Ryan Davis

#9 · WR · Sr. · Utah5′11″ · 181 lb · Roswell, GA

Ryan Davis is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Utah.

Davis wins underneath on volume and route precision. Played for five head coaches across six seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 132 receiving yards and 8 receptions against Cincinnati — Week 10, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Dymere MillerRutgers · 2024 · 88% season match
Anthony Evans IIIMississippi State · 2025 · 86% season match
Mekhi ShawSan Diego State · 2023 · 84% season match
Kyre DuplessisDelaware · 2025 · 79% season match
Robert LewisGeorgia State · 2023 · 79% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	Utah	62	725	11.7	4	56
2024	New Mexico	54	747	13.8	3	55
2023	New Mexico	20	250	12.5	1	41
2022	UAB	6	74	12.3	0	36
2021	UAB	13	161	12.4	0	32
2020	UAB	3	45	15.0	0	28
Career		158	2,002	12.7	8	56

Season	Team
2025	Utah	--	--
2024	New Mexico	17	--
2023	New Mexico	--	--
2022	UAB	--	--
2021	UAB	--	--
2020	UAB	37	1
Career		54	1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 43-10@ UCLA	3	22	7.3	0	10
Wk 2	W 63-9vs Cal Poly	6	58	9.7	1	27
Wk 3	W 31-6@ Wyoming	10	91	9.1	0	24
Wk 4	L 10-34vs No. 17 Texas Tech	10	70	7.0	0	12
Wk 5	W 48-14@ West Virginia	7	107	15.3	1	32
Wk 7	W 42-10vs No. 21 Arizona State	3	68	22.7	0	56
Wk 8	L 21-24@ No. 15 BYU	7	66	9.4	1	22
Wk 9	W 53-7vs Colorado	2	36	18.0	0	28
Wk 10	W 45-14vs No. 17 Cincinnati	8	132	16.5	1	46	Season-high 132 yds
Wk 12	W 55-28@ Baylor	1	9	9.0	0	9
Bowl	W 44-22vs Nebraska	5	66	13.2	0	19
Total		62	725	11.7	4	56

Signature game

Week 10 · 2025

W 45-14

vs Cincinnati

8 rec · 132 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 31-point win at home against Cincinnati.

With D. Dampier — 213 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 79.4 · 78 rush yds (14 car) · O. Phillips — 35 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 10 · Cincinnati · 2nd and 15 · Q1 · EPA +4.10Dampier to Davis: a 34-yard touchdown pass.
Week 7 · Arizona State · 2nd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +4.05Devon Dampier pass complete to Ryan Davis for 56 yds to the ASU 13 for a
Week 5 · West Virginia · 2nd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +3.57Devon Dampier pass complete to Ryan Davis for 32 yds for a TD (Dillon Curtis KICK)
Week 10 · Cincinnati · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.99Dampier to Davis: a 46-yard pass.
Week 8 · BYU · 2nd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +2.86Devon Dampier pass complete to Ryan Davis for 11 yds for a TD (Dillon Curtis KICK)
Week 2 · Cal Poly · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.70Devon Dampier pass complete to Ryan Davis for 4 yds for a TD (Dillon Curtis KICK)

4 more plays

Week 3 · Wyoming · 2nd and 15 · Q3 · EPA +2.62Devon Dampier pass complete to Ryan Davis for 15 yds to the WYO 35 for a
Week 1 · Nebraska · 2nd and 25 · Q3 · EPA +2.60Dampier to Davis: a 19-yard pass.
Week 12 · Baylor · 3rd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.51Ficklin to Davis: a 9-yard pass.
Week 4 · Texas Tech · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.29Devon Dampier pass complete to Ryan Davis for 9 yds to the TTU 49 for a

Receiving profile

Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth

How often he's targeted, and how well it works

62 rec · 725 yds · 4 TD

56 of 62 receptions matched to play-by-play

18 of 73 targets charted for true throw depth

Targets

7322% of team targets

Catch rate

77%56 of 73 targets

Behind LOS · Negative air yds

6% of targets (1)

0%catch rate

Air -1.0 avg

Short · 0–9 air yds

61% of targets (11)

73%catch rate

Air 5.5 · YAC 5.0 avg

Middle · 10–19 air yds

22% of targets (4)

50%catch rate

Air 12.8 · YAC 11.0 avg

Deep · 20+ air yds

11% of targets (2)

50%catch rate

Air 37.0 · YAC 6.0 avg

77% catch rate on 73 targets · 22% of the team's targets.

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

15%12 of his 79 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Teams and coaches

2020UAB6-3HC: Bill Clark · Run-leaning

2021UAB9-4HC: Bill Clark · Run-heavy

2022UAB7-6HC: Bryant Vincent · Run-heavy

2023New Mexico4-8HC: Danny Gonzales · Run-leaning

2024New Mexico5-7HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Run-leaning

2025Utah11-2HC: Kyle Whittingham · Run-heavy

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 70 (#78 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

70Quality starter #78 of 485 · 2025?

11 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: receptions (91st percentile). Strength: rec yards (83rd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#186 / 798 · 77th pct

0.59

Catch rate#189 / 798 · 76th pct

75.9%

TD rate#250 / 798 · 69th pct

3.8%

Explosive rate#390 / 798 · 51st pct

10.1%

Yards / catch#412 / 798 · 48th pct

11.3

Box-score rates (6)

Receptions#50 / 558 · 91st pct

Rec yards#94 / 558 · 83rd pct

725

Rec TDs#152 / 558 · 68th pct

Long catch#183 / 558 · 67th pct

Yards / catch#355 / 558 · 36th pct

11.7

Fumbles lost#86 / 218 · 36th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

80th → 77th percentile

Explosive rate

26th → 51st percentile

Catch rate

76th → 76th percentile

TD rate

32nd → 69th percentile

Yards / catch

68th → 48th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2025. 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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	5.8	72.8	14.8	0.4
Road5g	5.6	59.0	10.0	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	6.3	68.9	12.0	0.3
Weeks 8+4g	4.5	60.8	13.2	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Kyle Whittingham

Pass share

39.8%

371 pass / 562 run

Plays / game

71.8

13 games

Team sack rate

3.3%

367 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Starter

62 catches in 11 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

70 · #78 of 485 WRs · 2025

Unranked recruit. Now #78 at the position.

2026 outlook

In the mix for All-Big 12

Based on 2025: #8 of 55 Big 12 WRs

How the All-Big 12 base rate is computed

A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).