Senior wide receiver for Wisconsin. 2021: 32 catches, 478 receiving yards, 2 TD.
6′0″ · 193 lb · Springfield, OH
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
WR recruit
No. 219 nationally · Signed with Wisconsin
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Wisconsin. 2021: 32 catches, 478 receiving yards, 2 TD.
Danny Davis III
Moves the chains on third down. He has spent five seasons in the Wisconsin receiving corps. The receipt on tape: 99 rec yds, 8 receptions against Penn State, Week 1, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Wisconsin, 1,688 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Paul Chryst.
Season context · Team result + system
5 seasons under Paul Chryst — 44-17 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: long catch (85th percentile). Concern: explosive rate (17th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.3 | 57.7 | 14.4 | 0.2 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 66.0 | 42.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 4.5 | 60.2 | 14.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.5 | 59.2 | 27.8 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Former four-star. Now #231 at the position.
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-16vs Penn State | 8 | 99 | 12.4 | 0 | 23 | Season-high 99 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 34-7vs Eastern Michigan | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-41vs Notre Dame | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 7 | W 20-14vs Army | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 0 | 36 | |
| Wk 9 | W 27-7vs Iowa | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-3@ Rutgers | 1 | 72 | 72.0 | 1 | 72 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-7vs Northwestern | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-23@ Minnesota | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Total | 32 | 478 | 21.3 | 2 | 72 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Daniel Jackson’s 2021 season.
Matches Daniel on
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Jalen McDonald’s path through Merrimack.
Jalen McDonald
Joshua Harris
Matches Jalen on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Daniel Jackson's senior season at Minnesota (2021).
Matches Daniel on
Player DNA