Buster Davis (wide receiver)

Buster Davis (wide receiver)
Buster Davis
Free Agent
Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: October 2, 1985 (1985-10-02) (age 26)
Place of birth: New Orleans, Louisiana
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
College: Louisiana State
NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 1 / Pick: 30
Debuted in 2007 for the San Diego Chargers
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • N/A
Stats at NFL.com

Craig “Buster” Davis (born October 2, 1985, in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American football wide receiver he is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisiana State.

Contents

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 All-American by SuperPrep and ranked the No. 12 wide receiver in the country by Rivals.com. The Orlando Sentinel named Davis as a member of the All-Southern Team, he also made The Times-Picayune 's Top 25 Blue-Chip list and Shreveport Times ' Top 20.

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 Tiger's 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, starting 5. He ranked third on the team with 35 receptions, for 559 yards and 2 touchdowns. The high point of his season came in the Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl where he caught 5 passes for 99 yards and a touchdown in a win over Miami.

As a senior Davis doubled as a receiver and a punt returner. He finished the year with 56 catches for 834 yards and four touchdowns. He finished his career with four catches for 50 yards in the Sugar Bowl against Notre Dame in his home of New Orleans.

Receiving

Year Team Rec Yards Average Long TDs
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
[1]

Professional career

San Diego Chargers

Davis was drafted by the San Diego Chargers 30th overall at the end of the 1st round of the 2007 NFL Draft.

On July 23, 2007, Davis agreed with the Chargers on a 5-year $11 million contract just before training camp. [2] If Davis played out the contract, it was worth $7.83 million with about $3.2 million in incentives. [3]

He finished his rookie season playing in 14 games, with one start, making 20 receptions for 188 yards and one touchdown.

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. [4]

Buffalo Bills

Davis signed with the Buffalo Bills on August 4, 2011. The Bills cut Davis on September 3, 2011. [5]

References

  1. ^ Buster Davis  #84  WR (1985-10-02). "Buster Davis Stats, Splits, News, Photos - LSU Tigers - NCAA College Football - ESPN". Sports.espn.go.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/stats?playerId=146741. Retrieved 2010-09-20. 
  2. ^ Wilson, Bernie (2007-07-23). "Davis, Chargers agree to deal". AP. http://www.draftcountdown.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11467. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 
  3. ^ Acee, Kevin (2007-07-23). "San Diego Chargers - Chargers sign top picks Davis, Weddle". SignOnSanDiego.com. http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/chargers/20070723-1524-bn23bolts.html. Retrieved 2010-09-20. 
  4. ^ Acee, Kevin (2011-07-28). "Buster Davis experiment officially over". SignOnSanDiego.com. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/jul/28/buster-davis-experiement-officially-over/. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 
  5. ^ "AFC free-agent moves, by team". ProFootballWeekly.com. 2011-09-07. http://www.profootballweekly.com/2011/09/07/afc-free-agent-moves-by-team-2. Retrieved 2011-10-25. 

External links

v · d · eLSU Tigers Football 2003 BCS & USA Today/ESPN National Champions
v · d · e2007 NFL Draft First Round Selections

Draft years

70  · 71  · 72  · 73  · 74  · 75  · 76  · 77  · 78  · 79  · 80  · 81  · 82  · 83  · 84  · 85  · 86  · 87  · 88  · 89  · 90  · 91  · 92  · 93  · 94  · 95  · 96  · 97  · 98  · 99  · 00  · 01  · 02  · 03  · 04  · 05  · 06  · 07  · 08  · 09  · 10  · 11
v · d · eSan Diego Chargers first-round draft picks
Stickles • Faison • Ferguson • Sweeney • T. Davis • DeLong • D. Davis • Billingsley • R. Washington • Hill • Domres • Babich • Gillette • Burns • Rodgers • Matthews • Goode • Johnson • M. Williams • J. Washington • Rush • Jefferson • Winslow • Brooks • Smith • Anderson • Byrd • L. Williams • Cade • Lachey • O'Neal • FitzPatrick • Bernstine • Miller • Grossman • Seau • Richard • Mims • Gordon • Leaf • Tomlinson • Jammer • S. Davis • Manning • Merriman • Castillo • Cromartie • C. Davis • Cason • English • Mathews • Liuget

AFC East: BUF  · MIA  · NE  · NYJ • North: BAL  · CIN  · CLE  · PIT • South: HOU  · IND  · JAC  · TEN • West: DEN  · KC  · OAK  · SD

NFC East: DAL  · NYG  · PHI  · WAS • North: CHI  · DET  · GB  · MIN • South: ATL  · CAR  · NO  · TB • West: ARI  · STL  · SF  · SEA
v · d · eSan Diego Chargers 2007 NFL Draft selections
Craig Davis • Eric Weddle • Anthony Waters • Scott Chandler • Legedu Naanee • Brandon Siler • Paul Oliver (Supp.)
v · d · eBuffalo Bills current roster
Active roster

