2017 Football Roster
Roster
Felton Davis III
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Richmond, Va.
- High School:
- Highland Springs
Final Bio (PDF) | Game-by-Game Statistics: 2016 | 2017
CAREER NOTES: Four-year letterwinner had 100 receptions for 1,450 yards and 14 touchdowns in 38 career games, including 22 starts . . . suffered a season-ending Achilles tendon injury vs. Michigan on Oct. 20, 2018 . . . finished his career ranked 11th in school history in receiving TDs (14), 26th in receiving yards (1,450) and 30th in receptions (100) . . . 80 of his 100 career catches (80 percent) went for either a first down or a touchdown . . . snared his 100th career reception in dramatic fashion with game-winning TD at No. 8 Penn State on Oct. 13, 2018 . . . was a member of the team’s Eagles leadership council in 2018.
2018 SEASON (SENIOR): Named honorable mention All-Big Ten by both coaches and media despite playing in only seven games . . . earned MSU Biggie Munn Award (most inspirational) . . . had 31 receptions for 474 yards with team-leading four receiving TDs on the season, adding two carries for 50 yards and one rushing TD for 524 all-purpose yards and five total TDs . . . 25 of 31 catches (80.6 percent) went for first down or touchdown . . . suffered season-ending Achilles injury in Michigan game in second quarter . . . posted his second-straight multi-TD outing with career-high tying two catches at No. 8 Penn State, recording first 100-yard receiving game of the season and fourth of career with eight catches for 100 yards, including game-winning 25-yard TD catch with 19 seconds left in game and also snared 20-yard TD pass in third quarter, earning MSU Offensive Player of the Week team award . . . had total of 20 catches for 281 yards and three TDs in last two games vs. Penn State . . . six of his eight catches at Penn State went for a first down or touchdown . . . led all players with 146 all-purpose yards, including a career-high 50 rushing yards, in Northwestern game . . . also led MSU with seven receptions for 96 yards . . . scored the first rushing TD of career on a 48-yard score off of a double reverse in the third quarter . . . also had a 3-yard TD grab in the third quarter, the 12th receiving TD of career . . . recorded fourth career multi-TD game, as previous three had been two receiving scores, last doing so vs. Northwestern (10/28/17) . . . had three receptions for 66 yards against Central Michigan, with all three going for a first down, including a season-long 37-yarder on MSU’s opening drive of third quarter, setting up a Spartan touchdown; added two receptions on final drive with the last on a third-and-4 going for 15 yards and a first down, to help run clock out and seal the victory for MSU . . . caught team-best five passes for 79 yards at Indiana, with all five going for a first down, including three on an MSU touchdown drive in the second quarter with two coming on back-to-back plays . . . snared five catches for 64 yards at Arizona State, with three going for first downs . . . had 69 receiving yards on five catches vs. Utah State to become the 43rd Spartan in school history to cross the 1,000-yard receiving mark for his career . . . snared 10-yard TD catch with 28 seconds left in second quarter that gave MSU a 27-14 halftime lead, including snaring acrobatic 31-yard catch to set up game-winning touchdown and added 2-point conversion to put Spartans ahead, 38-31, with 2:00 left in game . . . all three of his catches went for either a first down or a touchdown . . . named the MSU Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against Utah State, and was also selected to the Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week.
2017 SEASON (JUNIOR): Named second-team All-Big Ten by the media and third-team All-Big Ten by the coaches . . . also named second-team All-Big Ten by Pro Football Focus and Phil Steele . . . named recipient of the MSU Tommy Love Award (most improved player: offense) . . . ranked tied for third in the B1G and tied for 25th in FBS in receiving TDs (9) . . . also ranked sixth in the Big Ten in receiving yards (776), along with seventh in both receptions per game (4.2) and receiving yards per game (59.7) . . . led the Spartans in receptions (55), receiving yards (776), receiving yards per catch (14.1) and touchdown catches (9), all career highs . . . had three 100-yard outings . . . 43 of his 55 receptions (78.2 percent) went for either a first down or a touchdown, including all six of his catches at Rutgers, eight of his 12 catches vs. Penn State, and six of his eight catches at Northwestern . . . named to Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week three times (vs. Iowa, Penn State and Rutgers) . . . recorded third 100-yard receiving game of the season, hauling in four catches for 118 yards against No. 18 Washington State in the Holiday Bowl, including snaring a career-long 49-yard touchdown pass from Brian Lewerke in the second quarter . . . the 118 receiving yards were fifth most by a Spartan in a bowl game . . . had six receptions for 72 yards at Rutgers, with all six going for first downs . . . matched last season’s total receptions by snaring career-high 12 catches for career-high 181 yards