Wondame Davis Jr.

#7 · WR · R-So. · Wake Forest5′11″ · 185 lb · Ennis, TX

Wondame Davis Jr. is a wide receiver at Wake Forest who has not played in Wake Forest's 8 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at UTEP.

Where Davis comes from

Ennis, TXHometown
EnnisHigh school
About 950 miles from Allegacy Federal Credit Union StadiumDistance
Three-star, No. 2,194 in the 2024 class; signed with UTEP.Recruiting profile

Where Davis fits

Wake Forest lists 17 receivers this season.

Wake Forest receivers with a game this season

Drayden Dickmann8 games this season
Carlos Hernandez7 games this season
Antonio Meeks6 games this season
Kameran Shanks6 games this season
Jack Foley5 games this season
Bryce Kania2 games this season

Wake Forest is 7-1, No. 14 in the AP poll (week 10). Next: vs Merrimack, Sat Nov 7.

Similar players

Same class and position

Bryce GeeApp State · WR · No. 2206 in the 2024 class
Dashawn MartinVirginia · WR · No. 2206 in the 2024 class
EJ ReidUAB · WR · No. 2206 in the 2024 class

Also from Ennis, TX

Gracen HarrisMississippi State · WR

Davis beats you over the top. Arrived at Wake Forest from UTEP. The first one came in 2025: Conference USA Freshman Player of the Week. On tape: 166 receiving yards and 5 receptions against Jacksonville State, Week 11, 2025.

Style of play

Play style

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

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Andrel Anthony Jr.Michigan · 2021 · 71% season match
Jameson TuckerCoastal Carolina · 2023 · 60% season match
Quin SmithAir Force · 2025 · 54% season match
Jeff ForemanArkansas State · 2020 · 52% season match
Arhmad BranchPurdue · 2025 · 41% season match

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2025	UTEP	25	604	24.2	6	75
2024	UTEP	1	7	7.0	0	7
Career		26	611	23.5	6	75

Season	Team
2025	UTEP	61
2024	UTEP	--
Career		61

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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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 35-17vs 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	24.2	6	75

Signature game

Week 11 · 2025

L 27-30

vs Jacksonville State

5 rec · 166 yds · 1 TD

With S. Locklear — 244 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 41.1 · 82 rush yds (17 car) · 2 TD · N. Botsford — 54 yards per punt · 4 punts · 3 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 14 · Delaware · 3rd and 3 · Q3 · EPA +6.47Locklear to Davis Jr.: a 68-yard touchdown pass.
Week 11 · Jacksonville State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +6.08S.Locklear pass complete deep left to W.Davis Jr. caught at Jax St42, for 75 yards to the Jax St00 TOUCHDOWN
Week 4 · UL Monroe · 2nd and 19 · Q4 · EPA +5.49Nelson to Davis Jr.: a 44-yard pass.
Week 11 · Jacksonville State · 4th and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.98S.Locklear pass complete deep right to W.Davis Jr. caught at Jax St06, for 34 yards to the Jax St06, End Of Play
Week 4 · UL Monroe · 3rd and 2 · Q3 · EPA +3.29Malachi Nelson pass complete to Wondame Davis Jr. for 34 yds to the ULM 46 for a
Week 4 · UL Monroe · 2nd and 12 · Q4 · EPA +3.11Malachi Nelson pass complete to Wondame Davis Jr. for 20 yds for a TD (Carlos Arreola KICK)

4 more plays

Week 5 · Louisiana Tech · 1st and 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 · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.91Locklear to Davis Jr.: a 35-yard pass.
Week 13 · New Mexico State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.74Locklear to Davis Jr.: a 27-yard touchdown pass.
Week 4 · UL Monroe · 4th and 2 · Q4 · EPA +2.46Malachi Nelson pass complete to Wondame Davis Jr. for 11 yds to the UTEP 43 for a

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%

Teams and coaches

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

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

2025UTEP2-10HC: Scotty Walden · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 53 (#199 of 485). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2025 season

53Rotational starter #199 of 485 · 2025, at UTEP?

11 metrics · season cumulative

2025 score, at UTEP: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. 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 in 2025. 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).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

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
Road3g	2.0	46.3	18.3	0.3

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

2025 season

Head Coach

Scotty Walden

Pass share

52.4%

410 pass / 372 run

Plays / game

65.2

12 games

Team sack rate

6.2%

452 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

25 catches and 1 pass attempt in 9 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

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 Zeitgeist Score

53 · #199 of 485 WRs · 2025, at UTEP

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

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

Starter

The No. 2,194 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the ACC as a redshirt sophomore.

Wondame Davis Jr.

Where Davis comes from

Where Davis fits

Wake Forest receivers with a game this season

Similar players

Same class and position

Also from Ennis, TX

Style of play

Similar players

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Situational

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

25 catches and 1 pass attempt in 9 games

Starter

Three seasons, two schools

Moves

2024

2026