Ray Davis

Re'Mahn Walter Zhamar Jamar Davis (born November 20, 1999) is an American professional football running back for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Temple Owls, Vanderbilt Commodores, and Kentucky Wildcats.

Early life Davis was born on November 20, 1999, in San Francisco, California, and has 14 siblings. He spent time in foster care as a child due to both his parents being incarcerated. Davis attended Trinity-Pawling School in New York before spending a post-graduate year at Blair Academy due to poor academic grades. At Blair, he ran for 1,698 yards and 35 touchdowns while playing eight games. He finished his high school career with 4,815 yards and 48 touchdowns scored on offense while having posted 80 tackles and six interceptions on defense. The following year, he ran for 323 yards in four games before entering the NCAA transfer portal.

Davis entered the transfer portal a second time for his final year of eligibility in 2023, choosing to play for the Kentucky Wildcats. In his Kentucky debut, he ran for 112 yards and scored two touchdowns while averaging eight yards-per-carry. Against the 22nd-ranked Florida Gators, he ran for 280 yards and scored four touchdowns.

Professional career

2024 season

Davis was selected by the Buffalo Bills with the 128th overall pick in the fourth round in the 2024 NFL draft. He scored his first career touchdown in a week 3 47–10 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. Davis became the secondary back in Buffalo's running back tandem alongside primary tailback James Cook and third down back Ty Johnson. On the season, he finished third on the team with 442 yards after Cook and quarterback Josh Allen, also rushing for three touchdowns, but also caught 17 passes for 189 yards and three receiving touchdowns, including a season long 63-yard touchdown pass against the Miami Dolphins.

During the Bills' wild card round playoff game against the Denver Broncos, Davis suffered a hit to the head after colliding with Broncos safety Brandon Jones while reaching for a pass from Allen. Davis was ruled out of the game and entered concussion protocol. Davis returned to the field for the Bills divisional round matchup with the Baltimore Ravens, where he rushed for 29 yards and his first playoff touchdown.

2025 season

Davis, who once kicked a 57-yard field goal while in high school, was auditioned as the Bills' backup kicker during the team's August 9, 2025 preseason game against the New York Giants. Davis was successful in his lone extra point attempt during the contest, filling in for the injured Tyler Bass.

With Ty Johnson becoming the primary change-of-pace back behind Cook, Davis took on more special teams duties in 2025, becoming the Bills' primary kick returner after Week 8. He scored on a 97-yard return against the Houston Texans, and also had a role in helping the Bills defeat the New England Patriots, averaging 41 yards per return against New England. With Cook resting the final regular season game against the New York Jets, Davis played most snaps at running back, rushing for 151 yards on 21 carries and catching two passes for 23 yards and a touchdown.

Davis finished with reduced rushing stats compared to his rookie season but returned 31 kickoffs in the regular season for the Bills for 943 yards and one touchdown, finishing with 1,304 all-purpose yards. He was named a first-team All-Pro as a kick returner.

Career statistics NFL Legend Led the league Bold Career high Regular season Year Team Games Rushing Receiving Kickoff Returns GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Tgt Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Ret Yds Avg Lng TD 2024 BUF 17 0 113 442 3.9 23 3 19 17 189 11.1 63 3 7 147 21.0 26 0 2025 BUF 17 0 58 275 4.7 23 0 13 10 86 8.6 21 2 31 943 30.4 97 1Career 34 0 171 717 4.2 23 3 32 27 275 10.2 63 5 38 1,090 28.7 97 1

Postseason Year Team Games Rushing Receiving Kickoff Returns GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Tgt Rec Yds Avg Lng TD Ret Yds Avg Lng TD 2024 BUF 3 0 7 36 5.1 16 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 53 26.5 28 0 2025 BUF 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 2 33 16.5 24 0 9 249 27.7 34 0Career 5 0 7 36 5.1 16 1 2 2 33 16.5 24 0 11 302 27.5 34 0

College Year Team Games Rushing Receiving GP GS Att Yards Avg TD Rec Yards Avg TD 2019 Temple 12 5 193 936 4.8 8 15 181 12.1 2 2020 Temple 4 4 78 308 3.9 1 12 62 5.2 0 2021 Vanderbilt 3 3 44 211 4.8 1 5 27 5.4 0 2022 Vanderbilt 12 12 232 1,042 4.5 5 29 169 5.8 3 2023 Kentucky 13 13 199 1,129 5.7 14 33 323 9.8 7Career 44 37 746 3,626 4.9 29 94 762 8.1 12