3 Dave Rayner | 4 Tyler Thigpen | 8 Brian Moorman | 9 Rian Lindell | 13 Steve Johnson | 14 Ryan Fitzpatrick | 16 Brad Smith | 18 Naaman Roosevelt | 19 Donald Jones | 20 Johnny White | 21 Leodis McKelvin | 22 Fred Jackson | 23 Aaron Williams | 24 Terrence McGee | 25 Da'Norris Searcy | 26 Justin Rogers | 27 Reggie Corner | 28 C. J. Spiller | 29 Drayton Florence | 31 Jairus Byrd | 37 George Wilson | 38 Corey McIntyre | 43 Bryan Scott | 47 Joshua Nesbitt | 50 Nick Barnett | 52 Arthur Moats | 54 Andra Davis | 55 Kelvin Sheppard | 57 Danny Batten | 58 Kirk Morrison | 59 Antonio Coleman | 60 Kraig Urbik | 65 Garrison Sanborn | 67 Andy Levitre | 71 Sam Young | 72 Kellen Heard | 74 Colin Brown | 75 Chris Hairston | 76 Chad Rinehart | 77 Demetrius Bell | 79 Erik Pears | 82 Ruvell Martin | 83 Mike Caussin | 84 Scott Chandler | 85 Lee Smith  | 86 David Nelson | 90 Chris Kelsay | 91 Spencer Johnson | 92 Alex Carrington | 96 Torell Troup | 98 Dwan Edwards | 99 Marcell Dareus | -- Kyle Moore
Reserve lists

11 Roscoe Parrish (IR) | 15 Felton Huggins (IR) | 33 Jon Corto (IR) | 36 Bruce Hall (IR) | 51 Chris White (IR) | 53 Reggie Torbor (IR) | 56 Shawne Merriman (IR) | 70 Eric Wood (IR) | 81 Marcus Easley (IR) | 95 Kyle Williams (IR)
Practice squad

17 Tim Toone | 33 Mana Silva | 46 Doyle Miller | 66 Thomas Welch | 69 Michael Jasper | 88 Kamar Aiken | 93 Jay Ross | 97 Lionel Dotson
AFC East: BUF · MIA · NE · NYJ • North: BAL · CIN · CLE · Persondata
Name Davis, Craig
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth October 2, 1985
Place of birth New Orleans, Louisiana
Date of death
Place of death

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Craig Davis — may refer to: Craig Buster Davis, American football wide receiver Craig Davis (Australian footballer), Australian rules footballer Craig S. Davis, author and Middle East and South Asia expert See also Craig Davies This dis …   Wikipedia

  • Craig Davies — may refer to: Craig Davies (footballer) (born 1986), Wales international football player Craig Davies (designer) Craig Davies (musician) Craig Davies (field hockey) See also Craig Davis, known as Buster Davis (wide receiver) Craig Davis… …   Wikipedia

  • Minnesota Vikings draft history — This page is a list of the Minnesota Vikings NFL Draft selections. The first draft the Vikings participated in was the 1961 NFL Draft, in which they made Tommy Mason of Tulane their first ever selection. Contents 1 Key 2 1961 NFL Draft 3 1962 NFL …   Wikipedia

  • Florida State Seminoles football — NCAAFootballSchool TeamName = Florida State Seminoles football ImageSize = 145px HeadCoachDisplay = Bobby Bowden HeadCoachLink = Bobby Bowden HeadCoachYear = 32nd HCWins = 300 HCLosses = 85 HCTies = 4 Stadium = Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell …   Wikipedia

  • Cleveland Browns — Current season Established 1946 Play in Cleveland Browns Stadium Cleveland, Ohio Headquartered in the Cleveland Browns Training and Administrative Complex Berea, Ohio …   Wikipedia

  • 2007 NFL Draft — General information Date(s) April 28–29, 2007 Time 12:00 PM EDT April 28 11:00 AM EDT April 29 Location …   Wikipedia

  • List of people from Michigan — A list of notable people from the U.S. state of Michigan. Bolding indicates places in Michigan. People from Michigan are sometimes referred to as Michiganders, Michiganians, or more rarely as Michiganites. Actors, entertainers and… …   Wikipedia

  • Nat Moore — No. 89      Wide receiver Personal information Date of birth: September 19, 1951 (1951 09 19) (age 60) Place of birth: Tall …   Wikipedia

  • List of current NFL team rosters — The following is a list of current National Football League (NFL) team rosters: Roster status key Notation Corresponding roster designation IR Reserve/Injured Waived/Injured Waived/Injured Injured Practice Squad/Injured Active/PUP… …   Wikipedia

  • Dwayne Bowe — before a game at Denver s Mile High Stadium. No. 82     Kansas City Chiefs Wide receiver …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”