Position: Wide receiver College: California Weight 85 kg | High school: Martinez (CA) Alhambra Height 1.85 m | |
Date of birth: (1993-07-04) July 4, 1993 (age 23) Place of birth: San Francisco, California NFL Draft: 2016 / Round: 5 / Pick: 163 Current team Green Bay Packers (#11 / Wide receiver) Education University of California, Berkeley Parents Linda Norman-Davis, Mark Davis Similar Geronimo Allison, Jeff Janis, Kyle Murphy, Kyler Fackrell, Dean Lowry Profiles | ||
Trevor Lee Davis (born July 4, 1993) is an American football wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at California. Davis was drafted by the Packers in the fifth round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
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Early years
Davis attended Alhambra High School in Martinez, California. His football team won a conference title with Davis totaling 27 catches for 504 yards with an 11-2 record in his junior year. As a senior, he hauled in 43 catches for 876 yards and nine touchdowns.
Davis also participated in track and field competing in the long jump, triple jump and sprint events. He would go onto set school records in the 100 (10.72) and 200 (22.15) meters and the long jump (23’ 6”).
In an interview with ESPN Wisconsin Radio in December 2016, Davis explained that his favorite NFL team growing up was the Philadelphia Eagles, due to the fact that Donovan McNabb was his second cousin. He also said that he was able to talk to McNabb when the Green Bay Packers played at the Philadelphia during his rookie season.
Hawaii (2011–2012)
In 2011, Davis started six games for the Rainbow Warriors. He made his first career start at Idaho on October 29, where he finished with four catches for 32 yards. Davis had a career-high seven catches for 81 yards and two touchdowns against Tulane and finished the season with six catches for a career-high 111 yards and one touchdown against BYU. He totaled 28 receptions for 336 yards and three touchdowns over his freshman year. As a sophomore, Davis had statistical drop where he would have 17 receptions for 235 yards and two touchdowns for the entire season. He ultimately decided to transfer from Hawaii after Greg McMackin was replaced by Norm Chow.
California (2013–2015)
After his sophomore season, he transferred to California. At California, Davis was one of the main targets for 2016 number-one pick Jared Goff. In his final two seasons, he racked up 64 receptions for 971 yards and seven touchdowns. He also started returning kicks at California, returning two kicks for touchdowns in his junior year, leading the NCAA.
Professional career
Davis earned an invite to participate in the NFL Scouting Combine, although prior to the combine he was not considered to be on the minds of many NFL analysts.
Davis ranked in the top 4 out of all wide receivers at the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine in the 40-yard dash and vertical jump.
Davis was selected in the fifth round (163rd overall) by the Green Bay Packers in the 2016 NFL Draft. When asked about his speed the Packers director of football operations Eliot Wolf said, "That was one of the main attractions, definitely." On May 6, 2016, he signed a contract with the Packers.