Davis started two seasons at Iowa and caught 112 passes for 1,470 yards in his career. He totaled 97 catches in his final two years. But after a 50-catch season as a junior, Davis — like Iowa’s offense as a whole — struggled to get on track his senior year. He caught just one touchdown pass in a season where Iowa totaled seven.
Davis has talked about the team’s performance with scouts and coaches, some of whom want to know more about Iowa’s offensive problems.
“I tell them it’s football. It happens,” Davis said. “I tell them we played our hearts out; it’s just the minor details that we didn’t execute. I take it as a learning experience. I think all of us, even the players still playing, can make it into a positive because we all don’t want to feel that way again. I’ll just take it as it is and make it better.”
Davis has put last season in the rearview mirror and focused on his future. He works daily running routes for former Iowa quarterback James Vandenberg. Davis focuses on agility, hand-eye coordination and speed, which showed up on Iowa’s pro day. Davis ran the 40-yard dash in 4.41 seconds, the same time as Michigan’s Denard Robinson. Davis’ time tied for 27th among the 130 receiver prospects listed by Dan Shonka in his annual Ourlads scouting guide. Only Tennessee’s Cordelle Patterson — the top receiver prospect — can match Davis’ size (6-foot-2, 215 pounds) and run faster.
