#23

Ryan Davis

Senior wide receiver for Auburn. 2018: 66 catches, 532 receiving yards, 1 TD.

WR · Auburn · Sr. · #23

5′9″ · 185 lb · St. Petersburg, FL

Auburn 2018 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

WR recruit

No. 179 nationally · Signed with Auburn

Statement game13 rec · 72 ydsat Georgia (FBS) · L 10-27

Top 0.1% catches game since 2021.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Auburn. 2018: 66 catches, 532 receiving yards, 1 TD.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Auburn in 2015.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Auburn, 1,541 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

The week the volume broke through — put up 139 yds vs Alabama.Alabama · W 26-142017

2015

Signed with Auburn4-star out of Lakewood

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#179 national

CFB

College

Auburn

2015–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2015–2018

1 coach

2015–2018

Gus Malzahn

Auburn

Played his entire career under Gus Malzahn.

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under Gus Malzahn — 33-20 over that span.

2015Auburn7-6HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy

2016Auburn8-5HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy

2017Auburn10-4HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy

2018Auburn8-5HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (91st percentile). Concern: yards / catch (3rd percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#48 / 550 · 91st pct

Rec yards#198 / 550 · 64th pct

532

Rush yards#145 / 277 · 47th pct

Long catch#290 / 550 · 47th pct

Rush TDs#64 / 277 · 39th pct

Fumbles lost#91 / 223 · 37th pct

Rec TDs#384 / 550 · 22nd pct

Yards / catch#532 / 550 · 3rd pct

8.1

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home9g	4.3	38.0	8.8	0.1
Road4g	6.8	47.5	6.7	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-78g	4.8	39.8	8.2	0.1
Weeks 8+5g	5.6	42.8	8.1	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Alex Golesh

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2018	Auburn	66	532	8.1	1	--
2017	Auburn	84	815	9.7	5	--
2016	Auburn	25	194	7.8	1	--
2015	Auburn	--	--	--	--	--
Career		175	1,541	8.8	7	--

Season	Team
2018	Auburn	3	12	--	207	--
2017	Auburn	--	--	--	38	--
2016	Auburn	3	5	--	--	--
2015	Auburn	2	20	--	--	--
Career		8	37	--	245	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2018

W 28–24

vs Texas A&M

20 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 at home.

With A. Siposs — 48 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 54 LONG · J. Stidham — 239 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · -15 rush yds (5 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 21-16vs Washington	4	38	9.5	0	16
Wk 2	W 63-9vs Alabama State	3	34	11.3	0	26
Wk 3	L 21-22vs LSU	3	23	7.7	0	8
Wk 4	W 34-3vs Arkansas	6	40	6.7	0	13
Wk 5	W 24-13vs Southern Miss	2	12	6.0	0	9
Wk 6	L 9-23@ Mississippi State	8	91	11.4	0	42	Season-high 91 yds
Wk 7	L 24-30vs Tennessee	7	57	8.1	0	14
Wk 8	W 31-16@ Ole Miss	2	12	6.0	0	9
Wk 10	W 28-24vs Texas A&M	5	75	15.0	0	47
Wk 11	L 10-27@ Georgia	13	72	5.5	0	10
Wk 12	W 53-0vs Liberty	4	40	10.0	0	14
Wk 13	L 21-52@ Alabama	4	15	3.8	0	12
Bowl	W 63-14vs Purdue	5	23	4.6	1	7
Total		66	532	8.1	1	47

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology