Wondame Davis Jr.

Redshirt sophomore wide receiver for Wake Forest. 2025: 25 catches, 604 receiving yards, 6 TD.

WR · Wake Forest · R-So. · #7

6′1″ · 180 lb · Ennis, TX · Ennis

CFB Index 53 · #199 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceTransferred UTEP → Wake Forest for 2026

Next upFri Sep 18 · 7:30 pm ETvs MiamiAllegacy Federal Credit Union StadiumMiami by 21

How he plays

Beats you over the top.

Yards / catch: 96th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

604

receiving yards · 2025

25 catches · 6 TD · 24.2 per catch

Best game: 5 rec, 166 yds, 1 TD, vs Jacksonville State

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2 wide receiver for Wake Forest. 2025: 25 catches, 604 receiving yards, 6 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to UTEP in 2024.
Transferred from UTEP to Wake Forest in 2026.

His career, year by year

Wondame Davis Jr.

WR · Wake Forest · So · #7

Beats you over the top. Wondame Davis Jr. arrived at Wake Forest from UTEP. 2025 brought the first one: Conference USA Freshman Player of the Week. The receipt on tape: 166 rec yds, 5 receptions against Jacksonville State, Week 11, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

positional archetype classification
portal record
recognition record
game log

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Scotty Walden — 5-19 over that span.

2024UTEP3-9HC: Scotty Walden · Run-leaning

2025UTEP2-10HC: Scotty Walden · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

53Rotational starter #199 of 485?

High confidence11 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / catch (96th percentile). Strength: explosive rate (88th percentile). Concern: catch rate (2nd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#35 / 798 · 96th pct

17.4

Explosive rate#96 / 798 · 88th pct

17.5%

TD rate#142 / 798 · 81st pct

5.0%

EPA / target#487 / 798 · 39th pct

0.35

Catch rate#786 / 798 · 2nd pct

45.0%

Box-score rates (6)

Yards / catch#2 / 558 · 100th pct

24.2

Long catch#43 / 558 · 91st pct

Rec TDs#56 / 558 · 87th pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 218 · 81st pct

Rec yards#149 / 558 · 73rd pct

604

Receptions#347 / 558 · 37th 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

15%6 of his 40 targets came on third down · Receiver median is 24%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	3.2	77.2	23.4	1.0
Road4g	2.2	54.5	20.3	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-73g	3.3	64.3	18.9	1.0
Weeks 8+6g	2.5	68.5	23.6	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jake Dickert

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.

our read surprisingly productive for a receiver with no award recognition yet — top-1% yards per catch, top-1% TD rate.2025 profile

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

53 · #199 of 485 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #199 at the position.

One of 52 players who were elite at two different things in 2025. See the others ›

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	UTEP	25	604	24.2	6	--
2024	UTEP	1	7	7.0	0	--
Career		26	611	23.5	6	--

Season	Team
2025	UTEP	--	--	61	--	--
2024	UTEP	--	--	--	--	--
Career		--	--	61	--	--

