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Ray Davis arrived at Kentucky after spending the 2022 and 2021 seasons at Vanderbilt and playing for Temple in 2020 and 2019. It was at Vanderbilt where he emerged as one of the SEC's better running backs. During the 2022 season, he rushed for 1,042 yards and five touchdowns in 12 games. And even though he moved on to Lexington, he received plenty of praise from Vandy coach Clark Lea. “He’s got good vision, good feet," Lea said. He’s got a knack for finding the space. He’s got a knack for knowing when to cut back and get against the grain and break the long one. He’s also a really good receiver in the pass game and we saw that when he was here." Davis garnered national attention for the Wildcats when he tallied 280 yards against the Florida Gators – including 206 yards in the first half alone. Davis is now among the likes of Herschel Walker, Willis McGahee and Marcus Lattimore as the only running backs who have rushed for 200-plus yards against the Gators. His 280 yards were the second-most ever against Florida. Davis was originally ranked as a three-star running back recruit in the 2019 class coming out of Blair Academy in New Jersey.

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What makes Ray Davis special is his ability to find success, regardless of the circumstances. He was dealt a bad hand in life and found a way to

Former Wildcat Ray Davis returns a kickoff for a touchdown against the Texans, via Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

Ray Davis Finds New Niche as the NFL's Top Kick Returner in 2025

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When Wan'Dale Robinson was a rookie, he caught one touchdown pass. In his second year, he made it to the endzone two times. In this third year, he

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BBNFL Week 15: Wan'Dale Robinson catches 4th TD of the season

Chris Rodriguez Jr. is arguably the best running back of the Mark Stoops era, and that's saying something. He, Benny Snell, and Ray Davis (among

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BBNFL Week 13: Chris Rodriguez Jr. seizes starting job, scores in third straight home game

The Mark Stoops era has come to a close after 13 seasons in Lexington and more wins than any other Kentucky football coach. In September of 2022,

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On Sunday, Wan'Dale Robinson had a career-high in receiving yards before going into the locker room at halftime. Robinson hauled in six catches for

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BBNFL Week 12: Wan'Dale Robinson has career day, Ray Davis returns kick for TD

What KSR curse? A week after Matt Jones and the crew made a trip to upstate New York to hang out with the Kentucky Wildcats on the Buffalo Bills, Ray

Ray Davis Returns a Kickoff for a Touchdown on Thursday Night Football

Buffalo Bills running back Ray Davis turned 26 Thursday. What better way to celebrate your birthday than by hitting pay dirt.   Yes, all touchdowns

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Bills RB Ray Davis takes kick return 97 yards for TD vs. Texans

Welcome to the NFL (finally!), Maxwell Hairston. The Buffalo Bills' first-round pick out of your University of Kentucky had to sit patiently on the

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BBNFL Week 8: Maxwell Hairston makes NFL debut: "It was so much fun!"

Ray Davis has been criminally underused this season in Buffalo, but in true Ray Davis fashion, he still plays hard when he gets in the game. Davis

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BBNFL Week 6: Ray Davis scores his first TD of the season

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Ray Davis is a man of many talents. As Kentucky fans learned in 2023, he's not just a physical runner. He can break a tackle and explode for a

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Ray Davis Passes Kicking Test in NFL Preseason Game

Last year, Big Blue Nation was treated to the occasional cameo from six-year Kentucky football veteran Brenden Bates in HBO’s Hard Knocks with the

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Maxwell Hairston and Ray Davis star for Bills in Hard Knocks Ep. 1

Ray Davis is a Renaissance Man. The former Kentucky Wildcat learned quite a few lessons while living all across the country. He can do more than just

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Running Back AND Field Goal Kicker? Ray Davis Does It All

Ray Davis is a tremendous football player, but he is an absolutely incredible human being. The Mental Health Advocates of WNY honored Davis with the

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Ray Davis receives Mental Health Awareness Advocacy Award

Maxwell Hairston made history in Green Bay. The Detroit native became the first Kentucky cornerback ever selected in the first round of the NFL

Sep 21, 2024; Lexington, Kentucky, USA; Kentucky Wildcats defensive back Maxwell Hairston (1) runs onto the field before the game against the Ohio Bobcats at Kroger Field. Mandatory Credit: Jordan Prather-Imagn Images

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KSR Catches Up with Ray Davis After Exceptional Rookie Season with the Bills

The MVP Bowl in the AFC Divisional Round did not disappoint on Sunday evening. The Baltimore Ravens came storming back from an 11-point deficit at

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Ray Davis helps Buffalo Bills defeat Baltimore Ravens in AFC Divisional Round

Now that the playoffs are here, the number of former Kentucky players on a professional football field dwindles each week. Unfortunately, Ray Davis

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BBNFL Playoffs: Ray Davis takes viscious hit, but Bills advance

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BBNFL Week 18: Will Levis provides one last meme to end the season

You thought you had a weird week with your family over Thanksgiving? It has nothing on the eight-day span Chris Rodriguez experienced. The Washington

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