Jacksonville Jaguars | |||||||
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||
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Born: | Fernandina Beach, Florida, U.S. | April 1, 1999||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Seminole (Sanford, Florida) | ||||||
College: | UCF (2017–2019) | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2020 / Round: 4 / Pick: 128 | ||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Gabriel Davis (born April 1, 1999) is an American football wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UCF and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL Draft. Davis has been nicknamed "Big-Game Gabe" due to his performance in important games. [1]
Davis attended Seminole High School in Sanford, Florida. While there, he played high school football. As a senior, he had 69 receptions for 1,347 yards and 17 touchdowns, earning him First-team Florida Class 8A All-State honors. [2] He committed to the University of Central Florida (UCF) to play college football. [3]
As a true freshman at UCF in 2017, Davis played in and started all 13 games, recording 27 receptions for 391 yards and four touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2018, he started 12 of 13 games and had 53 receptions for 815 yards and seven touchdowns. [4] He returned as a starter his junior year in 2019, catching 72 passes for 1241 yards. [5] [6] After the season, Davis entered the 2020 NFL Draft. [7]
Gabriel Davis | |||||||
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Season | Team | GP | Receiving | ||||
Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |||
2017 | UCF | 10 | 27 | 391 | 14.5 | 80 | 4 |
2018 | UCF | 12 | 53 | 815 | 15.4 | 75 | 7 |
2019 | UCF | 12 | 72 | 1,241 | 17.2 | 73 | 12 |
Career | 34 | 152 | 2,447 | 16.1 | 80 | 23 | |
Source: UCF Knights Website |
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 216 lb (98 kg) | 32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.54 s | 1.55 s | 2.66 s | 4.59 s | 7.08 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) | 10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) | 14 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine [8] [9] |
The Buffalo Bills selected Davis in the fourth round with the 128th overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. [10] Davis signed a four-year, $3.99 million contract, including a $699,000 signing bonus, with the Bills on May 8, 2020. [11] In Week 2, against the Miami Dolphins, he scored his first professional touchdown on a six-yard reception from Josh Allen. [12] The following week, Davis would catch four passes for a career-high 81 yards. During week four, Davis caught one pass, a 26-yard touchdown from Josh Allen. In Week 12 against the Los Angeles Chargers, Davis recorded three catches for 79 yards, including a 20-yard touchdown reception from fellow wide receiver Cole Beasley during the 27–17 win. [13] Overall, Davis finished his rookie season with 35 receptions for 599 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns. [14]
During the Wild Card Round of the playoffs against the Indianapolis Colts, Davis caught four passes for 85 yards, including two sideline grabs that set up Buffalo's second touchdown, as the Bills won 27–24, their first playoff win in 25 years. [15]
In Week 10 against the New York Jets, Davis caught all three of his targets for 105 yards, a season high. [16] Overall in the 2021 season, Davis appeared in 16 games, of which he started four. He had 35 receptions on 63 targets for 539 yards and six touchdowns, as the Bills finished the regular season with a 11–6 record to win the AFC East for a second consecutive season. [17] [18] In the Wild Card Round, he caught two passes for 41 yards and a touchdown in Buffalo's 47–17 rout of the New England Patriots. [19]
In the Divisional Round against the Kansas City Chiefs, Davis had a breakout performance, catching a career-high 201 yards on eight catches, and scoring an NFL record four receiving touchdowns in a playoff game during the 42–36 overtime loss. He became just the ninth player in NFL history to record 200+ receiving yards in a playoff game. [20]
During Week 5 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Davis finished with 171 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Davis had a career-high 98-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter and a one-handed catch for a 62-yard touchdown four drives later as the Bills won 38–3. [21] Davis's 98-yard catch tied the record for longest touchdown reception in franchise history. [22] Davis finished the 2022 season with 48 receptions for 836 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns in 15 games. [23]
In the Wild Card Round of the playoffs, Davis had six receptions for 113 receiving yards and a touchdown in the 34–31 victory over the Dolphins. [24]
Davis was named one of the Bills' captains before the start of the season. [25] In Week 5, against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Davis had six receptions for 100 yards and a touchdown in the 25–20 loss. [26] The loss was the last game of a four-game stretch for Davis where he scored a touchdown in each game. [27]
On March 13, 2024, Davis signed a three-year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars. [28]
Legend | |
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Led the league | |
Bold | Career high |
General | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
Year | Team | GP | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost |
2020 | BUF | 16 | 11 | 62 | 35 | 599 | 17.1 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
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2021 | BUF | 16 | 4 | 63 | 35 | 549 | 15.7 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | BUF | 15 | 15 | 93 | 48 | 836 | 17.4 | 98 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
2023 | BUF | 15 | 15 | 76 | 43 | 746 | 16.9 | 57 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Career | 62 | 45 | 294 | 161 | 2,730 | 16.8 | 98 | 27 | 3 | 2 |
Teams | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
Year | Team | GP | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost |
2020 | BUF | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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2021 | BUF | 2 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 242 | 24.2 | 75 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | BUF | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 147 | 18.4 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | BUF | 0 | 0 | Did not play due to injury | |||||||
Career | 7 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 474 | 21.5 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Davis was raised by his mother, Alana Davis. He has two siblings, Jordan and Kayla. [29] Davis grew up an Orlando Magic fan, growing up in the Central Florida area and playing at UCF.
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