2020 NFL Draft: 7 Prospects with rising stock after college football Week 4
6. Gabriel Davis, WR, UCF
The UCF Knights suffered a disappointing 35-34 loss to the Pittsburgh Panthers in Week 4, their first regular season loss since the 2016 college football season. Any claim for a playoff berth fell but one player’s stock continued to soar despite the defeat.
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Gabriel Davis is a 6-3, 210-plus pound receiver that can stretch the field. Against the Panthers he showed he’s a volume target, though his film largely reflects deep ball playmaker. He finished the game with 10 receptions for 151 yards and two touchdowns. Those 10 catches equal his total in the first three games of the season.
Still in those three games he averaged a jaw dropping 23 yards per catch with three touchdowns. With that plus his two that he notched against Pitt, that’s five trips to the end zone already this season for the UCF wideout.
Davis is an outside the hash receiver who’ll fit in a vertical offense. He’s not a long strider despite his length but that doesn’t necessarily hinder his effectiveness when he’s trying to get open. At the top of routes, he’s sudden and does a great job creating separation.
His stock is rising in class that’s deep at the wide receiver position. Given the depth of the class, there’s a chance that Davis doesn’t declare for the 2020 NFL Draft. However, he could be a legit sleeper should he choose to leave Orlando.