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 14 · Delaware · 3&3 · Q3 · EPA +6.47No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Locklear pass complete short left to #23 W.Davis Jr. caught at UTEP38, for 68 yards to the DEL00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:09, 1ST DOWN #17 J.Brown pass attempt Successful
Week 11 · Jacksonville State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +6.08(11:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Locklear pass complete deep left to #23 W.Davis Jr. caught at Jax St42, for 75 yards to the Jax St00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:56, 1ST DOWN #91 C.Arreola kick attempt good (H: #11 C.McConnell, LS: #39 J.Hancock)
Week 4 · UL Monroe · 2&19 · Q4 · EPA +5.49Wondame Davis Jr. 44 Yd pass from Malachi Nelson (Malachi Nelson Pass to Hahsaun Wilson for Two-Point Conversion)
Week 11 · Jacksonville State · 4&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.98(05:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Locklear pass complete deep right to #23 W.Davis Jr. caught at Jax St06, for 34 yards to the Jax St06, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
Week 4 · UL Monroe · 3&2 · Q3 · EPA +3.29Malachi Nelson pass complete to Wondame Davis Jr. for 34 yds to the ULM 46 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · UL Monroe · 2&12 · Q4 · EPA +3.11Malachi Nelson pass complete to Wondame Davis Jr. for 20 yds for a TD (Carlos Arreola KICK)
Week 5 · Louisiana Tech · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.97Skyler Locklear pass complete to Wondame Davis Jr. for 35 yds for a TD (Josh Schuchts pass to for Two-Point Conversion)
Week 14 · Delaware · 2&9 · Q2 · EPA +2.91No Huddle-Shotgun #9 S.Locklear pass complete deep left to #23 W.Davis Jr. caught at DEL23, for 35 yards to the DEL23 (#7 K.Seay), 1ST DOWN
Week 13 · New Mexico State · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.74Wondame Davis Jr. 27 Yd pass from Skyler Locklear (Carlos Arreola Kick)
Week 4 · UL Monroe · 4&2 · Q4 · EPA +2.46Malachi Nelson pass complete to Wondame Davis Jr. for 11 yds to the UTEP 43 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 4	L 25-31vs UL Monroe	6	119	19.8	2	44	2 TD catches
Wk 5	L 11-30vs Louisiana Tech	2	58	29.0	1	35
Wk 7	L 8-19vs Liberty	2	16	8.0	0	10
Wk 8	W 35-17@ Sam Houston	3	79	26.3	0	36
Wk 10	L 20-33@ Kennesaw State	2	19	9.5	0	12
Wk 11	L 27-30vs Jacksonville State	5	166	33.2	1	75	Season-high 166 yds
Wk 12	L 24-38@ Missouri State	1	8	8.0	0	8
Wk 13	L 31-34vs New Mexico State	1	27	27.0	1	27
Wk 14	L 31-61@ Delaware	3	112	37.3	1	68
Total		25	604	22.0	6	75

How he plays

Play style

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Deep Threat

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Andrel Anthony Jr.’s 2021 season.

Andrel Anthony Jr.

71%match

Michigan · 2021

Jameson Tucker

Coastal Carolina · 2023

60%

Quin Smith

Air Force · 2025

54%

Jeff Foreman

Arkansas State · 2020

52%

Ashton Bethel-Roman

Texas A&M · 2025

50%

Matches Andrel on

Height

Weight

Yards / reception

Differs from Andrel on

Class year (lower)

Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to T.J. Luther’s path through Gardner-Webb.

T.J. Luther

66%match

Gardner-Webb · 2022

Quin Smith

Air Force · 2025

54%

Dont'E Thornton

Tennessee · 2024

54%

D'Wayne Eskridge

Western Michigan · 2020

All-MACNFL Rd 2 · Pk 24

45%

Trea Shropshire

UAB · 2022

All-Conference USA

44%

Differs from T.J. on

Yards per reception (higher)

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ashton Bethel-Roman's sophomore season at Texas A&M (2025).

Ashton Bethel-Roman

56%match

Texas A&M · 2025

Jameson Tucker

Coastal Carolina · 2023

All-Sun Belt

46%

Cade Wolford

Kent State · 2025

All-MAC

43%

Dannis Jackson

Ole Miss · 2021

35%

Larry Simmons

Utah · 2025

34%

Matches Ashton on

Total EPA (college ability)

Height

TD rate

Differs from Ashton on

Recruiting rating (lower)

Yards / reception (higher)

Player DNA

Players who play like Wondame Davis Jr.

Quin Smith

Air Force · 2025

54%

Arhmad Branch

Purdue · 2025

41%

Dawson Pough

Boston College · 2025

34%

Background

Prior to Wake Forest 2025 (Redshirt Freshman at UTEP) Played in 11 games totaling 26 receptions for 610 yards (23.5 yards per reception) with six touchdown receptions…Placed on the All-CUSA Freshman Team…Led the team in touchdowns and receiving yards…Ranked second in FBS in yards per reception…Ra...

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The receiver room · Wake Forest

#8Carlos HernandezWR · Sr.611 receiving yards · 2025
#7Wondame Davis Jr.WR · R-So.604 receiving yards · 2025
#18Drayden DickmannWR · R-Jr.323 receiving yards · 2025
#14Antonio MeeksWR · R-Sr.189 receiving yards · 2025
#9Chase TylerWR · R-So.120 receiving yards · 2025

12 more on the roster · Wake Forest team page

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