Player Dossier

2017-2021

Wisconsin

Danny Davis III

WR • 6'0" • 193 lbs • Springfield, OH, USA

Alpha targetExplosive finisher

Danny Davis III reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

16%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

57

Solid production for a receiver

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Reliability

63

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

59

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Wisconsin

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Wisconsin
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa

Player Story

Danny Davis III built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Springfield, OH wearing No. 7, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Danny Davis III's career was his receiving...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2017 · Rating 0.9153

Springfield · Springfield, OH

Committed To
Wisconsin
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Danny Davis III, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Wisconsin. Danny Davis III reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,688
Receptions
131
Touchdowns
16

Quick Answers

Danny Davis III quick answers

Latest team and position
Wisconsin · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,688
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 42 games
Best season
2021 Regular Season · Wisconsin
Top game
Iowa
Recruit profile
4-star · Springfield · Wisconsin
High school pipeline
Springfield · 22 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 7 · Senior
2021 Receiving yards rank
478 receiving yards · WR 223rd (top 22%) · Big Ten 26th (top 12%) · National 247th (top 13%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2017 PostseasonWisconsin10556375.8
2017 Regular SeasonWisconsin1021362275.8
2018 Regular SeasonWisconsin1040464583.1
2019 PostseasonWisconsin12217056.1
2019 Regular SeasonWisconsin1228233256.1
2020 Regular SeasonWisconsin2378243
2021 Regular SeasonWisconsin832478287.8

Related Context

Danny Davis III played WR for Wisconsin. Across 5 tracked seasons, Danny Davis III recorded 245 rushing yards, 1,688 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Wisconsin.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Wisconsin paired 478 primary output with 86.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 86.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Penn State

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2021 Regular Season · Wisconsin

Games

8

Receiving Yards / G

59.8

Efficiency

86.7

Usage

25.1

Consistency

80.9

Best Game by takeover score

Penn State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Penn State: 99. Eastern Michigan: 30. Notre Dame: 64. Army: 48. Iowa: 59. Rutgers: 72. Northwestern: 46. Minnesota: 60

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Penn State: 8 by 82.5. Eastern Michigan: 3 by 66.7. Notre Dame: 5 by 85.3. Army: 2 by 100. Iowa: 5 by 78.7. Rutgers: 1 by 100. Northwestern: 3 by 100. Minnesota: 5 by 80

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins51 · Games = 5 · -23.3 vs Losses
Losses74.3 · Games = 3 · +23.3 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Penn State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Northwestern

Result
Sat 11/27@ MinnesotaL 13-2356010.212017
Sat 11/13vs NorthwesternW 35-734615.315.30117
Sat 11/6@ RutgersW 52-31727272172
Sat 10/30vs IowaW 27-755911.811.80016
Sun 10/17vs ArmyW 20-142482424036
Sat 9/25vs Notre DameL 13-4156412.812.80019
Sat 9/11vs Eastern MichiganW 34-73301010012
Sat 9/4vs Penn StateHigh volumeL 10-1689912.412.40023

Player Story

Danny Davis III story

Danny Davis III built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Springfield, OH wearing No. 7, spending time with Wisconsin. The clearest part of Danny Davis III's career was his receiving role: 131 catches, 1,688 receiving yards, 14 touchdowns, and 245 rushing yards across 42 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Wisconsin. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 245 rushing yards, 1 tackle, and 80 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 42 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Wisconsin.

The arc is straightforward: Danny Davis III moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Wisconsin

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2017201720182019201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonWisconsin41884.917.3
2017 Regular SeasonWisconsin41884.917.30
2018 Regular SeasonWisconsin46477.326.546
2019 PostseasonWisconsin25055.216.3-214
2019 Regular SeasonWisconsin25055.216.30
2020 Regular SeasonWisconsin78709.2-172
2021 Regular SeasonWisconsin47886.725.1400

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Iowa

Week 11 · W 38-14 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

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Receiving Yards

100 takeover

74 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Penn State

Week 1 · L 10-16 · Conference game

99

Receiving Yards

94.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

99 receiving yards with a 82.5 efficiency score.

#3

@ Purdue

Week 12 · W 47-44 · Conference game

82

Receiving Yards

90.5 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

82 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Minnesota

Week 13 · L 15-37 · Conference game

93

Receiving Yards

87.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

93 receiving yards with a 62 efficiency score.

#5

vs Northwestern

Week 5 · W 33-24 · Conference game

50

Receiving Yards

86.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

50 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Regular Season · Wisconsin

478 primary output · 86.7 efficiency · 25.1 usage

87.8

#2

2018 Regular Season · Wisconsin

83.1

464 primary · 77.3 efficiency · 26.5 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Wisconsin

75.8

418 primary · 84.9 efficiency · 17.3 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

2

8+ catch outings

2

2+ TD games