Gabriel Davis

Gabriel Davis (born April 1, 1999) is an American professional football wide receiver. He played college football for the UCF Knights and was selected by the Bills in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL draft. Davis has been nicknamed "Big-Game Gabe" due to his performance in important games, particularly his four touchdowns in the 2021 AFC Divisional playoff game.

After his rookie contract with the Bills expired, Davis signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars for the 2024 season, but missed most of it due to injury and was later released by the Jaguars. He ultimately ended up signing another deal with Buffalo to return to the Bills.

Early life Davis attended Seminole High School in Sanford, Florida. While there, he played high school football. As a senior, he had 69 receptions for 1,347 yards and 17 touchdowns, earning him First-team Florida Class 8A All-State honors. He committed to the University of Central Florida (UCF) to play college football.

College career As a true freshman at UCF in 2017, Davis played in and started all 13 games, recording 27 receptions for 391 yards and four touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2018, he started 12 of 13 games and had 53 receptions for 815 yards and seven touchdowns. He returned as a starter his junior year in 2019, catching 72 passes for 1241 yards. After the season, Davis entered the 2020 NFL draft.

Professional career

Buffalo Bills (first stint) 2020 season The Buffalo Bills selected Davis in the fourth round with the 128th overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft. Davis signed a four-year, $3.99 million contract, including a $699,000 signing bonus, with the Bills on May 8, 2020. In Week 2, against the Miami Dolphins, he scored his first professional touchdown on a six-yard reception from Josh Allen. The following week, Davis would catch four passes for a career-high 81 yards. During week four, Davis caught one pass, a 26-yard touchdown from Josh Allen. In Week 12 against the Los Angeles Chargers, Davis recorded three catches for 79 yards, including a 20-yard touchdown reception from fellow wide receiver Cole Beasley during the 27–17 win. Overall, Davis finished his rookie season with 35 receptions for 599 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns.

During the Wild Card Round of the playoffs against the Indianapolis Colts, Davis caught four passes for 85 yards, including two sideline grabs that set up Buffalo's second touchdown, as the Bills won 27–24, their first playoff win in 25 years.

2021 season In Week 10 against the New York Jets, Davis caught all three of his targets for 105 yards, a season high. Overall in the 2021 season, Davis appeared in 16 games, of which he started four. He had 35 receptions on 63 targets for 539 yards and six touchdowns, as the Bills finished the regular season with a 11–6 record to win the AFC East for a second consecutive season. In the Wild Card Round, he caught two passes for 41 yards and a touchdown in Buffalo's 47–17 rout of the New England Patriots.

In the Divisional Round against the Kansas City Chiefs, Davis had a breakout performance, catching a career-high 201 yards on eight catches, and scoring an NFL record four receiving touchdowns in a playoff game during the 42–36 overtime loss. He became just the ninth player in NFL history to record 200+ receiving yards in a playoff game.

2022 season During Week 5 against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Davis finished with 171 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Davis had a career-high 98-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter and a one-handed catch for a 62-yard touchdown four drives later as the Bills won 38–3. Davis's 98-yard catch tied the record for longest touchdown reception in franchise history. Davis finished the 2022 season with 48 receptions for 836 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns in 15 games.

In the Wild Card Round of the playoffs, Davis had six receptions for 113 receiving yards and a touchdown in the 34–31 victory over the Dolphins.

2023 season Davis was named one of the Bills' captains before the start of the season. In Week 5, against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Davis had six receptions for 100 yards and a touchdown in the 25–20 loss. The loss was the last game of a four-game stretch for Davis where he scored a touchdown in each game. In Week 16 against the Chargers, he had four receptions for 130 yards and a touchdown in the 24–22 win. He finished the 2023 season with 45 receptions for 746 yards and seven touchdowns. with $24 million guaranteed including a $10 million signing bonus and a $10 million option bonus. On November 18, Jaguars coach Doug Pederson announced that Davis would miss the rest of the season due a torn meniscus in his left knee; Davis ended the season with 20 catches for 239 yards and two touchdowns. Davis later revealed he also had a torn PCL.

On May 7, 2025, the Jaguars released Davis, likely due to worries about his recovery from injury as well as the good performance of 2024 rookie Brian Thomas Jr. and the selection of 2025 first-round pick Travis Hunter.

Buffalo Bills (second stint)

On September 2, 2025, Davis signed with the Buffalo Bills' practice squad and was subsequently placed on the practice squad/injured list as he continued to recover. On October 29, Davis was activated to the practice squad. He was elevated to the active roster against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers following the benching of Keon Coleman. Gaining the start, Davis caught three of four targets for 40 yards as the Bills won 44–32. In his first season back with the Bills, Davis caught 12 passes for 129 yards and a touchdown in six games played.

During the wild card round of the playoffs against his former team in the Jaguars, Davis caught two passes before suffering a hard hit from Jaguars safety Andrew Wingard to the same knee he injured, requiring him to be carted off the field. The following day on January 12, 2026, it was revealed that Davis had torn his ACL, ending his season.

Career statistics NFL Legend Led the league Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Receiving Fumbles GP GS Tgt Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lst 2020 BUF 16 11 62 35 599 17.1 56 7 1 0 2021 BUF 16 4 63 35 549 15.7 49 6 0 0 2022 BUF 15 15 93 48 836 17.4 98 7 1 12023BUF1515764374616.957711 2024 JAX 10 9 42 20 239 12.0 22 2 1 1 2025 BUF 6 4 18 12 129 10.8 22 1 0 0 Career 80 60 359 195 3,098 15.9 98 30 4 3

Postseason Year Team Games Receiving Fumbles GP GS Tgt Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Fum Lst 2020 BUF 3 2 11 4 85 21.3 37 0 0 0 2021 BUF 2 0 13 10 242 24.2 75 5 0 0 2022 BUF 2 2 13 9 147 18.4 33 1 0 0 2023 BUF 0 0 Did not play due to injury 2025 BUF 1 1 3 2 14 7.0 9 0 0 0 Career 8 5 40 24 488 20.3 75 6 0 0

College Season Team GP Receiving Rec Yds Avg Lng TD 2017 UCF 10 27 391 14.5 80 4 2018 UCF 12 53 815 15.4 75 7 2019 UCF 12 72 1,241 17.2 73 12 Career 34 152 2,447 16.1 80 23 Source: UCF Knights Website

Personal life Davis was raised by his mother, Alana Davis. He has two siblings, Jordan and Kayla. Davis grew up an Orlando Magic fan, growing up in the Central Florida area and playing at UCF.