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Tyson Davis

Senior wide receiver for Virginia. 2025: 25 catches, 323 receiving yards, 2 TD.

WR · Virginia · Sr. · #22

5′10″ · 187 lb · Flint, MI · Goodrich

CFB Index 38 · #324 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred Central Michigan → Virginia for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 7:30 pm ETvs West VirginiaBank of America Stadium (neutral site)Virginia by 10

The numbers

323

receiving yards · 2025

25 catches · 2 TD · 12.9 per catch

The play that turned itSwung Central Michigan from 51% to 85% to win.Central Michigan at Western Michigan · 24-21

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Virginia. 2025: 25 catches, 323 receiving yards, 2 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Central Michigan in 2021.
Transferred from Central Michigan to Virginia in 2026.

His career, year by year

How he plays

Moves the chains on third down.

EPA / target: 92nd percentile.

The full scouting read

Tyson Davis

WR · Virginia · Sr · #22

Moves the chains on third down. Tyson Davis has been at Virginia through two head coaches in three seasons. The receipt: 53 rec yds, 2 receptions against Toledo — Week 14, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
head-coach lineage
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Central Michigan4-8HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning

2023Central Michigan5-7HC: Jim McElwain · Run-leaning

2025Central Michigan7-6HC: Matt Drinkall · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

38Below cohort / limited sample #324 of 485?

High confidence12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: epa / target (92nd percentile). Concern: long catch (23rd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#61 / 798 · 92nd pct

0.78

Catch rate#200 / 798 · 74th pct

75.0%

TD rate#314 / 798 · 60th pct

3.1%

Yards / catch#322 / 798 · 60th pct

12.3

Explosive rate#425 / 798 · 46th pct

9.4%

Box-score rates (7)

Yards / catch#280 / 558 · 49th pct

12.9

Rush yards#160 / 287 · 44th pct

Rec TDs#276 / 558 · 42nd pct

Rec yards#336 / 558 · 40th pct

323

Rush TDs#67 / 287 · 39th pct

Receptions#347 / 558 · 37th pct

Long catch#425 / 558 · 23rd pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

38%12 of his 32 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	1.8	29.2	15.6	0.2
Road8g	2.2	25.8	11.5	0.1

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.4	27.0	10.9	0.1
Weeks 8+5g	1.6	26.8	16.8	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tony Elliott

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

38 · #324 of 485 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #324 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	Central Michigan	25	323	12.9	2	--
2023	Central Michigan	29	444	15.3	4	--
2022	Central Michigan	3	54	18.0	1	--
Career		57	821	14.4	7	--

Season	Team
2025	Central Michigan	4	9	--	--	--
2023	Central Michigan	--	--	--	--	--
2022	Central Michigan	--	--	--	--	--
Career		4	9	--	--	--

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 10 · Western Michigan · 3&10 · Q4 · EPA +4.40(14:58) Shotgun #10 M.Beamon pass complete deep left to #3 T.Davis caught at WMU02, for 33 yards to the WMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:53, 1ST DOWN #47 C.Graham kick attempt good (H: #18 D.Duley, LS: #30 B.Pratt)
Week 14 · Toledo · 3&15 · Q3 · EPA +4.07(04:18) Shotgun #2 J.Labas pass complete deep right to #3 T.Davis caught at Toledo40, for 36 yards to the Toledo40 (#0 N.Bowers), 1ST DOWN
Week 6 · Akron · 2&11 · Q2 · EPA +3.15Joe Labas pass complete to Tyson Davis for 28 yds to the AKR 49 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Western Michigan · 3&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.00(03:08) Shotgun #2 J.Labas pass complete short middle to #3 T.Davis caught at WMU46, for 12 yards to the WMU44 (#18 M.Davis; #8 J.Sims), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY WMU Holding declined
Week 4 · Wagner · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.90Joe Labas pass complete to Tyson Davis for 33 yds for a TD (Cade Graham KICK)
Week 2 · Pittsburgh · 3&6 · Q1 · EPA +2.22Joe Labas pass complete to Tyson Davis for 13 yds to the CMU 41 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · Akron · 3&6 · Q2 · EPA +2.09Joe Labas pass complete to Tyson Davis for 11 yds to the AKR 34 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Kent State · 3&8 · Q4 · EPA +1.64(05:57) Shotgun #2 J.Labas pass complete short right to #3 T.Davis caught at KSU19, for 15 yards to the KSU19, out of bounds at KSU19, 1ST DOWN
Week 12 · Buffalo · 1&15 · Q1 · EPA +1.50(13:15) Shotgun #2 J.Labas pass complete short left to #3 T.Davis caught at CMU41, for 11 yards to the CMU42, End Of Play
Week 4 · Wagner · 3&5 · Q1 · EPA +1.35Joe Labas pass complete to Tyson Davis for 8 yds to the CMU 31 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 16-14@ San José State	1	6	6.0	0	6
Wk 2	L 17-45@ Pittsburgh	2	25	12.5	0	13
Wk 3	L 3-63@ Michigan	3	5	1.7	0	4
Wk 4	W 49-10vs Wagner	2	41	20.5	1	33
Wk 5	W 24-13vs Eastern Michigan	1	8	8.0	0	8
Wk 6	L 22-28@ Akron	3	51	17.0	0	28
Wk 8	W 27-6@ Bowling Green	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 10	L 21-24@ Western Michigan	2	45	22.5	1	33
Wk 12	W 38-19vs Buffalo	2	15	7.5	0	11
Wk 13	W 28-16@ Kent State	2	21	10.5	0	15
Wk 14	L 3-21vs Toledo	2	53	26.5	0	36	Season-high 53 yds
Bowl	L 7-34@ Northwestern	5	53	10.6	0	13
Total		25	323	13.0	2	36

The receiver room · Virginia

#4Jacquon GibsonWR · Sr.616 receiving yards · 2025
#18Dashawn MartinWR · Jr.507 receiving yards · 2025
#22Tyson DavisWR · Sr.323 receiving yards · 2025
#11Rico FloresWR · Sr.274 receiving yards · 2025
#5Kameron CourtneyWR · Jr.234 receiving yards · 2025

12 more on the roster · Virginia team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Tyson Davis

2021

202512 games

2026

2025 snapshot

Situational

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature plays

Game log

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