Player Career

Ray Davis Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Ray Davis story

Ray Davis built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a running back from San Francisco, CA wearing No. 1, spending time with Kentucky, Temple, and Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Ray Davis' career was his backfield work: 3,510 rushing yards, 723 carries, 28 rushing touchdowns, and 724 receiving yards across 43 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Kentucky. 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 724 receiving yards and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 43 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kentucky, Temple, and Vanderbilt.

The arc is straightforward: Ray Davis 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.

  1. 1

    Temple

    2019-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Vanderbilt

    2021-2022

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Kentucky

    2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2019201920202021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 PostseasonTemple1,11755.130
2019 Regular SeasonTemple1,11755.1300
2020 Regular SeasonTemple37038.635.2-747
2021 Regular SeasonVanderbilt23851.627.1-132
2022 Regular SeasonVanderbilt1,0574639.8819
2023 PostseasonKentucky1,45257.642.4395
2023 Regular SeasonKentucky1,45257.642.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Florida

Week 5 · W 33-14 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

289

Scrimmage Yards

98.2 takeover

289 scrimmage yards and 60 usage.

#2

vs South Carolina

Week 10 · L 27-38 · Conference game

172

Scrimmage Yards

94.7 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

172 scrimmage yards and 35.6 usage.

#3

@ East Carolina

Week 6 · W 27-17 · Conference game

157

Scrimmage Yards

85.7 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

157 scrimmage yards and 31.2 usage.

#4

@ Memphis

Week 8 · L 29-41 · Conference game

145

Scrimmage Yards

85.4 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

145 scrimmage yards and 33.8 usage.

#5

vs Georgia Tech

Week 5 · W 24-2

147

Scrimmage Yards

81 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

147 scrimmage yards and 51.7 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Kentucky

1,452 primary output · 57.6 efficiency · 42.4 usage

78.7

#2

2023 Regular Season · Kentucky

78.7

1,452 primary · 57.6 efficiency · 42.4 usage

#3

2022 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

73.6

1,057 primary · 46 efficiency · 39.8 usage

Milestones

11

100+ rush yards

4

150+ scrimmage yards

9

2+ TD games