with one TD against No. 7 Penn State, scoring on a diving 33-yard TD pass in second quarter . . . the 12 catches tied for fourth most in a single game by a Spartan, and the 181 receiving yards were 13th most by a Spartan in a game . . . had three catches for 54 yards with two going for first downs on MSU scoring drive in third quarter, including a 36-yarder on a third-and-18 from the MSU 19 . . . named to PFF Big Ten Team of the Week for his performance against the Nittany Lions . . . caught eight passes for 95 yards with two touchdowns at Northwestern, including a spectacular grab in the end zone, just getting feet in bounds, to tie game with 25 seconds left and send game to OT, where he caught a 6-yard TD in the first OT period . . . had one carry for a season-long 16 yards on MSU’s first touchdown drive vs. Indiana, which ended with his 10-yard TD catch . . . had two receptions for 35 yards at Minnesota, both setting up scoring plays, as his 21-yard catch on the final play of the first quarter was on MSU’s second TD drive of the game and his 14-yarder on the opening drive of the second half ended with MSU’s second FG of the game . . . had one catch for 9 yards against No. 7 Michigan, on the first play of a drive in second quarter, which led to the Spartans’ second TD of game . . . named the Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against Iowa, as he recorded then-career highs in catches (9) and receiving yards (114) against the Hawkeyes, and tied his career high with two touchdown catches, also earning the Spartans’ Offensive Player of the Week accolades . . . also named to PFF Big Ten Team of the Week for his performance vs. Iowa . . . in the first half alone, he had seven receptions for 88 yards, as on the first play from scrimmage, he had a 31-yard reception to set up his first TD catch later in the drive, a 22-yard scoring strike from Brian Lewerke . . . added a 6-yard TD reception later in the first quarter . . . seven of his nine catches against Iowa were for either a first down or a touchdown . . . snared four catches for 38 yards against Notre Dame . . . co-winner of Spartans’ “Unsung Hero” award for second straight week as well as co-recipient of “The One” team award after he snared team-leading four catches for game-high 69 yards with a long of 25 yards against Western Michigan . . . all four catches were for MSU first downs including one on a key third-and-8 that set up the Spartans’ second TD of the day . . . started the Bowling Green game and had four catches for 35 yards with two touchdowns, the second coming on an impressive one-handed grab in the corner of the end zone for an 8-yard score . . . co-winner of the team’s “Unsung Hero” award vs. BGS.
2016 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Had 12 catches for 150 yards in 12 games of action, including two starts (Furman, Northwestern) . . . posted season highs in both receptions (6) and receiving yards (56) at Illinois and added one rush for 14 yards . . . made his second start of career vs. Northwestern and had one catch for 15 yards . . . snared one reception for 28 yards vs. BYU . . . posted his first TD catch of his Spartan career with a 13-yard reception from Tyler O’Connor in the Furman game after making first career start . . . finished the Furman game with three catches for 40 yards and one TD.
2015 SEASON (FRESHMAN): True freshman played in seven games (Air Force, Central Michigan, Purdue, Ohio State, Penn State, Iowa, Alabama) . . . was one of six true freshmen to earn a letter for the Spartans in 2015 . . . had two catches for 50 yards (25.0 avg.) . . . had a team-long 28-yard reception in the College Football Playoff Semifinal vs. No. 2 Alabama . . . caught his first career pass (22 yards) in the Big Ten Championship Game vs. No. 4 Iowa on a third-and-15 play in the first quarter that helped set up MSU’s first field goal of the game in the victory over Hawkeyes.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked among the nation’s top prospects by 247Sports.com (No. 217) . . . rated among the country’s top wide receivers by 247Sports.com (No. 22) and Rivals.com (No. 55) . . . listed among Virginia’s top seniors by 247Sports.com (No. 10), Rivals.com (No. 16), Scout.com (No. 27) and ESPN.com (No. 33) . . . two-time first-team all-conference for Coach Loren Johnson at Highland Springs (Va.) High School . . . had 37 receptions for 516 yards (13.9 avg.) and six touchdowns in just eight games in 2014 . . . had a career-best eight catches for 158 yards (19.8 avg.) and one score vs. Brook Point as a senior, including a career-long 85-yard grab . . . earned first-team All-Capital District honors in 2013 . . . caught 28 passes for 725 yards (25.9 avg.) and 10 TDs as a junior in just eight games . . . had three receptions - all resulting in TDs - for 164 yards vs. Henrico . . . two-year starter had 65 career catches for 1,241 yards (19.0 avg.) and 16 TDs in 16 games . . . accounted for 18 total TDs . . . also competed in track and field for the Springers . . . earned All-Metro honors in both the 110 hurdles (posted third-best time in Richmond area at 14.67) and 300 hurdles as a junior . . . son of Felton and Monica Davis . . . born Feb. 25, 1997 . . . psychology major.
