Former Vandy running back Ray Davis commits to SEC East rival Kentucky

20200517_134556by:Justin Rudolph•12/20/22

Former Vanderbilt running back Ray Davis has found a new home, and it’s not too far from where he was. According to On3’s transfer portal tracker, the ex-Commodore has committed to SEC East rival Kentucky for the 2023 season.

Davis, Vanderbilt’s leading rusher this season, finished fourth in the SEC with 1,042 yards on 232 carries (4.49 ypc.) and scored five touchdowns. It was just the tenth 1,000-yard rushing season ever by a Vanderbilt running back. He finished the season with momentum, securing three 100-yard performances in his final four games as a Commodore.

The 5-foot-9, 205-pound running back from San Francisco. A three-star prospect out of high school, he initially committed to Temple. He nearly surpassed the 1,000-yard threshold as a true freshman, tallying 936 yards and eight touchdowns in 2019. After an injury-plagued sophomore season, he hit the transfer portal and found a new home in Nashville. He could not evade the injury bug, suffering a season-ending injury in week three of the 2021 season.

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. 

Track transfer portal activity

The NCAA Transfer Portal, which covers every NCAA sport at the Division I, II and III levels, is a private database with names of student-athletes who wish to transfer. It is not accessible to the public.

While the NCAA transfer portal database is private, the On3 Network has streamlined the reporting process tracking player movement.

If you find yourself asking, ‘How can I track transfer portal activity?’ our well-established network of reporters and contacts across college athletics keeps you up to speed in several ways, from articles written about players as they enter and exit the transfer portal or find their new destination, to our social media channels, to the On3 Transfer Portal.

The transfer portal wire provides a real-time feed of player activity, including basic player profile information, transfer portal ranking and original On3 Consensus recruiting ranking, as well as NIL valuation (name, image and likeness).

The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and senior national college football reporter Matt Zenitz’s Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.