ESPN projects Buffalo Bills running back Ray Davis to finish among the top five rookie rushers in the NFL... but the production isn't stellar.
ESPN’s Mike Clay projects Buffalo Bills running back Ray Davis to finish among the top five rookie rushers in yardageClay projects the former Kentucky Wildcat to rush for 356 yards and two touchdowns as a rookie, firmly behind Jonathan Brooks , Trey Benson , and Blake Corum . Exiting the running back sphere, the analyst expects Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels to finish second amongst all rookies in rushing yards with 577 yards and five touchdowns.
“Corum and Davis will push Kyren Williams and James Cook, respectively, for change-of-pace touches right out of the gate,” Clay wrote of his Davis projection. “Since 2011, only six running backs who weren't selected in the first two rounds went on to rush for 1,000 yards as a rookie.”Barely scratching 350 yards throughout a 17-game season is far from garish production for a back who totaled 1,452 scrimmage yards for Kentucky last year, but it’s believable.
The two rushing touchdown projection also isn’t all that surprising when one considers who the Bills deploy at quarterback. Josh Allen can perhaps best be described as a human rhinoceros, and while Davis may have a fair number of red zone carries, it will likely be Allen who most often totes the rock near the goalline.
Davis’s production likely won’t be anything spectacular, but he’ll certainly carve out a meaningful role within Buffalo’s offense. It should also be noted that his production will not be limited to the ground; he caught 94 passes for 762 yards throughout his collegiate career, and thus, could be a factor on passing downs for the Bills.
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