Orlando Sentinel named Davis as a member of the All-Southern Team. He also made The Times-Picayune's Top 25 Blue-Chip list and Shreveport Times ' Top 20.

College career

Davis enrolled in LSU in 2003. He was forced to compete for game time with an extremely talented Tigers receiving corp that helped lead LSU to a BCS National Championship. He caught 7 passes for 63 yards, most of which came in LSU's 49–10 victory over Louisiana Tech.

In Davis' sophomore year the Tigers failed to repeat their success of 2003. In spite of this Davis emerged as the Tigers' receiving leader with 43 catches for 659 yards. He scored his first touchdown in the Tigers 24–7 win over Vanderbilt.

Davis played in 11 of the Tigers games in 2005, starting 5. He ranked third on the team with 35 receptions, for 559 yards and 2 touchdowns. The high point of his season came in the Peach Bowl where he caught 5 passes for 99 yards and a touchdown in a 40–3 win over Miami.

As a senior Davis doubled as a receiver and a punt returner. He finished the year with 56 catches for 834 yards and four touchdowns. He finished his career with four catches for 50 yards in the Sugar Bowl against Notre Dame in his home of New Orleans.

College statistics

YearTeamRecYardsAverageLongTDs
2003 LSU 7639.0170
2004LSU4365915.3421
2005LSU3555916.0512
2006LSU5683614.9474
College totals141211715.0517
[1]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split Broad jump
6 ft 1+3⁄8 in
(1.86 m)		207 lb
(94 kg)		4.41 s1.49 s2.54 s10 ft 1 in
(3.07 m)
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [2]

San Diego Chargers

Davis was selected by the San Diego Chargers 30th overall at the end of the first round of the 2007 NFL draft. [3]

On July 23, 2007, Davis agreed with the Chargers on a 5-year $11 million contract just before training camp. [4] If Davis played out the contract, it was worth $7.83 million with about $3.2 million in incentives. [5]

He finished his rookie season playing in 14 games, with one start, making 20 receptions for 188 yards and one touchdown.

During his second season Davis only played in four games due to an injury. He finished the season with four receptions for 59 yards.

Davis was released by the Chargers on July 28, 2011. [6]

Buffalo Bills

Davis signed with the Buffalo Bills on August 4, 2011. [7] The Bills cut Davis on September 3, 2011. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Buster Davis  #84  WR (October 2, 1985). "Buster Davis Stats, Splits, News, Photos – LSU Tigers – NCAA College Football – ESPN". ESPN . Retrieved September 20, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)[ dead link ]
  2. ↑ "2007 NFL Draft Scout Buster Davis College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  3. ↑ "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Bernie (July 23, 2007). "Davis, Chargers agree to deal". AP. Archived from the original on December 10, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  5. ↑ Acee, Kevin (July 23, 2007). "San Diego Chargers – Chargers sign top picks Davis, Weddle". SignOnSanDiego.com. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
  6. ↑ Acee, Kevin (July 28, 2011). "Buster Davis experiment officially over". SignOnSanDiego.com. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Bills sign free-agent WR Buster Davis". ESPN.com . August 4, 2011. Retrieved January 20, 2013.
  8. ↑ "AFC free-agent moves, by team". ProFootballWeekly.com. September 7, 2011. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
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