Gabriel Davis: 2020 Dynasty Rookie Profile
Position: WR
School: UCF
Class: Junior
Date of Birth: April 1, 1999
Height: 6-2 Weight: 216lbs
Athletic Testing
40-Time: 4.54
Speed Score: 103.1 (78th-percentile)
Burst Score: 121.5 (52nd-percentile)
Agility Score: 11.67 (10th-percentile)
Catch Radius: 9.90 (31st-percentile)
SPARQ-x: 96.4 (26th-percentile)
Bio
Gabriel Davis was a three-star recruit from Florida’s Seminole High School where he caught 69 passes for 1,347 yards (19.5 YPR) and 10 touchdowns as a senior. He took home first-team Class 8 All-State and Orlando Touchdown Club Offensive Player of the Year honors. Davis was an immediate starter at UCF, catching 27 passes for 391 yards (14.5 YPR ) and four touchdowns on the way to a 13-0 season. He nearly doubled those numbers in 2018 when he led the team with 53 receptions for 815 yards (15.4 YPR ) and seven touchdowns in 13 games (12 starts) and earned a first-team All-American Athletic Conference selection.
See Where Gabriel Davis Lands In Our 2020 Dynasty Rookie Rankings
Davis was first-team all-conference and led UCF in receiving again in 2019 with 72 receptions, 1,241 yards (17.2 YPR), and 12 touchdowns. He averaged six receptions per game and caught a third of the team’s receiving touchdowns which included five outings of multiple touchdown receptions.
College Stats
Gabriel Davis College Stats Courtesy of sports-reference.com
Positives
+Size
+34.4-percent (66th-percentile) Dominator
+17.2 (81st-percentile) YPR
+20.4 (53rd-percentile) Breakout Age
+Five games with 2+ TDs in 2019
+29.1-percent Target Share
+16.5-yard average target distance
+2.95 yards per route
+2.72 yards per team attempt
+33.3-percent of team receiving TDs
+Six receptions per game
Negatives
-96.4 (26th-percentile) SPARQ-x
-10th-percentile Agility Score
-31st-percentile Catch Radius
-Got away with bad route running vs poor level of competition
-Ran limited route tree
-36.7-percent contested catch rate
-Not a threat after the catch ; 4.6 yards after catch per reception
-Zero career rush attempts or kick/punt returns
-Struggles to create separation outside of vertical routes
Highlight Reel
Best Comparable Player (PlayerProfiler): Zach Pascal
NFL Draft Projection: Fifth Round
Bottom Line:
While his size, college production profile, and market share numbers are encouraging, Gabriel Davis is a developmental project at the NFL level. He ran a limited route tree and the lower level competition allowed him to get away with poor route running and lean on his NFL size and strength to get open. He’s not dynamic at all and is little threat after the catch. Davis projects as a special teamer and depth receiver early in his career with long-term upside as a vertical threat if he can develop his route tree. With draft capital likely coming sometime on Day Three, Davis is nothing but a late-round flier in dynasty rookie drafts. There are several other prospects I’d rather roll the dice on in the third and fourth rounds.
Resources: DLF, PlayerProfiler, NFL.com, PFF
