Craig Davis (American football)
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Position: | O. Perry Walker (New Orleans, Louisiana) | ||||
College: | LSU (2003–2006) | ||||
NFL draft: | 2007 / Round: 1 / Pick: 30 | ||||
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Craig "Buster" Davis (born October 2, 1985) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the first round of the 2007 NFL draft. He played college football for the LSU Tigers.
Early years
Davis was rated the number one wide receiver in Louisiana and a national blue chipper as a senior at O.P. Walker High School. In his final year he caught 82 passes for 1,171 yards and 16 touchdowns leading his school to the 4A state championship game.
He was named an
College career
Davis enrolled in LSU in 2003. He was forced to compete for game time with an extremely talented Tigers receiving corp that helped lead LSU to a BCS National Championship. He caught 7 passes for 63 yards, most of which came in LSU's 49–10 victory over Louisiana Tech.
In Davis' sophomore year the Tigers failed to repeat their success of 2003. In spite of this Davis emerged as the Tigers' receiving leader with 43 catches for 659 yards. He scored his first touchdown in the Tigers 24–7 win over Vanderbilt.
Davis played in 11 of the Tigers games in 2005,
As a senior Davis doubled as a receiver and a
Receiving
Year | Team | Rec | Yards | Average | Long | TDs |
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2003 | LSU | 7 | 63 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 |
2004 | LSU | 43 | 659 | 15.3 | 42 | 1 |
2005 | LSU | 35 | 559 | 16.0 | 51 | 2 |
2006 | LSU | 56 | 836 | 14.9 | 47 | 4 |
College Totals | 141 | 2117 | 15.0 | 51 | 7 | |
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Professional career
Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Broad jump | |||||||
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6 ft 1+3⁄8 in (1.86 m) |
207 lb (94 kg) |
4.41 s | 1.49 s | 2.54 s | 10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) | |||||||
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[2] |
San Diego Chargers
Davis was drafted by the San Diego Chargers 30th overall at the end of the first round of the 2007 NFL draft.[3]
On July 23, 2007, Davis agreed with the Chargers on a 5-year $11 million contract just before training camp. [4] If Davis played out the contract, it was worth $7.83 million with about $3.2 million in incentives. [5]
He finished his rookie season playing in 14 games, with one start, making 20
During his second season Davis only played in four games due to an injury. He finished the season with four receptions for 59 yards.
Davis was released by the Chargers on July 28, 2011. [6]
Buffalo Bills
Davis signed with the Buffalo Bills on August 4, 2011.[7] The Bills cut Davis on September 3, 2011. [8]
References
- ^ Buster Davis #84 WR (1985-10-02). "Buster Davis Stats, Splits, News, Photos – LSU Tigers – NCAA College Football – ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "2007 NFL Draft Scout Buster Davis College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
- ^ "2007 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- ^ Wilson, Bernie (2007-07-23). "Davis, Chargers agree to deal". AP. Archived from the original on 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ Acee, Kevin (2007-07-23). "San Diego Chargers – Chargers sign top picks Davis, Weddle". SignOnSanDiego.com. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
- ^ Acee, Kevin (2011-07-28). "Buster Davis experiment officially over". SignOnSanDiego.com. Retrieved 2011-10-25.
- ^ "Bills sign free-agent WR Buster Davis". ESPN.com. August 4, 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "AFC free-agent moves, by team". ProFootballWeekly.com. 2011-09-07. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-10-25.