Corey Davis (wide receiver)
Corey Davis (wide receiver)
Receptions: | 22 |
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Receiving yards: | 227 |
Receiving touchdowns: | 0 |
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Corey Davis (born January 11, 1995) is an American football wide receiver for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Western Michigan, where he became the NCAA's career receiving yards leader. He was drafted by the Titans fifth overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.
Early years
The second youngest of seven siblings, Davis attended Wheaton Warrenville South High School in Wheaton, Illinois, where as a sophomore he was called up to varsity to play alongside his older brother Titus Davis, who went on to become the all-time leading receiver in touchdowns and yards from scrimmage for Central Michigan University, and currently plays for the Chicago Bears. The duo were part of the Tigers 2010 perfect 14–0 Illinois Class 7A state championship team. As a senior, Corey finished the season 45 receptions and six receiving touchdowns. During his youth football years playing for the Wheaton Rams he forged a close friendship with Northern Illinois University quarterback Ryan Graham, the son of former Tampa Bay Buccaneers player Dan Graham, at the end of his junior year he decided to move out of his family's two bedroom apartment and move in with the Graham family and they would later become Davis' legal guardians. Davis did not receive any scholarships until late in his Senior year. Davis struggled with school throughout his first three years of high school. The Grahams hired a personal tutor for him so he could get his GPA high enough where he could be eligible to receive an NCAA Scholarship. After graduation, Davis committed to Western Michigan University to play college football, which was his only Division One scholarship
College career
As a true freshman at Western Michigan in 2013, Davis set school freshman records with 67 receptions for 941 yards and was named the Mid-American Conference (MAC) Freshman of the Year. [undefined] [undefined]
As a sophomore in 2014, Davis had 78 receptions for 1,408 yards and 15 touchdowns.
As a junior in 2015, Davis had 90 receptions for 1,436 yards and 12 touchdowns.
Against Toledo on November 25, 2016, Davis became the all-time FBS leader in receiving yards, breaking the record previously held by Nevada's Trevor Insley. He was named conference Offensive Player of the Year as well as First-Team All-MAC. [undefined]
Statistics
The following table lists Davis's career statistics through December 9, 2016: [undefined]
Year | Team | GP | Rec | Rec Yds | Avg | Rec TD | Rush | Rush Yds | Avg | TD |
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2013 | Western Michigan | 11 | 67 | 941 | 14.0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
2014 | Western Michigan | 12 | 78 | 1,408 | 18.1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
2015 | Western Michigan | 13 | 89 | 1,429 | 16.1 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 |
2016 | Western Michigan | 14 | 97 | 1,500 | 15.7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Career | 50 | 331 | 5,278 | 16.0 | 52 | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 |
Bold italics indicates led NCAA Division I
Professional career
Though Davis was invited to the NFL Combine, he was not able to participate in athletic drills due to an ankle injury. [undefined] Davis reportedly scored 31 on the Wonderlic test. [undefined]
Despite an injury leaving Davis unable to perform pre-draft workouts, he was still considered a top wide receiver prospect eligible for the 2017 NFL Draft class. [undefined] [undefined] Davis was eventually the draft's first wide receiver off the board, being selected by the Tennessee Titans with the fifth overall pick. He is the highest draft selection ever for Western Michigan. [undefined]
On September 10, 2017, in the season opening loss to the Oakland Raiders, Davis had six receptions for 69 yards in his NFL debut. [undefined]
See also
List of NCAA Division I FBS career receiving yards leaders
List of NCAA Division I FBS career receiving touchdowns leaders